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I have a Yorkie that is an indoor dog. He does take daily walks with me. He has been on Heartgard Plus since he was old enough to begin taking it. He is almost six, now. This morning on his walk, he passed a worm (not a tapeworm) in his feces. I was surprised to say the least, as the Heartgard...

Well, for the past week one of my four Buff Orpington hens has begun crowing. She is definitely a hen (almost a year and a half old, and laying well since about 24 weeks old). In fact, she is my one hen that goes broody frequently. -been keeping chickens for fifteen years, and only had this...

Well, I have an 8-year-old hen that has crowed very intermittently in the past. The past few months, however, she has proceeded to hop into a window sill EVERY morning and crow like a rooster! Has anyone else experienced such a thing??? We are not permitted to have roos, and I am afraid we are...

My daughter's pigeon, that we inherited about a year ago, laid an egg on my daughter's desk while my daughter was sitting there studying for a test. -didn't have any idea whether it was a male or female when we got it, but assumed it was male due to the calls/sounds it made (and the fact that...

We live in Texas. -usually mild temps in the winter (am more concerned in the summer due to excessive heat). Anyway, we've had temps in the upper 70s last week/40s at night. -had a few "cold" days with highs in the 40s/lows around freezing which is no big deal. Today, high was 25. -low will be...

Is this a fantail pigeon? (We assume it is, but aren't sure) A neighbor found this sitting on the lower branch of her tree. -attempted to find the owner via local postings, but never did. We have been caring for it since around April/May. -hubby built a large flight cage which is in my...

I have a 6-year-old Japanese bantam hen that has been progressively declining over the past few weeks. Her comb and wattles became pale, her skin began yellowing, and now she has developed a very rock-like crop. Her crop isn't swollen or large, but it is very hard (and not much is passing). She...

I have a lovely Black Australorp hen that is in her fifth year. She has been one of my very best layers! Over the past month or so, she has begun crowing (and still lays). -not a full-blown rooster crow, but close enough that she will definitely draw attention to our flock. (We are permitted...

A week and a half ago, our 2-yr-old bantam cochin passed away. She initially had issues with egg binding (which the vet was able to remedy), progressed to yellow/green droppings, and finally progressed to a crop that wouldn't empty. She had been placed on antibiotics and anti-inflammatories...

Our little bantam hen was egg bound. -took her to an emergency vet last evening. The vet was able to remove the egg, gave her an injection of fluids and electrolytes, and sent her home. -said to keep her quiet and warm and let her rest. -also said to offer food and water (with electrolytes and...

My birds began molting in the fall. Some are finished and have regrown their lovely feathers. Some started later, and are still in the process of new growth. My GLW has a very peculiar thing happening - Some of her feathers are growing back in white and frizzled. What in the world would cause...

We have been feeding our flock Nature Smart organic. They love it. My feed store says that it has been discontinued. Now - the dilemma. I have tried H & H Old Fashioned layer, Kropf organic, Texas Natural, and NONE of these are worth a hoot, IMO. My hens make a mess and waste most of these...

Our bantam hen (which we got just over a year ago as a day old chick and placed underneath our little broody bantam) pecked and yanked her "mom's" comb today to the point that it bled quite a lot and ripped. We have three bantams - two that are 2 1/2, and this one that is a year old. She quickly...

We have ten hens, six of which have bumblefoot. They are three years old and have been very healthy....thus far. One of our big Buff Orpington gals was walking with a limp yesterday, so immediately we thought she had a hurt leg from jumping down from the nest boxes. -picked her up, checked the...

Our little bantam Cochin (raised by our Japanese bantam hen) began laying about a week and a half ago. Today, she decided to kick and fight with her "mother". The two have sparred off and on all day, and finally the Cochin grabbed a wattle and drew blood. Our OEGB hen pretty much stays clear of...

I would love to see some pics of festive coops and runs for gleaning ideas!!!!

The older of my two children has synesthesia. It has been quite entertaining. (and the discovery helped to explain a lot!) -just curious how many other folks have this, or have a family member or friend with a form of it.

All of our birds are between 14 - 18 months old. One standard hen is molting, thus she is not laying. The egg production of the other hens slowed significantly in August (which I attributed to the excessive heat). The bantams are a different story. My Japanese bantam went broody in August...

I have a precious gray Japanese bantam hen. She's the sweetest little thing. -is perpetually broody, however. She is an excellent mother. -placed a newly hatched chick under her in June, and she cared for it so wonderfully! -in August, she went broody again. She is a relentless nest-sitter. I...

I purchased an evaporative cooler for our coop. It is the correct size per sq. ft. My question is the following: Should the doors and windows stay open for ventilation, or should they be closed/cracked to keep the cool from escaping?? I have everything open, and it feels no cooler than a regular...