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Is it possible for a hen to have bumblefoot in her thigh? While picking up one of the hens, I felt a hardened area in the thigh. It’s quite large, pretty much takes up the whole thigh area and is flattened. I checked under her feathers and there’s no sign of inflammation or scabbing. She’s not...

What would cause Muscovy ducklings to suddenly die? I have 3 hens that hatched out 30 ducklings in total over the past 3 weeks. I know that the drake had killed the first 3 of the 12 because I caught him trying to kill a 4th. But now in the past 4 days, I’ve found 8 ducklings dead, 2 were found...

This is a first for me. I’m on day 13 of incubation and one chick just popped out. I know I need to let it dry but with the rocker still in is it safe to leave it in the incubator? It’s very active and strong. Need advice ASAP.

I helped a friend about 2 weeks ago with one of her ducks that appeared to have impact crop. The crop was rock solid and I could even feel what seemed like grain chunks. I had her start using olive oil and water to break things up. About 5 days ago since I hadn't heard from her I checked to...

I rescued this little frizzle guy tonight. He is very underweight, dehydrated and has an extreme case scaly leg mites. I know I have my work cut out for me but him and his gals tugged on my heart strings. I've never dealt with cross beak before, I know his top beak need trimming but do I also...

Update: According to a vet that responded on another forum I belong to, the brown patch between her skin and breast looks like it might have been a tumor (possible beginnings of cancer). He believes that since she hadn't been eating or drinking one of two things happened, 1 - she became weak...

I found out today that one of my neighbors who has land next to me but lives in the city has been throwing roosters into my flock. They're actually sweet boys but I have no clue on what kind of roosters they are or how old they are for that matter. I caught her doing this thinking she was...

My ducks got in the water this afternoon and when it became bedtime they could not get out of the pond because it started snowing and the mud became too slippery for them to get out. I put a ladder with fabric down to give them a way out but the too afraid to try to use it. It's 28° f and I...

My cockerel, Emeril, died suddenly today. I went outside before going to work at approximately 4:30 p.m. ,my husband went out about 5:30 to 5:45 p.m. to feed and found Emeril dead. When I came home from work tonight I check over Emeril and there was no signs of injury, lice, mites or worms...

Today I went out to feed my chickens and ducks their supper. I seen there was a little blood by the water jug outside (they're all free ranged). When I looked around I didn't see anything. So I went inside the hen house that both my chickens and ducks share. I found one of my female ducks...

I'm trying to help my neighbor's pullet who was somehow injured. They said it started as a laceration and had been using Blu-kote and utter balm for a week before contacting me. They said that the other hens were picking at it. I brought her to my house and have been bandaging it with...

It's been 3 weeks since I started treating Stumpy's amputated wing. I rescued her from a want-a-be homesteader that just threw her back into the flock without treatment. She been doing great. She eats and drinks. She's even gain weight. She was malnourished when I took her. My question...

I’m in the middle of a poultry rescue. I’ve been treating most of the flock for bumblefoot. I’ve also brought home 16 of the chickens and a duck due to severe overcrowding ( 50+ chickens in a run for 15 to 20 & 7 Pekin ducks with 1 mallard 5 month old in a 6’x10’ run with no housing, 10 larger...

I have 9 hens that I just purchased 2 weeks ago who had just finished or are in the middle of molting. I’ve kept them segregated from the others to make sure they do not have any diseases and such that they can pass on to my flock. 7 of 10 have been laying eggs from day 1 of my getting them...

Today, I was asked by a friend to come check out their flocks. When I got there I found they were extremely overcrowded with ducks, turkeys and chickens. The duck a rescue today is a mallard that was being housed with approximately 10 Rohans. I know absolutely nothing about ducks but I did some...

I posted this before but was unable to get pics of the garage floor. My husband finally got a bit of his things cleared up so here’s my problem... I’m converting our old 2 1/2 stall garage into the new main hen house. The floor of the garage is broken up pretty bad with gaps and raises in...

I’m converting our old 2 1/2 stall garage into the new main hen house. The floor of the garage is broken up pretty bad with gaps and raises in it. Some are as big as being 2-3 in apart or high. I can’t afford having the floor ripped out. So here’s my question, would it be safe for the...

I don’t know how I missed this but I found one of my chicks with curled feet. I didn’t notice it when she hatched out. I have 36 chicks that are just about 6 weeks old and noticed that one was walking strange last week. I tried straightening them with splints but the other chicks kept pulling...

This chick hatched out 2 days ago with the “help” of the other chicks. The others pecked always taking the top off the shell. After it pulled itself out of the shell I noticed that it yoke sac was still full and it still is 2 days later. This morning I found that it’s crop is fluid filled. It...

My hens got into some Styrofoam and now they all look like they have sour crop. Any help would be appreciated it just happen now And I’m not sure what to do.. The hands are one year old this month they range from Rhode Island Reds, Easter Eggers, Leghorns, Plymouth rock.