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I have an Astralorp hen, she's nearly 2 years old and about 6 lbs. I noticed about a week ago (Monday to be exact) that she didn't come out with the other girls, and when I went to look for her she was in her nest box. She was weak, couldn't stand or walk, her comb was flopped over and she was...

I'm wanting to add a dust bath for my girls in their run. Right now it's just hard packed dirt and we're working on adding some wood chips, etc to make some better covering in there. They've dug awful holes everywhere and when we add the new ground covering they won't be able to do that. So I...

We have an attached enclosed run for our chickens, they do not free range as there are far too many predators here. We have 15, mixed breeds med to small size. We started with grass, then of course that went very fast and turned to mud. So we added sand and now it's mud again. I'm wanting to...

I have an old hen and she's very sick. I've tried to help her but she's declining rapidly and as heart breaking as it is, I'd like to help her so she isn't in pain. I don't have the heart to do the traditional method with a broomstick. Is there something I could give her? I have some gabapentin...

This happened this afternoon and I'm not sure how. I'm guessing she got stepped on by the other chickens. She cant bear weight in it, she just sits, and her wing on that side is droopy. The affected leg seems longer than the other so I'm guessing a break or dislocated. What can I do for her...

I have 11 baby chicks I've had for 1 week now. They're about 9 days old. They have just started feathering on their wingtips. I keep them in a brooder in the garage because I have no brooder in my coop. I have a coop and 4 adult hens, 1 rooster. They're 7 years old. It's summertime here and...

I got my chicks from our feed store yesterday, they all were fine. Brought them home and about 4 hrs later noticed something going on with this girls vent. It's gotten worse overnight. She is still eating and active but her activity is going down a little bit. Everyone else is fine. What is this...

I just got them yesterday from my local feed store. It wasn't like this when I brought them home. It happened about 4 hours after and it's gotten worse since yesterday. Any idea what it is and if there's anything I can do for her? All others are fine. She is eating ok and still active but she's...

My 6 year old rooster has all of a sudden started having balance and walking issues. Two days ago I cleaned their coop and trimmed his spurs. His left leg has bothered him for about a year now. No sign of injury, just thought maybe arthritis. He’s always got around fine just with a odd gait. He...

I have a Golden Laced Wyandotte Rooster for sale. He was hatched 6/21/13 and I've had him since he was 2 days old. He is very handsome, and is a larger Roo. I'm looking to sell him because I am brand new to chickens, and he has some behavior issues I lack the experience to modify. He is good...

I was out in my chickens' run yesterday and I noticed they'd left a poo on a chair. I brushed it off and saw a few tiny, white colored, squirmy things! I think it must be some sort of ..worms! So now what do I do? I was reading on here that if they're tape worms, Valbazen is good to use, but I...

I am such a dummy! I cut my Roo's spurs too low and he was bleeding a lot. I finally got the bleeding to stop, and put peroxide and Neosporin on it. Then wrapped it in a couple band aids. I feel terrible :'( Is he in pain?? Can I give him some Tylenol or something? I thought it was just like a...

I have 13 hens and 1 roo and have 2 issues. One is that my roo's butt is bald. My hens pick his butt feathers out. No sores or bleeding but it's bald. Also, and this is more pressing, my roo is pulling the feathers out of my girls' heads. All of them have a tiny patch but one girl in particular...

Two days ago I noticed my 10 month old Barred Rock girl was acting a bit lethargic. Nothing alarming, just moving a bit slower, standing around,etc. Yesterday the same and I noticed she wasn't interested in treats. Today I hear my rooster going crazy so I run outside and find her collapsed in my...

I heard my Rooster sounding the alarm about an hour ago, so I ran outside to see what was going on. Inside the coop was my Barred Rock , Mila, on her back panting heavily. I scooped her up, she was limp in my arms and placed her on a chair in the run. I ran inside, got a towel soaked in cold tap...

I have 13 hens and 1 rooster, they are 8 months old. They've been in their coop for 6 months now with no issue. I noticed about 2 days ago that their coop smells strongly of ammonia. I keep water outside and use sand for the poo shelf under their roost and the floor, and pine shavings for the...

Hey all. I have a 7 month old Golden Laced Wyandotte Roo and he's lately started pecking at me. I have 3 wounds on my hands right now from this past week alone. He bruises me when he bites, it's quite painful. I'm trying to figure out why he's doing this. Usually it's when I come in to give...

Does anyone know how they vaccinate baby chicks? Do you know if they are treated badly or roughly, etc? There is a job in my area for vaccinating chicks, and not sure if it's up my ally or not. Want to ask too if there would be any way to bring home something to my own flock? I have 14 chickens...

My chickens are six months old, all raised together since they were days old. 13 hens and 1 roo. They have always gotten along together fine, aside from mild bickering such as pulling on feathers, etc. Anyway, today I go out to check on them, take them some scratch, and all of a sudden Penelope...

My 15 week old Araucana, Anastasia isn't feeling well. Last night when I locked them up for the night I noticed she was in the nest box instead of on the roost with the rest. I didn't think anything of it because she'd been fine all day yesterday. Today I went out and she's lethargic, she...