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I've currently got six chickens. Two are the remains of my old adult flock after a fox got in our yard, two are about 3 months old and two are two and a half months old. They're not very integrated as a flock yet, which may be part of the problem, but the 3 month old chicks will not go to the...

Hi folks, this isn't an emergency but I was hoping that someone might have some advice. I have a pullet with extreme scissor beak, it's pretty much at a 90 degree angle. She eats and drinks ok, but can't preen at all. We're in our 1st molt with her and all her feathers are coming in, but she's...

Hi all, I've had an ongoing mite problem for the past few months. I cleaned out the coop, dusted all my birds (and the coop) with DE and gave them all a dose of Eprinex, with a follow up dose a few weeks later. My mite problem seemed to be clearing up, with almost none, or no visible mites on...

Please help? I've got a 15 week old leg horn (I think) that's been doing fine. When I locked everyone up for the night I found her under the deck, lying limp on her side. She's got a small injury / wound behind her ear and significant bruising and swelling on one side of her face. I have no...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) 4.5 month old Speckled Sussex, average weight compared to the others 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She's limping and favoring one foot. She's been like this, to a greater or lesser...

I know that unless a chick is sex linked, or otherwise bred for fuzzy-butt aged sexing, it's pretty hard to sex a chick before 6 weeks. I've also read that chicks where the tail feathers grow upright tend to be roos, while pullets have tails that grow horizontally. This second tidbit has me...