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My rooster has been behaving this way for a while now. I kept hoping it would go away on its own, but it hasn’t. About a week ago I heard him crowing just fine, and I thought he was better, but then the next day he was back to this. I have recently treated him and the rest of the flock for...

For weeks now, our hen Ruby has had a whitish mucus discharge from her beak and terrible difficulty swallowing. I see no cankers in her mouth, but something is making it very hard for her to eat. She won't touch her normal feed so we've been giving her moistened cat food, scrambled eggs...

Another question: is diatomaceous earth in the nest boxes enough to prevent most mites? Jim

Thank you Judy for the very thoughtful and thorough reply. Maude has been one of our favorites for years so I don't want her to be sick! We're going to the store right now to get some Valbazen, and we'll give her a bath too. Thanks, Jim

My Rhode Island Red Maude has a floppy comb and is rather sluggish. She's still got a good appetite, but there's obviously something wrong because she's got a lot of poop splatter around her backside. I haven't noticed any worms, etc in her droppings, but something has been bugging her for a...

For a while my Rhode Island Red Maude has had a floppy comb and is rather sluggish. She's still got a good appetite but there's obviously something wrong because she's got a lot of poop splatter around her backside. I haven't noticed any worms, etc in her droppings, but something has been...