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My GL Wyandotte has these pustule-like bumps on her face. Can anyone ID and suggest treatment?

I need to expand my coop and I'm trying to decide between adding more space to (expanding) the raised-floor coop, or just creating a sort of super-safe covered portion of their run. We have about 20 chickens (and 7 babies who will be joining them eventually) in a 7.5'x7.5' coop. The coop is...

A few days ago, our only roo started sounding "gurgly" when breathing. He was acting and eating fine, but someone told me to treat him with Duramycin. After a few of our hens also started making the noise, I was advised to get Tylan 50. Since I have 20 chickens, I looked locally for the oral...

We currently have a coop that's just under 8' x 8', with 23 chickens in there (and seven babies in the brooder). It's definitely too small already. They have a 30x40 run, and are let out to free range after around noon each day. I want to build a much larger coop that will comfortably house...

Hi folks, I've got a 2.5 month old FBCM cockerel whose head is hanging down to the ground. He can lift it a bit, and he can stay upright and even turn around, but he can't lift his head enough to drink water. He can eat - it's messy but he can do it. It looks like his neck is broken moreso...

My 14yo son and 12yo daughter were putting away the chickens, who had free ranged throughout most of the day. When our sweet little Blue Andalusian was missing from the coop just before lockdown, my daughter went looking for her. She found her body under a tree and came crying inside. My son and...

I have a 5.5 month old, not-yet-laying, Buff Orp pullet who is lethargic and panting. My flock free range when I am home, and they have been out and about for the last 3 hours. Several of them often make their way to the front part of my house. I went out to offer them a few handfuls of...

I have 17, 6.5-week old chicks that I would like to integrate into my flock of 24. The older (almost 6 months old) chickens usually are allowed to free range in the afternoons until dusk. Currently, my coop is just one big room (approx 8x8). I've thought about sectioning off an area for the...

Does anyone here have any experience with a chick with two cloacae? I have a 5-week old FBCM baby with this problem. Both cloacae seem to "work" - one is "normal" and the other is smaller and to the side. She (I think it's a girl) always has a little bit of fecal matter sticking to her - well...

I need to treat my 17, 5-week old chicks for cocci. I pulled out my bottle of Corid - bought earlier this year, and expires in 2017 - and there is mold in the cap. Possibly some of the spores have dropped into the medication, too. Is it safe to use, or should I get a new bottle? Also, can I...

I'm not completely new to chickens, but I did not previously have any problems - I was given a small flock of adult laying hens, and kept them without any trouble for nearly two years before moving to GA. I've got a 4mo FBCM pullet who started limping about a week ago. It seemed to get worse...

We bought seven straight run chicks from a local feed store. The owner had ordered a few specific "rare" breeds, but was told the hatchery didn't have them in the amounts she requested, so she told them to send what they had - she meant for them to send as many as they had, and instead, they...

I'm new to newly hatched chicks, so maybe this is normal. We picked up 15 chicks from a local (1.5 hours drive) hobby farm. When I spoke to the owner last night, she told me that there was one chick from my order that had not yet hatched, but apparently it did sometime either last night or...

My husband found a couple pictures of coops made from pallets, and, without any sort of plans, he decided to give it a try. It's a bit of a mess! He decided to a do a "false floor": the coop is on ground that slopes slightly, and elevated a bit (but not a lot - maybe 4" on one side, and 8' on...