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Thank you! I am sorry to not share pictures yet. I work a bad schedule for this time of year. I wake up when the chickens are already asleep. When I checked everyone this morning they all looked ok. I have made them a high protein warm meal for the past two days and she has rushed out to eat...

Oh and sorry, forgot to say, she is 2 years old. Her coloring is a little pale and her breast bone feels very pronounced. She doesn't have a problem with laying eggs, but I don't think she's laid recently. I'm not sure how I would actually know this. I've just been short an egg and it's probably...

Thank you for your response. I work third shift so am asleep when most people are awake. I didn't have a chance to check her out or take pics today, but I will tomorrow morning. I did make the girls a nice warm breakfast when I got home and she came out to eat so like I said, I will give her a...

Hi everyone, It has just been a year for me and my chickens with illness and predator attacks. I have kept chickens for decades, but this year, I'm just getting it handed to me. I've had internal laying, ascites, and a slew of other new to me illnesses. I usually do a necropsy to learn from...

Thank you so much. I'll bring home a large magnifier from work to try to help. Would you mind linking me to the info on treating an impacted crop? I'm pretty good with chickens, but doves are knew to me.

btw, she is on a heating pad on low so as not to be chilled.

Here is her bottom. It looks that way because it's still drying from soaking her. It is hanging low between her legs and is hard! Her crop is empty. Yesterday she ate a noodle and a few minutes after I noticed her lethargy so I haven't fed her anything else, but some electrolytes and yogurt...

Hi all! New poster to this group. I was at a car dealership two days ago and a small dove was laying in the lot surrounded by feathers. The people who worked there said a hawk had attacked her and they scared it away. I took the little dove because I felt badly to have her die in a loud parking...

Hi all, I noticed yesterday that my ISA brown hen of a year and a half old is hanging out on the deck a lot. She has been tail drooped and neck scrunched for yesterday and today. I brought her in today and saw that her abdomen is large and hard. I thought maybe she was egg bound, but it seems...

Oh we've gotten so much rain this year, it's been the worst!!! I actually dealt with large roundworms this year due to the mud and puddling water. It was easy to get rid of, but still... I hear ya. It's been a brutal year...

NO HEAT!!!! I promise your birds don't need it! It seems cold to you and I know you think they're chilly, but they aren't. They are naturally fluffy and warm with a downy layer beneath their outer feathers. And if you artificially heat them and they get used to it, they can easily die if the...

I'm going to bet that it was a fox. They are so sneaky and quick and can leave no trace when they attack. (sometimes there are feathers, sometimes not) I don't want to knock the way you do things, but it sounds a little careless to let the flock out with "natural" barriers. Those barriers are...

Hi all, I'm in Southeastern Pennsylvania and am looking for a chicken coop to be delivered fully assembled for a Christmas present. It doesn't have to be delivered on Christmas, just wanted it built by then. I know this is a tall order, but am hoping someone out there knows someone who can do...

I'm just about to step into the world of roundworm infestation for the first time today. I've dealt with all types of illnesses and injuries, but never worms. Just picked up my wazine yesterday at the Tractor Supply and am going to go dose the ladies. Question though, I free range them (with...

Haha! I know what you mean with treats. I feel badly but I literally have to shove her face into them until she grabs a bite and realizes she likes it. Alice will do fine eventually. Blindy now knows her name and I can watch her echo-locate when we hang out together. She comes when I call and...

Hey Dharmachick, So in recent weeks I've actually had to make some changes to "Blindy's" situation. I know, her name is so not PC, but it just stuck haha. I integrated her with the other chickens and they were doing ok until the pecking order started emerging. Her sisters who she was raised...

I have a Great Pyrenees because they HATE foxes and coyotes. He does such good work. Electric fence is also a necessity where we live. We have a ton of both predators. You're also going to need something better than a 22 to kill this thing easily, but it's not impossible. I would recommend going...

Definitely keep the one who has a good temperament and wants to stay away from you. I have had roosters be my friends until they meet their ladies and then constantly try to kill me. I like my stand-offish roo Lemy the best cause he keeps his distance. Also, this isn't the kindest thing to...

Happy farmer in Southeastern PA~ meat and egg birds, goats, turkeys, and my bff Great Pyrenees!