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Question: I have a broody silkie and when she comes out from the nest she gapes/yawns (adjusting crop?) and does a lot of swiping her face on the grass. I didn't see anything alive and 'moving' around her eyes etc. I dusted the dusting areas and nesting areas with diamataceous (sp?) powder...

My hen has been attacked by maggots again, this time I didn't get to them as quickly as I did last time, so there is more surface damage this time. My red hen has a problem with having a "poopy butt" and thus attracts the flies that lay the eggs and the maggots that feast on her flesh. I've...

So far so good - Thank you for the advice! I've kept the area clean and have been applying topical antibacterial ointment and have not seen any worms and she seems alot happier. But I will be going to the feed store and stock up on all of the recommended products for deworming, wound care etc...

Quote: Hiya, I'm in San Jose - and new to chicken raising. So far been buying my food from local feed store or An-Jan locations. I only have 4 chickens so I buy a small bag of crumble for about $7 that last about a month - they are messy eaters! Lol

Newbie here - in San Jose,Ca! Anyone else in the same area that can recommend a good vet for chickens?

I just acquired some re-homed chickens and I am total newbie to chicken care. I just bathed and clipped the vent feathers of my red hen and found a mass of "micro"worms living/swarming on what might have been the remains of a dead fly - it was a black oozy mass (a dead fly did run off the area...