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My 2 1/2 year old BR hen is sick. I brought her to the vet and she is on medication now. She is SUPER skinny, which I guess is from being sick. The vet weighed her and she is just about 3 lbs, while my other BR hen is around 6 lbs. She is drinking a lot and taking some pecks at her layer...

My 2 year old BR hen looks like she is sick. Her comb and waddles are looking pale, her feathers seem unkempt, she has been having watery poops for the past week or so, and she seems to be very thin. My initial thought was that it could be worms. I put Wazine 17 in her water this morning, but...

I picked up a bottle of Wazine-17 wormer at the feed store today and I have a question. It says on the bottle "for each 100 birds, use 2 fluid ounces of Wazine-17 in 2 U.S. gallons of drinking water." Let's say I'm worming a single hen. Am I supposed to still use 2 fl of the wormer or do I have...

I decided to do a comparison with store bought eggs and eggs from my girls and here are the results: I was shocked by the difference! I can never go back to eating store bought eggs ever again!

So ive noticed a couple of weeks ago that one of my hens was having runny poops. I didn't really think anything of it until I noticed that recently, most of my other hens have been having runny poops too. And I haven't gotten an egg out of any of them since I first noticed their runny poops. Now...

A few days ago, when I went to let the girls out to free range in the morning, I noticed that two of my hens were already out of the coop! (partially my fault because I forgot to take a head count the night before when I closed them in) But I started thinking, and there is no way that they were...

I was just on vacation for a week and when I came back, there is a weird bump growing on one of my hens legs. Before I left I didn't notice anything like it on her, but now here it is! The only way I can describe it is it looks like she is growing a spur. What could this be?

I have a bag of parakeet seed laying around that I want to get rid of. Is it ok to give to my chickens?

My RIR's waddles are looking very pale/white at he base of them. Its just a small part of the waddle and I just noticed it today. Should I be worried? AND The same hen has a growing bald spot on her head. It started just at the base of her comb and now her whole head has almost no feathers...

One of my RIRs has been loosing some feathers. Is it possible that she is going through a second/late molt? Or could this be an illness?

How do you know if your chickens nails/beaks need a trimming?

Ok so one of my hens was in the nesting box for a while so I went into the coop to check on her. There were a few eggs underneath her and she was looking at the eggs and moving them around. At first I thought she went broody and was trying to set some eggs. But when she noticed I was there, she...

Is it ok to use peat moss in a dust bath area? Or is there something better to use?

I love how chickens are always living in the moment. Its always as good as it gets. So what do you love about chickens?

I am building my first ever chicken coop I have always had prefabs so I am very excited to be building one that I can customize myself. The only problem is, I have no idea where to start! I currently have 5 grown hens and will possibly add a few more to my flock. Does anyone have any plans...

How do I properly quarantine new chickens to see if they have any diseases that they could spread to my current flock?

I am getting a new coop soon. It will go in the same spot where the old one was. Do I have to confine the chickens inside for a few days or will they know to go roost in the new coop?

Do guinea fowl have to have a certain ratio of males to females? Or can you just have an even amount of males and females in a flock? Sorry, im new to guineas.

Are there any signs to look for to see if a chicken has mites or lice?

I have narrowed down my options to these two types of nesting boxes: #1 There are 8, 12x12 boxes with roosts that can be folded up to close off the boxes Price: $250.00 w/ free shipping #2 There are 5, 10x14 boxes with plastic roosts and nest bottoms Price: $279.00 + Shipping I...