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Hello all. I have a English lavender Orpington hen that I believe has gape worm and I gave her a half ml. of albendazol wormer as well as a 1 ml. shot in thigh muscle of tylan 50 in case it is respiratory. She's not eating or drinking on her own. I'm syringe feeding her baby food such as fruit...

Hello all! My 19 week old broad breasted white turkey hen is I believe wanting to mate?! Can she be bred at that young? She was acting weird the past 2 days and would lay down in front of me and spread her wings out. I have 2 Tom's her age and I'm wondering if I can inseminate her from one of my...

Hello all! I have a question. Can chickens get drowsy from antibiotics?! My Silkie bantam hen Aurora had gone broody a couple of weeks ago then 2 days ago, I noticed her not acting her normal self. She seemed sluggish and dull. I separated her from the others and gave her 2 pea sized squirt's of...

Hello all! I have a silkie juvenile chicken that has had an injury from a full grown silkie rooster stepping on her when she was quite young. I treated it with vitamin E oil, and natural ways of selenium vitamin like spinach, ground oats, tiny bit of yogurt, and banana paste, which worked...

Is this normal for this breed to do that? I checked to see if she has 2 vents, but only has one. She's been laying an egg about every day. Then this morning laid 2!!!! One right after the other.

Hello all! I have 5 flesh colored chicken eggs that I have my first time, young, broody hen sitting on. She hatched 2 out of the 7 so far. 1 died 2 days ago. The chick must've had an unabsorbed yolk sac and I didn't know what that problem was til the next day. I kept it under mama hen and I'm...

Hello all! I'm wondering what's some of you all best natural foods you use to feed your precious fluffy butt babies? LOL! I've heard cutting up fresh herbs and putting that mixed in their starter feed is a good idea. Anybody love the book Fresh Eggs Daily? Just wanting opinions from y'all.

Hello all! I have a mixed breed broody hen and was wondering what's the best foods to feed her? Just laying crumbles? I'm into natural herbs and such as well. Hint....Hint..... I'm also, wondering if I should give her food and water while she's sitting on eggs. It's quite chilly here maybe 50's...

Hello all! I'm new to this website and have found it to be helpful in the past when dealing with issues with my chickens. I have 6 currently. 5 hens and 1 rooster. They're a barnyard mix. The rooster is part Amaracona. All quite spoiled. :) I love them to death and also, have a broody hen as of...