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Patient: 2 yo Hamburg Hen History: 9 months ago, this hen was free ranging in my front yard when a fox ran up, grabbed her by the rump, and tried to carry her off. Thankfully, my gang of roosters saved the day. Her vent area was pretty gruesome. Her vent appeared to be torn down to her...

I'm still dealing with my egg bound hen and have a question. When I look at pictures in book of a hens reproductive tract, it appears that the egg is formed near the back/spine region and slides down to the vent from above. In the case of my hen, however, I can feel the egg behind her right...

My chickens got: a nice bag of scratch 6 heads of Managers Special Romaine Lettuce their waterers filled with some warm Pine Needle Tea their favorite Minced Garlic Yougurt My Pigeons got: a bowl of hot peas and corn They also got a present to share. Homemade Bath Salts 1-2 tbs per...

I have a bantam pullet that has been egg-bound for at least 5 days. When I first noticed it, I put some mineral oil down her vent and a few minutes later, a shell-less egg came out but I could still feel shelled egg further down. I let her rest for the evening hoping the second egg would pass...

One of my bantam game hens is having some issues. For about a week now she has had what looks like white poop sticking around her vent, I seen her poop yesterday and it wasn't solid at all. It was more like a milky, bubbly discharge. I've checked all of my other chickens and they're clean...

Has anyone seen these? They're advertised for use as Pigeon nesting material. Nicotine is a natural pesticide, repelling/killing fleas, lice, mites, etc as well. I think this is a brilliant idea and wonder why chicken folks haven't applied it to their next boxes. Is there any reason why...

Ok so I've had my orphaned pigeon for about a week now and haven't seen it bathe once. I put a clay drain-plate for a potted plant in his cage with some warm water in it and he doesn't even like to stand in it. There is a chance he's using when I'm not watching but the news paper on the bottom...

I recently found a lost racing pigeon wandering down Main Street 2 days ago. I brought him home, fed and watered him, and got on PigeonTalk (pigeons.biz) to track down the owner using the band info as well as find out basic pigeon care. I found out he was registered to the Canadian Racing...

I noticed an injury on my Hamburg pullet two nights ago while I was doing my weekly chicken-check. If I had to guess, I would say it's a spur that did the damage. At first glance it just looked really swollen but on further inspection, there is an actual hole through the outside layer of...

I know I can't be the only one here addicted to the Animal Planet channel. They do these great show about cat and dog breeds titled Cats 101 and Dogs 101. I just sent them an email through their websites' contact info about a spinoff of that series: Chickens 101. There are definitely enough...

Last night I was doing my weekly chicken checks and while checking the vents of my chickens I saw somekind of parasitic insect on and around there vents, crawling into their feathers. I've tried looking for images to ID these critters but haven't come up with anything. They are very small...

I have a flock of hatchery Cornishes (about 5 cockerels and 15 hens) that I got from McMurry in the spring. I plan on keeping 1 cock and 4-5 pullets and processing the rest. I have no delusions of breeding show quality birds from this stock. Since my chickens freerange over our Eagle and fox...

Any guesses on what kind of banties these are? They almost look like bearded New Hamps. I know that the low quality picture doesn't help.

One of my many sebright roos has, for lack of a better term, wiggly spurs. They look fine but when I touch them, they move around, kind of like a loose tooth. Anyone have any ideas of what could be causing this or what I could do to fix it. Thanks

Yesterday my cousin stopped by with his little dog (some kind of terrier). The little dog was chasing my little OEGB rooster around the yard when the roo flew up and straight into my kitchen window. After that, he fell straight down, ran into some bushes, and collapsed. I immediately ran over...

I got this cockerel with my order of DCs and Hamburgs. I was really hoping he would turn out to be a Dominique but the straight comb says otherwise. Along with that he has white legs and, since "Mystery Chicks" are supposed to be Heritage Breeds, I'm leaning more towards a Marans than a Barred...

I just had a hawk/young american eagle fly into my mini-coop and kill one of my hamburg chicks. Then 5-6 crows flew in right after it and I watched them chase the raptor for well over a mile off of my property. I've never seen anything like it and am seriously considering putting some food out...

I would just like to check-in and say hello to everyone. I've been lurking around this site for about a year now and decided it was time to join. This is going to be my 2nd summer with chickens up here in Northern Michigan so I'm still kind of new at this although I've learned alot so far...

So 3 days ago I was moving my 3 week old Dark Cornish chicks from their brooder to pasture in a transport crate. Before I opened the door to let them out, one of the chicks tried to fly and smacked his head and back on the top of the crate pretty hard. Since then he's been unsteady on his...

I was @ TSC and saw these 2 little all-black chics in the bin labled "New Hampshire Reds". The person in charge of the chics said they came mixed in with the rest of the New Hamp chics. I bought them out of curiosity to see what they will turn out to be. After the first week they started to...