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Ivermectin for chicken lice, it's just a drop or two on the neck right? is there an egg withdraw period? how long do I have to wait before I can hug and pet them again?? the lice is at its very early stages. also, my girls refuse the wood ash dust bath in the tire I made specifically for them...

Ok so after our collapsed shed had finally been moved today as we were moving stuff out my mother discovered 3 baby mice covered in meat ants when she moved something, the parents abandoned them and they were left there all alone, obviously I couldn't leave them there not only because of the...

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okay so today I noticed one of my chicks pinkie toes is curled, it definitly wasn't like this when it was born nor through its first few weeks, it was born on the 30th of Dec. can cramped space in the brooder cause this, and would I still be able to breed with the chick?

I'm unsure if they're called cochins in the US? anyway, I'm thinking of getting some, I live in Australia, how do they fair in hot temperatures and do they require any special treatment?

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Ok so this isn't much of a story but there was a massive storm and I had to grab ALL of my chickens and put them in the laundry, I put some in the shower (yeah dont ask) and the rooster fought with a hen, in the fray the hens chicks fled and an aggressive hen chased them, then alice comes in...

This night as I was putting my young roo in the laundry after a massive storm basically destroyed everyone's coops (its a long story...) as I put him on the floor he did a poop that looked to have blood in it, it was a yellowish/clear poop, the colour wasn't strong but I'm fairly certain there...

Ok so I have some Jap Batam x Frizzle chicks, I noticed with the frizzled ones some of them have higher up tails while others don't, is this because the jap Batam gene is stronger or they could be roosters? they are very young and only just getting in wing and tail feathers. also, if the jap...

Ok so, recently I had a clutch of chicks die in the egg because the humidity was low and they couldn't pip, I discovered this after I assisted 2 and the third had already died in the egg by the time I got to it. so I bought a hygrometer and set it up, now my incubators readings is around 90% and...

Ok so I had a shrinkwrapped chick that I had to help out because (I assume) of my excessive opening of the incubator to get out newly fluffed chicks. now, is it possible that each time your doing this you risk the chick having problems when hatching? would it be a good idea to wait for all...

ok, so I had a chick whom was shrinkwrapped and in the egg too long, I assisted it but now two of the toes on one foot are slightly bent, I assum this is from being squished up in the egg (since my layers are getting fed a balanced diet and any other things that may cause this have been fixed)...

Okay, so a newly hatched chick pooped in the incubator, it fell right through the grates and directly into the water channels! I'm worried will it get bacteria all through the eggs because it will be in the humid air? would a few drops of disinfectant neutralize it? otherwise, I'd have to deep...

I have a chick thats pipped two big holes so far, its been over 24hrs and its stopped there, it hasn't made any progress and its beak is in the same place, it stopped about 4 hours ago, should I assist?

I've just hatched a chick whom appears to have a bubble in its neck, I've heard of this before. what is it how do I fix it? cant post pictures at this time.

I've got chicks coming soon, can I use cardboard partions in my incubator, to minimise the chick moving after hatching or is it unsafe??

I've heard that if I breed 2 frizzles I'll get a frazzle (a frizzle that loses all its feathers) is this true?? also what exactly is a frazzle? I just hatched some jap bantam x frizzle and wondering if I breed with the chicks will their chicks end up 'frazzle' ? also, I have some frizzle girls...

I found a baby rosella parrot try to get *through* my fence, it tries to fly but doesn't seem to know how, it's very weak and dehydrated as summer is scorching this year, its very young and has only just got most of its feathers grown out and isn't aggressive. it seems to still want the warmth...

there's been talk around the online chicken community of a definite way to sex week old chicks by identifying pin feathers on wings, I'm very skeptical about this. I tried it on my first batch but by then they were too old to tell. so, I'm doing a little experiment with my next batch. I've set...

It's bent a lot. It wasn't to my knowledge like that when it was born, it was only slightly bent. somehow it got worse as it aged? it also has very slightly bent toes at the nails too, it's over two days old. can I fix this chicks toe? it's on both legs. I've tried and it appears I could correct...