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Hi all, I've had a Welsummer hen that's been having issues for a week or so now. I came back from vacation and she was stretching her neck out and gasping when she breaths in kind of like a wheezing sound. I looked for her crop and didn't feel anything on the right side of her breastbone but on...

I have a 5 week old Olive Egger chick that has started limping and laying down a lot. My 3 year old son says he stepped on it but I'm not sure if that's really what happened. He tends to say "Yes" to any question you ask him. I moved the limb and nothing appears to be broken, although I'm not a...

So I've got 31 eggs about to hatch any day. There are a mix of lavender ameraucanas, ee, and oe. How do I tell which chicks are which? I know the lavs will be whitish gray. Could I take the top off between hatching and put a band on their leg or marks on their toes with a sharpie? But I thought...

Hi all, My flock has mites. Pretty sure they're the northern fowl ones. And they are EVERYWHERE. I've tried DE. It seemed to cut down on the number but they are still crawling all over the place. I cater to some organic leaning clients and I like to stay as chemical-free as possible but I'm...

I had two brother roosters, both lavender ameraucanas, about 10 months old. One had a single straight comb and the other a pea/rose comb. The straight comb rooster was aggressive and dominant and he mated successfully with all of my hens. He tried to attack my son a few times so he went in the...