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Her waddle is very pale and is hanging her tail down. She wont move much but when she does, she poops a yellow mucus. She is panting more than the other hens. Im afraid I might lose her. Can anyone help me. I live in Mississippi and cant find a local vet to see to her. They simply wont...

my hen was on 7 eggs. only 2 hatched and she left the nest with them. can i slip the other 5 eggs under another broodie hen or will she finish hatching them off?

i was using bedding hay and my feed store was out. so i bought a bale of feed hay which is much finer and dustier that may be it. i will remove it and see what happens. thanks

no im not smelling it my self but they may be alittle more sensitive to it. i have a rooster and he isnt acting like anything is wrong

my hens are panting with open beaks. i lost one hen that started out that way. i just thought she was hot.. next thing i know she is down and her comb is purple and a little swole. i need advice. i didnt know vets were hard to find to treat chickens.

thanks that takes worry off me cant wait to see the chicks

i have a broody buff orpington that never comes out of the nest box that i have seen. should i make her come out and eat and drink?

thanks tylan is something im seeing alot of. ill try that. if i can find a vet that will help me. why they dont treat chickens i dont know. i got this batch from ideal poultry out of texas this past fall. dont know if they could link it to heart problem.

i dont know what that is. i have another hen acting a little strange she ruffles feathers alot and stayed in nest box last night wouldnt even go on the roost. there was no egg there this morning i dont know whats going on

THANKS MY PRETTY HEN DIED IN THE NIGHT. BUT WHEN I LOOK UP PURPLE COMB IT PULLS UP FOWL CHOLERA. BUT I CANT TELL IF ITS COMMOM OR RARE, OR IF THAT WAS EVEN THE PROBLEM. HER COMB WAS PURPLE AND SWOLE.

MY BUFF ORPINGTON HEN WENT DOWN YESTERDAY. IT WAS TO LATE WHEN I FOUND HER. HER COMB WAS PURPLE AND SWOLLEN. I COULDNT MAKE HER GET UP. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND CAME UP WITH THIS. BUT I DONT KNOW IF ITS COMMOM OR NOT. THERE WERE 6 HENS 1 ROO IN A 8X 10 PEN. I LET THEM OUT NEARLY EVERY...

i just walked out to let hens out and one was on the ground. she is listless and her cone is turning purple. i cant tell if she has diareaha or just cant walk away when she relieves herself. i get four to five eggs a day sometimes 6 but not often. yesterday i only got 2 eggs. i have 6 hens...

very funny! so my rooster wont hurt the wyondott then?

can you put buff orpingtons and blue laced red wyaondott to gether safley? the buff orpington rooster is pretty large.

my buff orp roos feet are turning red and it is running up his legs. is this normal or should i worry?

can anyone tell me if a chicken snake or rat snake can or will take down a grown chicken? i live in central mississippi and there are alot of chicken houses. cant say i ever heard anyone talk of it. but it might just be common and they dont talk of it.

thanks farmer kitty, just clipping works for me. debeaking does sound pretty drastic. i guess its like clipping finger nails then?

no, my grandsons want to be around them all the time, and thats fine now. but im not wanting them to be scared of them later as the chicks become older.

i have a friend whos father raised chickens, he would trim there beaks so they could not do so much damamge to the skin. i have twelve, 6 week old buff orpingtons, and 4,3,1 year old grandsons. is it to late to trim the chickens beaks?

i have had my chicks a week now they are from ideal. how old should they be before turning them out into the coop. i live in central mississippi, winters are confusing. this is my first chicks dont want them to die from the cold but they just cant stay in the house all winter. could use some...