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10/01/2014 8:15 AM

I talked to my local vet and the state vet. The state vet gave me the number for the poultry specialist at the U of I but he did not answer yesterday when I called. My local vet said if I have another one die to put it in a cooler and get it to them ASAP and they will pack it and ship it to...

Talked to my local vet and the state vet and they both had no answers. They suggested looking to see if it was from black flies and or an electrical issue. They both died in different places in the chicken house so I doubt if it was electrical. I checked the underside of the wings of the hen...

Where is the info on finding a state vet? Thanks for the support. I am just so scared that it is going to happen to more of them. If it is just a freak thing that is heat related or something I can handle that but if it is going to be something that goes through the whole flock that will just...

This morning I went to let my chickens out for the day and my 5 month old leghorn roo was laying dead in the pen. No injuries, no feathers missing, just laying dead like he went to sleep. I just went to check on them and one of my hens was laying inside the pen dead. When I picked them up...

I would gladly submit a pic of my 1 year old light brown leghorn pair but someone will have to tell me how to get the pic attached. I can't see any of the pics that anyone else has posted in the other messages. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Get a live trap and put it where you have seen the activity. Put something in it like cat food for bait and in the morning you will have one angry racoon in the trap!! Then I suggest either shoot it or relocate it somewhere it won't bother anyone. Just be careful. Momma racoons can be almost...

There must be something in the air lately. I have two 7 week old Delawares that are being picked on by their room-mates (leghorns) relentlessly. I keep sneaking them in at night to see if the others will just accept them and not notice but by mid morning they are beating them up again. They...

Thank Goodness everyone is ok. Those bad storms have been going through here the last couple of days and every time I hear about tornadoes I just cringe. My chicken house is a couple of miles from my house too and I hate not always knowing if they are ok. Especially in the case of a bad...

I know the grease sounds bad but it does really work. It has saved more than one of my hens. As soon as I see that they are picking I smear the area with grease (axle grease) and then no more problem. The others get their beaks full of grease and then they don't dare try to pick again...

I am having the same problem. I only have one that has leg problems but the bigger issue is that I have no idea what type of birds I have on my hands. I have 21 birds that the 4th grade classes at my son's school hatched out. Some of the them are white with a hint of black in the feathers the...

Good luck with the repellant. I can't even keep my chickens out of the strawberry patch with fence. The crazy birds fly into the fence and even get under the fence trying to get into that dirt. I made the mistake of letting them dig the grubs out when we first put the dirt in the raised...

The ones from McMurray Hatchery are priceless. I didn't thing much about it when I ordered it and they said they were "hand-made". When mine finally arrived I almost sent it back thinking it was too nice to put eggs in but then I noticed it is actually signed and dated by the 11 year old girl...

Wonderful news that Lillith is doing better. You don't realize until the threat of losing one how special they are to you. Only a true chicken loving MOM would go the extent that you did to find the answer!! Way to GO!!

I have been raising chickens for a couple of years now but am suddenly faced with the decision of how to mix my 11 week old hens with my 17 month old flock. Any suggestions for a smooth transition?