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My friends chicken has what looks to be a huge crop. When you squeeze it, it feels like it's full of sand (grit?). Other than not being able to keep up with the other chickens , probably because of the weight,she seems fine. Any idea what it could be or how to fix?

I have two chickens who are two years old and they both have yucky bums and what looks like prolapse. We have never had a problem like this before and I'm not sure what to do. Why would two birds prolapse at the same time. We have a rooster that we got about a month and a half ago but have never...

My friends' ducks had a fox attack and she missed one wound. Now it has maggots in the wound and it has dying skin tissue around the wound. She has since sprayed it with antiobiotic spray and is giving ivermectin?? (antibiotic) in the water. What can she do to help save it?

I have acess to a good source of whey from both goat and cows milk. I know that you can raise pigs on whey...would it be good for my meat birds or layers? Thanks

I have 10 CornishX. All are hot and panting as it is a hot day, though they do have the door open/shade/breeze. They are 5 weeks old on pine shavings and have been healthy. I did loose 2 during the first week and 1/2 but none since. The one I'm concerned about is breathing rapidly with a...

Last week I had a chick that was obviously sick, couldn't move and died after a day of not eating/drinking and had labored breathing. Tonight I came home and found a second dead chick with no prior symptoms. I started with 12 Cornish x and 3 Light Brahma. They are 2 weeks old and both that have...

Can anyone tell me why the chick grit I just bought is tinted red and contains Anise (ingredient in licorice)? Just curious. Thanks!

Hi, I have 12 Cornish X meat chicks and three Light Brahma chicks. Meat chicks are 9 days old from a local farm, LB from Ideal hatched on 23rd. Until last night they were all fine and this morning one of the CX was not getting up so I put it in a box in the brooder (I don't have a 2nd light)...

I have determined that the Pygora is the goat for me but the closest breeder is 8 hrs. away. I am in VT...does anyone know of pygora goats in New England?

I thought I heard about a Rutland swap...did that already happen? Does anyone know when the next VT swap is?

I have five pullets, 3 are 10 months old, 2 are 8 months old. All have been laying well for a few months and have always been very healthy. Yesterday I noticed that one of the 8 month olds has a bare spot below (not around) her vent. At first I thought she was getting picked at but today I...

Hi, I found an injured loon near my home in Western VT and I'm trying to find someone who can rehab it. Does anyone out there know what I should do? I have called a few numbers I found online but I'm not having much luck. Thanks

Despite what I've been told one nest box has turned out not to be enough for my 5 girls. So I added a second, same size, same straw, same wooden egg. They won't go near it. My SLW spent 1/2 hour squaking at one of my EEs because she took her spot! What will it take to get them in the new nest box?

While our first girl started in October and the last three a couple of weeks ago, this is the first day they have all layed on the same day! Also as I have been using the eggs as they come I have never filled an egg crate...today I had our first complete dozen! It's so exciting to finally have...

Today my SLW, Sylvie layed her first egg! It is so tiny and cute. We now have eggs coming from all 5 of our girls! I'm so proud of them! She is the third to start in the last week.

I live in VT and we have temps as low as 15 below predicted for later this week...with a daytime high of zero!! My girls have been okay so far and we have had a few zero nights but this is supposed to last a few days and not get above single digits. So far even on the coldest days it has at...

My first pullet to start laying was sometime in mid-late October. She pretty quickly established a pattern of laying for three days then skipping a day. Recently she started laying only every other day. Is is normal for a young layer to change their pattern like this or is there something I...

Two days ago we got our first egg from Birch, our all white 25 week old EE!!! It is a beautiful blue, like a robins egg. Then today our hold out, 32 week old EE layed her first green egg! That gives us one brown layer EE, two green and one blue! The only one left is the 25 week old SLW. I am so...

I have three pullets at 31 weeks and two more at 24 weeks. Two of the 31 weekers have been happily laying eggs for over a month now but not Daisy! She doesn't even show signs of squating but one of the 24 weekers has even started to squat! I know they are all on their own schedule but isn't 31...

I just went to let my 5 girls out into the yard and Coco who is usually very vocal can't cluck (actually her normal sound is more like a grumble). She keeps opening her mouth and shaking her head. Does anyone know what this could be? This is my daughters favorite chicken and one of our only two...