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The very first time this happened was with my hen, Puffy. Her bottom got swollen and I thought that she might've just been constipated or maybe just had a very big egg she needed to lay. So, I gave her some olive oil in case she was constipated and that didn't help. So, after that lasted for a...

I have a chick that is four days old. For the first two, she loved running around and then all of a sudden she started getting, "floppy" and wasn't moving to get food or water. So, I tried feeding/watering through syringe which she was very happy to eat and drink from. Confused, I checked the...

I have a chick that is three days old. For the first two, she loved running around and then all of a sudden she started getting, "floppy" and wasn't moving to get food or water. So, I tried feeding/watering through syringe which she was very happy to eat. Confused, I checked the bitty and found...

We bought chicks from a hatchery and they arrived yesterday. This particular chick has been unable to walk, (either too weak or uncoordinated from splayed legs) and just recently today, I noticed that the poor thing has bloody poop. I heard that Corrid is a solution to Cocci but I don't know if...

I have a chick that is perky and willing to drink but has splayed legs. Is there some sort of splint to "set" its bones right? Is there a little wheelchair I can make? I need this quick because I don't think this baby can get around to eat or drink. Please help!!

My Blue Laced Wyandotte hen has a giant crop but is extremely skinny. I just now found out today because she's really fluffy and I didn't notice any behavior that would indicate a problem but I'm sure it's an issue. I felt her around and checked everywhere for issues but I found none besides the...

A while ago a predator attacked and killed one chicken and two got back. But anyways, one that got back was hurt and was all scraped up but I nursed her by putting her next to the food and water and helping her stand up. I thought that everything would be okay once the scratches and stuff healed...

I have this hen that was perfectly normal about three days ago but I noticed she was going slightly slower for two days. She's one of our slightly older hens and I thought it was just "granny walking". But I saw her in the driveway just standing there. I knew it must have been trouble (some hens...

Just a strong opinion of mine, silkies crossed with normal-feathered chickens are the best! My avatar picture are two silkie crosses. I think I've found that the "tophats" are usually dominant, The five-toe thing is dominant, and they are always born with normal-looking, crazy soft feathers...

Hey guys, I was collecting eggs like any other day in the coop when a bit of chicken poop caught my eye. It's watery part was moving and I saw little, tiny worms in the poop. They were round maybe a clear-whiteish color. They weren't like a majority of what the poop was but I was...

My poor silkie roo, "Fuzzhead" looks like his middle tail feathers were cut in half lenth wise! I haven't cut them and I am worried I'd have a tail-less rooster forever! Will they grow back? Also, my cockerel doesn't have any rooster tail feathers because he used to bully some of our other...

My 2 Polish chickens have these tiny, gray, balls clinging to their feather right under their beak (in between the wattles). There is a whole cluster of them and it's just those two. They act completely normal and look normal exept their crazy hair designs. I want to figure out what they are...

Hi everyone, I have a chicken that I rescued and I was wondering what she was. She is the size of a Jersey Giant, white, has a white, fluffy beard, and orange legs any ideas? I'll post a picture as soon as possible. Thank you for the replies it's been eating at me for about a week now, I'm...

My silkie rooster has been gurgling when he breathes recently. I don't know if it will go away or get worse! When he crows it's shorter and it's making his call sound like a rooster's first tries on crowing. He's killing me with his broken crow .

My hen has been acting slow, not moving much. She stands like normal so I know it's not blackhead. Her feathers aren't ruffled. Her comb is pale at one point it was near white. Her poop is a nasty green and she's been losing weight! My parents don't want to see it but she's sick! I need help on...

For Easter, we bought 6 Red Sex-Link chicks and they were peeping up a storm! Everything was set up and they moved right in. What's best about the group was that one (now named Snuggles) kept peeping for its mommy (me). At first my Dad said that she's quit but she wouldn't quit until either me...

I found this good site that shows people what blackhead looks like and how it spreads. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12150_12220-26481--,00.html

To anyone who has a hens that won't eat and needs to keep going I know a really rich, safe food for them. First you take a boiled egg yolk or two and mash them. Then, add a bit water bit by bit until it's the texture of thick soup. After that get a needleless syringe and fill it. Finally coax...