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Hi, I’m glad you are asking about options. I have some very old chickens that walked backwards and tipped over and they are still with us. The thing you need to worry about is the others picking on her. However, if you separated her it’s difficult bringing here back into the flock. I believe...

Sounds like a genetic disorder called "egg proapse". You need to purchase Story's Guide to Raising Poultry for any future reference. Listening to farmers is not usually useful for such ailments and folks are answering you without seeing the bird.

First of all, these answers are not humane, and are not Backyard Chicken appropriate answers in my opinion. Most people don't ask how to humanely put down their chicken if they are farmers. And everyone knows how to google procedures for snapping a chickens neck. And suggesting that a "man" do...

Hawks are the main problem for our geese. We put them in at night and have a huge enclosed picket fence around their home. However, we had a beautiful lone 30 lb Pomeranian male goose together with a wiley rabbit buddy in another uncovered pen, that got killed but not eaten, by a huge hawk...

I seriously doubt it - I have a Yokohama that was beat up pretty bad on the head when she was young. It was neosporin every day for a week and I separated her in an open wire dog crate in the coop. She is over a year old and is totally fine now and doesn't shake her head or show any signs of...

Some, not all of my hens shake their heads. I believe that sometimes its from nervousness or anxiety.

I have an older hen with the same issue. I crushed up some advil and fed two tablets in two days to keep any sewlling down. Since she is the same now and its been ten days, I fear that she may have a tumor or something. What happened to your chicken? I see this post occured in 2007.

Feather Fixer (by NatureWise) is a good solution to repairing a molt. However, if your local feed store is out, add to their current rations anything with a high protein content such as dry cat food that contains fish (usually the kitten food has this). Just a few handfulls a day will help...

Agreed.

Okay, Mr. Bagawkbagawk is adorible. What kind of camera did you use to get that amazing photo? And I am guesing he is your "guy" since you are the "Mrs." (cute)...

She is beautiful! I just received another batch of chicks from Ideal. I've been ordering from them for nine years now and have had eight Americauna hens from them, all which have layed BLUE and teal eggs. (In fact, I have one now that STILL lays a beautiful blue egg, and she is at least five...

I have 6 Gray Saddleback Pomeranian geese who free range in summer, and have a large enclosure in winter. They eat one to two flakes of hay, and almost a quart of Agway Game Pellets mixed with a handful of cracked corn per day in winter. I also offer them grain in summer. Geese over a year...

I have six Grey Saddleback Pomeranian geese. They eat one to two flakes of hay, and about a quart of Agway Game Bird pellets with a handful of cracked corn every day. I've had them for five years and they are healthy and happy birds. Hay is a staple for geese. Sometimes I spread the hay...