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My hen of 5-6(?) years have recently been undergoing some health concerns. One week ago, she looked gravely ill as her face was turning from red to white and weak. She has since been on meds (Drontal 1/2 pill and Albon) since Monday diagnosed of having coccidiosis (vet says very little was...

My rooster is 11 years of age and has difficulty moving due to inflammation in his joints. During the day he walks, he stumbles, he doesn't do quick turns because he'll fall, he'll occasionally trip when not watching his step, or if scratching himself he'll lose his balance. Lately, when it's...

I've posted several times about my concerns for my rooster Kingy of 11 years old. He has problems with his legs due to old age. These past two days, I find him at least once a day, just laying on the ground on his back, his legs in the air, his eyes open. Sunbathing? I hardly see him dusting...

Oh, please help. I applied Vaseline last night to Kingy’s legs. Why is it black today? I just noticed it. He just finished his dinner.

Kingy, my rooster's vet, prescribed him 2.5mg Prednisolone to be taken once a day for 14 days. It's been 10 days since he's been on it. Vet said that dosage is small and a short amount of time that tapering off is not necessary. I know I should listen to her but I hear so many other stories...

Is this the right category or place someone can help me about giving Prednisolone to a rooster? My rooster is about 10-11 years of age and for some time now is suffering from weakness in legs. He is having difficulty walking up the ramp to go to the coop and occasionally falls off which is...

My Kingy is around 10-11 years old. He is having difficulty bending his legs. His vet said his joints are inflamed; arthritis. It pains me to see him struggle everyday. He spends most of his time just laying down as it takes a lot of effort to get up. And when he does, he is unstable and at...

I have been noticing a change in my rooster for several days and am quite concerned. One of the first things I've noticed was my rooster not sleeping in the coop but outside in the enclosed pen. He is about 11 years of age. He looks bad having gone through his molting. The wooden post you see...

I have had chickens for about 10 years building a coop using part of a dog kennel. These chickens were wild, just roaming around the neighborhood and decided to catch these chickens (or generations of them) to stop bad boys from capturing them, especially the rooster for game. I've been doing...

I just purchased a 10-lb bag of Premium Chicken Feed. Trying to feed what's best for the chickens as I'm still learning. Anyway, the bag had bugs in them (worm-like), like maggots and the feed itself was webby. Should I return it? Is this good for the chickens to eat? I think the bag may...

It's been about a week that I've noticed one of the hens losing feathers behind the neck. Two days ago, I've noticed what appears to be white-ish scales near her eyes and one on her beak. Several weeks ago, she laid a couple of eggs and is always being jumped on by those friendly roosters...

We have had wild chickens in our neighborhood for years and we love having them around. One hen, I named 'Blackie', broke her leg about two months ago. She hops on one leg and seems to be fine. I was so worried that she wasn't going to make it so I started throwing feed in my yard to help her...

I don't know too much about chickens and I need some uplifting information - if any, on this subject. There is a wild hen in our neighborhood that has 3 chicks about several months old that are able to eat on their own. The mother hen has somehow, injured her leg - badly. The leg is weak, she...

Does a mother leave her chicks after they reach a certain age? I've seen it here many times. When the chicks are several weeks or months old, the mother leaves her babies. The strange thing is I never see the mother again. She sort of just - disappears. Is this common?

Hi! There are wild chickens where we live but most of the neighbors and I don't mind having them around. A couple of days ago, I saw a hen with 7 of her babies. They all seemed healthy and happy. This evening before laying down, she had only three left. She was pecking on them. And I saw her...