I have three chicks with blood in there poop and looking lethargic and one isn't doing very well at all, i'm trying to help them but I don't know what causes it or how I can help...... ??? Can someone please help me help them?? I really don't want them to die!! One already died I don't want the...
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I have a hen that went broody ( my first broody hen ever!) so I thought I would make her happy ( and myself :) ) and give her some fertile eggs to hatch. She has been sitting on them for about 2 weeks now ( or 2 and a half) and tonight I found her in another nesting box and the eggs she...
I am new to keeping chickens ( i started one year ago and i have never heard or come across anything like this before) Two weeks ago I noticed one of my hens losing a lot of weight and she would almost fall over if something lightly bumped into her. She was eating and drinking well but when she...
She is trying to pass the shell...... it happened about a hour ago. How can i help her???
I hate to see any of my hens in pain, is there something i can do to help? Will she live?
Hello, this past week i have noticed when i crack a egg there is white stringy bit coming off/out of the yoke ( some times out of both ends of the yoke). Also some red/dark brown flakes on top of the yoke. I have one coop with 11 hens and my one roo, and in another coop i have my 22 laying hens...
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When i went out this morning to let the chickens out i found one of my hens on the low roosts with both her wings spread out and her head falling off the roost! She has ( what looks like) egg white and yoke dripping from her vent and it seems like she is trying to pass a egg. I had three of my...
When i went out this morning to let the chickens out i found one of my hens on the low roosts with both her wings spread out and her head falling off the roost! She has ( what looks like) egg white and yoke dripping from her vent and it seems like she is trying to pass a egg. I had three of my...
I just got these chicks yesterday and i was wondering if two of them are roosters but i haven't had chicks before and am not sure. Can you help me? ( i have more pictures if needed)
Hi, I have a hen that had/has bumble foot but i treated it a couple weeks ago and i was slowly getting better. But when i let her out of the coop this morning i noticed she had a bubble of skin ( on top not on the bottom) in between her toes. One is larger then the other. She isn't lame or...
I just got 5 new hens two days ago and all 5 have this weird clear liquid dripping down there butt. And they are pooping ( the clear liquid and some times bright green stuff with it) a lot more then the ones i had before (the new ones are pooping every five minutes). One Barred rock doesn't want...
Hi I need help!!!!!! One of the chickens that i just got is really sick, she has a infected sore on her neck and under her vent is really red and swollen. And her over all health isn't to good. I know what to do for the cut/huge sore on her neck but what could be causing her to be so red and...
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Most of my chickens have red around there face and I wondered would this be a side sign of mites or something else? I have only had them a month and a half.
Hi, Today when i went out to collect the eggs i found what looks like egg white in the nesting box. But no shell or yoke. What's wrong? I haven't had chickens very long. Dose anyone know what's wrong??
Hello, i got some chicken'sthree days ago and they are laying already, but when i cooked the eggs the white part was kinda rubbery. is this normal for 19 week old hens or is there something i should be giving them?
Hello, i wondered if this was true or false; my mom heard that if hens start pecking at each other and draw blood that they all will go after the one that is bleeding. is this true?
Hi everyone, my question is can i use a 1x2 inch piece of lumber for the roosts? I need to get the lumber for the roosts today and i'm not sure what to get!
Hello, I'm having trouble with building my own chicken feeder cause I don't know of many ideas. if anyone has a homemade feeder that worked really well could you tell my how you made it or send some pictures????? thank you!