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My 4 year rooster has a very soft golf ball size growth on his upper leg. It is obviously filled with blood supply. Vet put him on antibiotics, pain meds and anti imflammatory medication. Said she couldnt remove it because he was fat and may not come thru with anesthesia. Does this look at...

Is there any benefit of cutting spurs off of the rooster?

Rooster with very red puckered skin going up legs under feathers. I just Treated For scabies, mites etc on feet. Any other idea?

i have a rooster when I just looked up n the upper part of his legs it was very red and warm. Have no idea what it is.

These areas are about as big as a 50 cent piece. They are red and all feathers are gone. Have been this way 6 weeks. Have treated with diatomaceous earth, topical antibiotic, Prometheus, Vaseline. Nothing seems to help. Hen does not act sick in any way

I have an Orpington Rooster that has dark pink in between his toes, bottom of feet and partially up legs No scabs on bottom of feet. Does not favor when walking. Both feet. The bottom of feet appear inflamed. Is this bumble foot or something else.

I live in central California and 6 weeks ago a rooster of mine died within a 48 hour time period. He went from perfectly healthy looking and acting and 36 hours later was standing on floor of coop in a complete daze and 12 hours later was dead. Eight days ago a hen went from being perfectly...

I just returned from being away 2 days and went to check on chickens (Have 3 roosters 6 hens) One of my roosters was standing very quietly inside the coop by himself. Didn't move at all when I entered which is unusual. I picked him up and checked him over....nothing that appears wrong but when...

I have a hen with bumble foot on both of her feet. I have watched a number of you tubes and read articles on treatment....so I'm trying to treat it myself. One foot at a time I've removed the scabs off of her feet after soaking them in epsom salt water.....but I have no idea if the thing that...

i have a pair of light grey/white orphys for sale. They are about 14 months old The hen already raised 6 chicks. The pair is very docile and lovely birds. I have too many chics and this is the only pair. They go together and I'd like them to stay together. 25.00 each to a good home. If...

My Orpington had these small finger nail size balls stuck to her back end. It's a very small round, almost like thick lint stuck to individual feathers on her back end. I have washed her twice, cut out as many feathers as possible and have dusted her in diatomaceous earth several times. I cut...

I have a full grown hen. she has accumulated "poop" on her bottom. last night I went to clean it off and found 1. Little tiny light beige "parasites" walking around her bottom 2. An area where there were no feathers on either side under her wings Today I am giving her a bath but really have...

My hen had/has 9 eggs under her. At least 3 of the chics had hatched by this morning. How long will hen stay on the nest once these chicks have hatched? Should I lift her up once it gets dark and see whats happening under her? OMG!! her chics are cute.

I started 7 eggs in the incubator 2.5 weeks ago and 4 days later i noticed my hen was setting on her two eggs. So I decided to add my incubator eggs to my hens nest. they should begin hatching 4 to 5 days from now. Sure hope everything works out. Any suggestions???

I have a pair of Isabel Cuckoo Orpingtons. Hen and rooster live together in an area that has a coop 7x6 feet attached to a run that is 30x10 feet. The hen is setting with 7 eggs under her. When the chics hatch do i need to separate the rooster from mom and chics?

Hello I put 7eggs into into incubator 6 days ago. I now have noticed that my Hen has been sitting in her nest for 2 days. she is sitting on Golf balls. When night time comes can I pull out the balls and put The 7 Eggs From The incubator or under my hen? Or will that create a problem Of Nature?

One of my 7 eggs barely broke the egg 15 hours ago. I can hear ir peeping and it moves but there has been barely any progress since. How long should I leave without assisting?

I have a Isabel Cuckoo Orpington hen who just started laying eggs about 10 days ago and she has produced an egg a day. She lives with a rooster of the same breed so I assume her eggs are fertile. How does one get their hens to set on her eggs so we can have chics.?? If I leave them in the...

My chics are 6 weeks old and have feathers. Are they old enough to,remove the warmer I live central coast california. Nights are never below mid 40s

I've just gotten into chickens again after a number of years of not having them. We moved into a home that has two very secure coops, but no area for the chickens during the day to be outside. We have just completed a very large run for both coops and I'm so excited. I have one pair of Isabel...