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I had a chick hatch. Looked healthy and normal until a few days after the hatch I noticed it walked funny. Kind of like a duck. I picked it up and noticed the belly was swollen. No pasty butt, no diarrhea. Eating and drinking and acting normal otherwise. I thought maybe it had not absorbed...

So I have been fighting a losing battle against coccidia. Keep baby chicks inside completely separated from rest of flock. However, at 2 to 2 1/2 month of age when I move them to an outside coop still separated from adults, they end up getting coccidia and I ultimately lose several even after...

Appeared to be perfectly fine a day ago. Eating and drinking and running around. This morning I found her in the coop sitting on a shelf I have inside there. Her eyes closed. I picked her up and all her bottom was wet. Her comb and waddle are very dark colored. I put her back down and she...

Hen with sores that bleed on her comb and waddles. She sounded congested until I gave her sulfa based broad spectrum antibiotic for a week and she is breathing normal now but sores are worse. She wont eat but drinking water

I have two roosters about seven years old. The bigger, more dominant one has been just sleeping all day either standing or laying down. Crows very little. He free ranges all day with the others rooster and hens. The two roosters and some of the hens sleep inside the house but the two roosters...

My five month old buff brahma has a tiny yellow growth in the corner of her eye. Just noticed it today. I will keep an eye on it to see if it grows. Should I just let it be or try getting it off and how?

He has battled crd since he was young and just a few months ago started having seizures which I have seemed to control but now he has started holding his head up and swallowing just like he would when he is taking a sip if water. I opened his beak and I can see what looks like foam in his...

I have two roosters that for years now I have been bring them in at night and put them on the sofa. they just sit there quietly while I clean the house have dinner and watch a movie. then at night before I go to bed I put them in their room. lately though I've noticed that one of them falls off...

Has anyone tried it yet?

one of my roosters is picking at the feathers on his neck. I don't see any mites. they are free ranging when I am home, in their coop and run when I am at work. they sleep inside the house at night in their own room. They roost on the arm chairs of my desk chair with newspapers at the bottom to...

well I definitely don't have a flock I only have two roosters that are 3 years old now I spend all of my free time with them. they do tend to get a little crazy and Crow a lot when I locked them up when I go to work. my question is can they live out their lives without company of hens?

I have two roosters that were given to me when they were baby chicks. Both were very sick but I managed to nurse them back to health. However I think they are now carriers of a respiratory disease cause they break out with a cold and that distinctive foul smell from their nostrils when they have...

I have 5 dogs and two roosters which makes it impossible to travel. does anyone know of a house sitter that has experience with chickens in south Florida?

Home #1 of 1 a few seconds ago neophyte17 I live in Pompano Beach in a big house on a large lot. Looking for a roommate who is an animal lover and is familiar with chickens. I have five dogs and two roosters. The rent is negotiable as long as you help caring for my babies. Meaning just spend...

I live in Pompano Beach in a big house on a large lot. Looking for a roommate who is an animal lover and is familiar with chickens. I have five dogs and two roosters. The rent is negotiable as long as you help caring for my babies. Meaning just spend time with them and let them in or out when I...

read that if you can feel the bone in their chest then the chicken is underweight. I feed mine bread hot dogs cheese in the mix of seeds in the morning and some corn on the cob. When I leave for work they each get a plate of seed mix, rice, sunflower seeds in their run to peck at all day. They...

Anyone else have a rooster or hen that likes to stand on one leg? He alternates legs. Stands on one then the other.

My rooster has some discharge from his ears. Won't let me clean them out or put medicine in. Any suggestions on hpw to hold his head still without hurting him or stressing him out? What is the best treatment for an ear infection?