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So about a week ago my 14 month hen Clarice started limping like her leg was dislocated or something. So I brought her inside and didn't feel any breaks so I kept her inside and have been giving her aspirin every morning. Up until a couple days ago she would stand on her 'good' leg and try to...

Good morning! :) I recently asked for help with a couple of hens who were sick and after buying fenbendazole (I wasn't sure if it was worms, just ruling it out since a lot of the symptoms were similar) I treated on the 12th and yesterday I found what I believe are roundworms in my sickest...

Good afternoon, everyone! I'm having a serious problem with a couple hens in my flock and need some help. One of my girls (Cindy, a 1 year old mixed breed) has been acting a little sluggish for a couple weeks. I assumed it was because she was molting for the first time. I should've known...

Hi all! My Black Australorp hen struggled with wry neck since last summer. I had been treating her with vitamins and foods that contain selenium. She was almost completely better in December. I quit treatment and since then she was completely fine. But she hasn't laid since this began last...

Good afternoon everyone! Sometime (not exactly soon, but in a couple of years or so) I want to have an all bantam flock. Overall I want docile birds with a variety of colors. What breeds do you all suggest? Here are my favorites: Silkie: White, Buff, Splash, Black, etc. Cochin: Splash and/or...

Hello! So... I know that roosters do molt, but in my 5 years of chicken keeping I have never seen one of my roosters actually molting, and I have kept dozens of roosters. Do they just molt so gradually I don't realize they're molting? Even one of my roosters now whom I've had for a few years...

Hi! I wasn't sure where to ask this, I am trying to sell a rooster, which forum would I post it in? Thanks so much in advance! :)

Hi! Unfortunately "Bibby" my favorite Black Australorp hen, was pecked in the eye today. She can't open it, and the lid is bleeding a bit. She is still eating and drinking, I'm just not sure about exact treatment. Should I boil 4 cups of water with 1/4 tsp of salt? Or should I do 1/2 tsp? Or...

My favorite hen "Bibby" a Black Australorp, has been acting wrong since yesterday afternoon. She is my friendliest chicken, she's actually more like a dog than a chicken. She prefers to hang around people more than her flock. It poured the rain all morning yesterday, so I kept them in the the...

Hi! My oldest hen "Jewel" (Black Sex Link) turned 11 in September, and is still going strong! She still runs around with the younger ladies, and she has no trouble keeping up. This is very surprising to me, since I have heard that high production breeds usually don't live but a few years. She...

I was just curious about this feed, I just bought it for my flock because they're molting. And one of my Buff Orpingtons had a tough time with a young cockerel (now rehomed) so her back is bare. They've been eating Layena mash for a while now, so they're not too eager for this new feed. Anyway...

How many drops of Ivermectin should I put on my dog? Mites are really bad this time of year, so we thought we'd try this medication. He weighs around 45 or 50 lbs. I read somewhere 1 drop per 6 pounds? So about 7 drops? We're putting it on the back of his neck, btw. Thanks in advance! :)

Which feed brand do you all buy? I'm just curious. I've been buying Purina's Layena crumbles for 2 years and my chickens are healthier than they've ever been. I feed them in the mornings and in the evenings, and they devour it! So, what brand do you all buy? If I've left any brand out, just let...

Good afternoon! :frow This question is just out of curiosity (although I am trying to sell the rooster) how much would this pair of Ayam Cemani's sell for? And how much would they sell for individually? The hen, Blackberry: The rooster, Satchmo: Thanks and have a blessed day! :)

Hi! I have some White Leghorns who are my most docile birds, and some Easter Eggers and other "lapdog" breeds that will come around me but hate to be touched. I was just wondering if any of you purchased a certain breed because you thought they would be lapdogs, and they ended up being very...

Hi! I have an Ayam Cemani/White Leghorn cross named "Jasmine" who has an eye that is half yellow and half brown. I was just wondering have you guys ever seen anything like this? And could it possibly pose any health problems? Here is one eye (the normal one :p) And the not-so-normal eye...

Hi guys! Do any of you have a list of breeds you want? Well, I do and I want to share it with you guys! :p I really just want bantams, so here goes... Easter Egger bantams Mille Fleur D'uccle bantams White Silkie bantams Buff Silkie Bantams Buff Orpington Bantams Serama's Silver/Gold Sebright...

Hi! I was wondering if anyone knew of a fly spray that worked very well. I think @KikisGirls may have posted this somewhere? Thanks in advance! :)

Hi! This afternoon of my latest additions, "Button" broke her neck. I have no idea how she did it. She was beneath the nesting boxes, just lying there staring at me. The nests are not high off of the ground, maybe 2 or 3 feet? Two of my bossiest hens were in the nesting box when I first walked...

Hi! So, I lost one of my Buff Orpingtons "Pumpkin" to an unknown illness. Her balance had been very off, and her comb and wattles were PALE. And at one point her legs were bleeding (btw, she did not have scaly leg mites nor were there any other parasites infesting her). Her appetite was...