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Hello everyone My hen has had sc her vent for over 7 weeks now. I thought it was an injury at first, or that she had had a prolapse, but after bathing and treating her daily for so many weeks with no improvement, I assume it must be something else. I got her to stop laying by keeping her in a...

I have been supplementing light since the end of summer, and now need to take it away (reason is a long story that I don’t need to get into). Up to now the hens had 13 hours of light (combined daylight and additional) and now I need it to be just the normal daylight/night time for them. I have...

Hi all I dewormed my flock with SafeGuard 5 days in a row, after finding tapeworm segments in a poop. I was not aware, but found out later, that using fenbendazole during molt can lead to feather damage. One or two hens are dropping a lot of feathers. 😬 I still have round two to give, to catch...

I recently had a sick young rooster necropsied. They did a PCR test, and it was Marek’s. Back in October a pullet died with the same signs. I have 5 adults and 3 young hens left. For now, all I know is, I am letting the chickens outlive their lives. Trying to prepare myself that more young ones...

I bought my chickens a can of mealworms for solstice. They were delighted. https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/783371066

My pullets (3 Wyandottes and 1 Orpington) are 22 weeks old. They have not started laying. Their combs are not red yet. Would supplemental lighting make a difference to when they will start laying? Right now I don’t give them supplemental light. Thank you.

My 3 year old hen Becky Pecky has a gurgle going on. It sounds as if she snuffed up water in her nose. It is not going away on its own. She is not sick, and she is doing all normal things, eating, drinking, foraging, being alert and active, demanding to be petted, laying eggs… Her comb is red...

My chicks are starting to integrate themselves into the main flock. They are 6-7 weeks old, and have been eating chick starter. The main flock eats this (as fermented feed): 7 parts starter/grower (same as the chicks) @ 1% calcium and 20%protein, and 3 parts layer feed @ 4% calcium and 17%...

My first time raising baby chicks. I got 4 Wyandottes, 1 Orpington (both mixed genders) and 2 Norwegian Jaerhon females. And the two Jaerhons have died in the first two days. 😞 I am panicking now, and don’t know if they are warm enough, too warm or too cold. I am using a Mama heating cave and...

For those of you who have long harsh winters like we do here in Manitoba, Canada, what do you use for bedding that is not overly dusty and yet is insulating? This year I am using chopped flax straw bedding (see image below) as deep litter, which is advertised as 100% dust free. Well, everything...

I am reading all the posts I can find about raising chicks in an outside brooder. I have a large chicken coop and plan on having the brooder in a sectioned off part, so the chicks grow up seeing the adults. (I live in a very cold climate (MB, Canada), so I am waiting for spring with this...

Priscilla is at the bottom of my flock’s pecking order. Every single night when they go to bed, every single chicken pecks her away when she tries to sit next to them. It doesn’t matter if it is summer or winter. She has to fly up to the roost many times and gets pushed down many times, and...

Quick question. My hens are not laying. They are doing the “soft molt”. I have been feeding fermented layer feed, but wonder if I should change it to a higher protein feed. Below are the options my feed store has. Thanks Farm ChoiceTM RWA 25% Turkey/Gamebird Starter (Crumble) Farm ChoiceTM...

We are having a power outage right now, due to a wet snow storm. It is currently not very cold (33*F), but it has us thinking about and preparing for when it is real winter weather and this happens. We are in Manitoba, Canada. Our temperatures last winter went down to -36*F, and not just for a...

My Brahma hens came here at 2 years old. On the first day they each layed an egg. After that it took them almost 6 months, and then some of them started laying occasionally. Then they stopped again, except for one, Priscilla. Priscilla had been sick and stayed in the house for 2 weeks. She is...

We are currently buiding a new coop for our 8 chickens. They are currently living in our barn, where they roam the floors when the weather doesn’t invite outdoor activities. We are in Manitoba, Canada, where winter weather (snow) lasts from October until April. The new coop will be roomier for...

I added 4 adult Brahmas to my existing flock last summer. They are shy and we are still getting to know each other. They are quite different in body, behaviour and movement from the chickens I have had for a couple of years. They waddle more than stride, and dirt/poop sticks to their feet. I am...

This is my favourite hen, Becky Pecky. Becky is 1.5 years old and lays an egg practically every single day. She occasionally lays very large eggs, and has had vent prolapse 4 times. The first 3 times it was egg bound prolapse (don’t know if that’s the right word). It was fixed within a day or...

My rooster has a gurgle in his voice when he makes his low, gentle, sounds. He is still crowing normally, is active, not lethargic, is eating, drinking and mating. Gets up to the perch no problem. But the voice sounds like Dracula. So far have given vitamins, raw garlic and VetRx. There is no...

Hi all I have a Brahma hen that is acting off today. She didn’t come down from the roost at breakfast. When I took her down I checked her crop (empty), her vent (they had lice before, she seemd ok now), and put her back down. She didn’t eat right away. Later on I noticed she was hunkered down. I...