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we have a 4 year old white leghorn who hasn't laid an egg for over 6 months. This week she laid this, she wasn't herself at first but seems fine now. what is it? should we be worried?

Hey guys, My duck has this going on with his eye. Although the photo doesn't show it very well, at the bottom of his eyes its quite foamy. We've been treating him for mites for the feather loss, but he's also getting picked on by one or two of the chickens. So we're not sure whether he's been...

Hey guys, I have a call duckling who is a week and a bit old, he's on his duckling mix but the lady we bought him from said I will need to give him greens when he gets a bit older. He'll be free ranged when he's older and will eventually get scraps like the chickens do, but as a duckling what...

Hey guys, My friends brother has a 5 month old silky, and is fairly new to chickens and he wants to know its gender he was told it was a hen but he has 3 other layer hens that are about to start laying and doesn't want to risk getting fertilized eggs, unfortunately I only have layers and am not...

Hey guys, My hen has this lump on the side of her foot, now before you say Bumblefoot, she only recently had Bumblefoot on that same foot, but the lump went down and the scab went away, this lump has a scab but its not black like Bumblefoot. (Pictures below) I have a feeling that the medication...

Hey guys, I have a 9 month old galah with a biting habit. Whn we first got him he was gorgeous, he never bit anyone, then a few weeks later, biting came in with a temper to match. Seriously, if he trips over something he throws himself on his back and screams. We have tried everything to...

Hi guys, I was just wondering if anyone knew any vet surgeries in Sydney or nearby in Australia. one of my hens needs a vet but we are having troubles finding one. Thats the disadvantage of living in the city... Thanks

Hi guys, I'm pretty sure my hen has bumblefoot so I was just wondering do you think it would be best if I took her to a vet to get it treated? Because I've seen posts of people doing it themselves, but I'm worried I might do something wrong. Also can it be fatal? None of my chickens have ever...

Hey guys, A lump has showed up on my hens foot, its a bit bigger than a pea and squishy, she's limping and holding her leg up, though I don't know if it's actually sore because I was pressing on it but she wasn't flinching or anything and she's still eating and everything. I've seen a few...

Hey guys, My hen has developed these white lumps on her comb I've attached a picture below. I read somewhere they could be Avian Pox? One that was all black and crusty came up a few days ago and I thought she had just been pecked by the other chickens, but now I've noticed there are more. If...

Hey, I was just wondering what the symptoms of a hen being egg bound are? One of my hens, has started staying in the roost all the time and won't eat, it only started yesterday, so we are hoping she's just broody, but we want to make sure. Thanks

Hey guys, I was wondering at what age do chicks show definate signs of being roosters, like what age the combs go red, and things like that? Thanks

Hey guys, I was just wondering when chicks should be put out with other chickens, I have two, nine week old chicks, and they are still living inside because I also Have 3 chickens all 3 years plus. The chicks are getting very ressless being cooped up inside and my mum wants then to go outside...

Hey guys, my 9 wk old chick ate my hair tie, its one of those fabric ones, and it was around my wrist and I took it off and let my chicks play with it, I know how stupid it was now, but they were having a so much fun chasing each other for it. But then before I knew it she ate it. I've read a...