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My chicken (that is more like a dog) has a prolapsed rectum, the issue is that we found it as the chickens were being put in for the night. It is bright red, we caught her pecking it and swatted away another chicken attempting to peck it. We have brought her inside, put her into a dark area...

I have a sick chicken who is two years old, noticed she wasn't well yesterday. She will walk but she's unsteady, puts a wing out to steady herself while walking. Pale comb, wattle, and around eyes. She had diarrhea. She seems "fluffed" but her feathers are all laying down. I syringed her...

After letting my chickens out to range this morning I noticed that my daughter's bantam is sick looking. She isn't moving much unless prompted. Right now she is just laying in the yard, the same spot she was in about an hour ago. She acts like her balance is off, as she will start to fall over...

***GRAPHIC DETAILS*** We have chicks that are 6-7 weeks old. We recently moved them from inside our house to inside the coop. We left them in the large tote that was used as a brooder so they could have a bit of shelter from our hens. Tonight we found the black sex link chick dead in the coop...

One of my five hens is losing a lot of feathers! We have no idea why she's losing them but I am worried as we are heading into winter and I'm afraid she'll freeze before her feathers grow back in. Suggestions as to what could be happening and how to fix it?

Almost two weeks ago we brought home two new chickens. (Eater Eggers). My flock of four is horribly mean to them. I left them in view inside of a dog crate inside the coop so they could become friends. The lady at the hatchery said to sneak them in during the night and they'll hopefully wake...

Looking to change my coop bedding from pine shavings to sand. What type(s) of sand is the best or doesn't it matter? Thanks!

Two wks ago my hen had its wing ripped off. None of the vets would see it. I have been cleaning it daily and applying neosporin. Recently i started using Blu Kote (maybe a week now). Today the scab came off. I noticed a very scant amount of yellow drainage with an even scanter amount of blood on...

First- what do you do with your soiled bedding? Do you throw it in the trash? Burn it? Something else? Also- what have you found to be the best coop siding? We are turning an old run we got into a coop with run. What ever we get for siding will go over top of a larger size of hardware cloth.

We are working on our coop this weekend. What are your suggestions for keeping your run predator proof?

What do you call your chickens?

Just noticed this sticking out of my chickens amputated wing. What is it and do I cut it off when I clean the wound??

My chick is healing from his, ahem, sudden amputation of a wing nicely. He is currently separated from the flock, in his own pen with food and water. The wound has yet to form a scab, but is in the process. In the evenings I place him outside to free range with the flock under my supervision...

I need some tips! I tried Google but all it comes up with is dinner recipes. My chicken, approx 8 wks old, survived a coon attack this past Saturday (approx 96 hrs ago) and had his wing ripped off. He's doing great and has been fondly named "Batman the One Winged Wonder" I contacted two...

Help! Something got in my coop tonight and ran off with one of my ISA Browns. I gathered up all of remaining chicks and brought them inside. My one is bleeding between it's toes on the webbing. They have fresh pine bedding, but what do I do? How do I clean it up? Any need to bandage? They...

My FIL came across an old fighting cock pen and we are looking to recycle it into a coop. (NO idea where he got it from!) Will this wire work for the run...

Trying to figure out what my hogs, er chicks, need to eat after crumbles. I have a large bag of the crumbles, but at this rate it will be gone in three weeks tops (HOW does something so SMALL eat so MUCH?!?!) So what comes after crumbles? And is that the "permanent" feed besides the treats...

I'm in Ohio (heart of Amish Country!) and needing to build a coop for a good price! I got chicken wire on sale for $20 for 36" by 50ft (nabbed two of them!). I have six chicks and I know I need a minimum of 36 sq ft. So can anyone give me an estimated cost of materials? OR suggestions on...

Trying to make plans for my chicken coop. I have 6 chicks. We have plenty of land so no need to worry about space. I know each chick needs 6 sq ft. So that a min of 36 sq feet for the coop. I have a design I like, not sure if I can pull it off as I have no wood working experience. The one...

Yesterday I noticed that my two ISA's appear to have seed like feathers that look to be falling out (put me in the mind of a dandelion puff). They are normal behavior, eating very well. Fresh water daily, sometimes twice a day. Recently they have started going outside into a make shift run...