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Keep up with the vitamins!! Also, there other two threads might help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/653515/star-gazing and https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/336484/star-gazer-hen. Good luck!

If he's not standing, I think you should take a few moments out of the day to stretch his legs for him, so that the limbs are still getting proper circulation. If he doesn't improve soon, I think you should have your vet look at him...it could be a spinal injury that has paralyzed him. :( I hope...

Hard to say, without know the conditions inside the coop. After all, a large coop will get colder, because the chickens' body heat won't do much to warm it up on chilly nights, especially if the light's only on for a little while. It could be frostbite. If you're concerned about this, I highly...

I think the best way to keep flock-bullying to a minimum is taking away opportunities for the bullying. You're going to have a pecking order no matter what, but when a hen starts losing her feathers, things have gone too far! Watch your chicken's everyday activities, and you'll see that there...

I've talked to a few people who don't believe that chickens have tasting abilities--this fact is easily disproven by the fact that chickens have favorite and least-favorite foods. When I had baby chicks, I started giving a few of the runts mineral supplements to get their strength up, and after...

Inspecting (or having a vet inspect) her for mites is a good idea. However, if it's not that, the other chickens could be picking at her new baby feathers as soon as they start to regrow...never good. There are special "saddles" and "diapers" you can order to protect your chicken's skin until...

I read somewhere that if you sneak one new chicken into the coop at night, the old hens will assume that if they woke up with this chicken there, then it obviously must have been their when they went to bed...and hopefully they'll just accept the new hen. I've personally never tried this...

Really?! That's exactly what's happened to my two chicks...same back-picking too! The others chicks don't seem to be pecking her aggressively, and there's no blood, just a little bareness. I got my birds from the My Pet Chicken hatcheries, so it's possible! You know, I may try that tea-tree...

The chicken's beak will probably not grow back... some people file the bottom half of the beak to match the top half (I believe this makes eating easier) but I'd recommend talking with a vet about it before trying it. There are a few other threads about broken beaks, and they have some helpful...

Oh no! That tom turkey sounds vicious! I'd recommend keeping him away from the others so no further injuries occur... Split and broken beaks happen sometimes, and it's definitely possible for them to heal. How is she doing these days?

How kind of you to be taking care of these birds! I'd recommend contacting a vet over the phone, and asking about the best way to go about filing the beaks... I'd imagine that you can leave the the lower, unbroken portion of the beak a little bit longer than the top (not long enough to disturb...

I have personally experienced weasle attacks on my flock...that is definitely what you have here! How lucky that little Uma is healing--weasles most commonly pierce the back of the neck, and suck the blood until the chicken dies of blood loss. Horrible creatures! They can also fit into teeny...

I'm so sorry to hear this! Racoons... ERG! Years ago I experienced racoon and weasle attacks on my flock...Horrifying. Have you fixed the hole? The racoon may come back in the future... As far as the chicks making it through, as long as they're sufficiently taken care of, I'd say there's a...

Thank you so much for the advice! Neosporin has been applied to the effected eyes...I have faith that it'll work! :}

Okay, this guy sounds like a total nutcase. I have no idea why he thought that moving out into farm country would be quiet; animals make noise, and he has to deal with it. Plus, the sound of a mower running all day is MUCH more irritating than that of roosters crowing and sheep baaing. Just...

I heard somewhere that egg-eating generally starts because the chicken feels the need to have more minerals and vitamins in her diet (eggs are chuck full of them)...then of course, it can grow into a habit. I think the fake eggs or the roll-out boxes sound like good, effective ideas. I'd also...

Oh! How precious!!! <3

A few days ago 15 chicks arrived in the mail, and they're happily peeping away in their sanitary, roomy box. Clean water and food have been supplied, and I've been changing out the the bottom padding (pine shavings and straw) every day. I'm worried about two of the chicks, though. When they...