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Due to a recent diagnosis, I am looking into Purina Omega 3 feed. Eggs rich in Omega 3 are good neuroprotective food for the brain. Unfortunately, it says to only feed it to your layers. I have 8 old, non-layers so I'm not even sure how I could feed them separately. THOUGHTS?

My Buckeye, Jezebel, was brought inside between Thanksgiving and Christmas when I realized she was blind in one eye. Eye intact, although maybe sitting further back in socket. No foam or redness. I treated her and the flock for MG. Up to now, no obvious signs/symptoms in the flock of 15. (8...

In 10 years of chickenkeeping, this is my first swollen crop - so unfamiliar territory. The crop is very large and round and does feel 'squishy' (although not in a 'liquid' sense - feels more fatty-squishy). My husband said he noticed it swollen yesterday. How to know if this is pendulous, sour...

Hi all, I went out to my chickens yesterday and noticed my Buckeye alone on the poop board while the others ate fruit and seeds on the floor. As I approached her I noticed her right eye seemed sealed shut. I brought her in the house and did my best to get a peek in the eye. She really fought...

I noticed my 10 yr old Buckeye, Jezebel, has been sleeping on the poop board. All of my eight 10 yr olds do this once in a while, and I give them old sweaters to sleep on... but they never do this more than a night or two. I noticed Jezebel on the poop board again and she was still there during...

My hen has severe flystrike which i didn't even know about until now. She has maggots infestation all on her backside. I shampooed her because I thought it was just poop build-up. I have her in the sink and am bathing in epsom salts but there are many embedded in the skin. I am typing this as I...

I have 7, 7-week old chicks in a separated area of the coop where they can see the hens (who ignore them). I have always abided by the 2-week rule of keeping chicks in the coop to learn it is their home. I have just sectioned an area of the run for the chicks. Does anyone else do the 2-week...

I use Nature's Best Organic Chick Starter/Grower. I brought my 5 wk old chick to the vet yesterday and they gave me a syringe/tube and told me to water down the feed into a gruel and tube feed. However, the starter is still very gritty and I have a hard time getting it up the tube. I tried...

I have a chick who is not doing well, so I have taken my eye off the ball, so to speak. Tonight, I sat down, took a deep breath, and then looked at my Black Lavender Split Orpington and thought...you look like a boy. Tell me I'm wrong. Please.

I gave her a drop of Nutridrench and tried to give her a little scrambled egg, but she wasn't interested. Her crop feels a little puffed up and very soft but empty. (I compared hers with the crops of the other chicks and they are somewhat hard and full.) She's chirping softly and constantly but...

I just checked on my chicks to see a chick eating a 3 or 4" piece of blue plastic from the edge of a puppy pad. I jumped and tried to grab her but she ran around eating it as she ran. By the time I grabbed her, she had ingested the entire piece - which was 1 or 2" wide. They have grit and I had...

I have 8 female (hopefully) chicks that are 3 weeks old. Some things that stand out: -My Buckeye, Ruby, is the friendliest. She was first to let me stroke her chest. She comes to the brooder door when she sees me approach. She seems the most trusting. So happy I got this breed. -My Blue...

Hello. I just switched my 3 weeks old chicks from medicated starter to organic starter- grower. For the first two days, I mixed them together. This morning, before putting down clean food and water, I noticed medium to dark brown liquid poop in the brooder. They have new roosts and I use puppy...

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My Blue Orpington, who has never had a health issue ever, was just now gagging/coughing. I picked her up and put my hand on her throat and she leaned over and "threw up" either egg white or clear phlegm. She won't drink, but she's on the roost and breathing in a loud rasp. Any ideas? I have...

Hello, I have new chicks who are 10 days old. One chick, my Green Queen Easter Egger, is trying to dustbathe in the feed. I don't recall this with my earlier chicks, so I figured I should ask - Should I provide a way for them to dustbathe in the brooder at this age? My brooder is huge - 4'x6'...

My Silver Cuckoo Marans hen, Alice, has had a tough 6 years. She has a foot or leg issue where she can't walk for weeks, then suddenly she can walk or even run and then a few weeks later she can't walk at all again. Right now she has problems walking and she can't roost. So she's accustomed to...

This chick seems sleepy unlike all the others. I gave her a drop of Nutridrench and there is ACV in their water. I checked for pasty butt and she is clean. Here's a video...Day old chick...sleepy?

It's been 5 years or so since I last brooded chicks. It's seem like there should already be a list posted, but I can't find it...