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Hello! I’m raising my baby chicks with a mother hen. Am I supposed to be feeding the mother different feed than the babies’ starter feed? Are their nutritional needs different? I don’t want the mom to have any nutritional deficiencies especially since she got so frail while sitting on her eggs...

Sounds like your Screecher Creature is in good hands! Red is holding out! She went on a field trip outside today to get fresh air. She’s taking some staggering, wobbly steps. She seems so happy to be outside. Her butt feathers are really wet today. But still eating and drinking and otherwise happy!

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Thank you! I will try the E and stop the Poultry Cell/Nutri Drench. I hope it simply had something to do with getting that first egg out. I will know more when I take her out of the crate in the morning if she’s any better. I’ll also research the sling. Thank you so much for your advice!

I posted earlier about Miss Red, our 23 week old Road Island Red. She is really, really struggling to stand and falls over if she gets her feet under her. Sometimes she can get a few steps. This has been slowly worsening over the last week. She has lost some weight. I do believe she had some...

So…Red is really, really struggling to stand and falls over if she gets her feet under her. Sometimes she can get a few steps. We made the decision that we would have to cull her later this evening….and then she laid her very first egg…the most beautiful egg ever. Now what?!?! She’s eating...

I’m sorry, I misunderstood I think. I gave 1 dose of SafeGuard paste with instructions to repeat in 5 days. The corid was given in their water for 5 days. All of this is so confusing and overwhelming. And everyone said keeping chickens was easy 😅 I never thought I’d get so attached too!

Thanks for your advice! Her crop has been empty in the morning and I will check again tomorrow morning. She acts like she can hardly keep her legs under her now and she staggers around. Her poop “looks” normal—large, well formed, white cap on top—but her hind end stays messy, almost wet. She’s...

She’s really staggering around…can barely walk. I don’t know what to do 😩 I don’t want to have to cull another one of my girls if there’s something I am missing that could save her! I noticed she regurgitated a bunch of water up after drinking. I’ve never seen her do this before. I wonder if...

They all came from a hatchery—our neighbor let us pick which ones we wanted the day they were delivered. I’m not sure if they were vaccinated. I will try the E and B complex. I soaked her feet in a warm Epsom salt bath and she seemed to really like that…she even fell asleep.

I’m starting to wonder if her feet are hurting her. When I bend them she makes a whimpering croak sound, holds her beak open and sounds like she breathes more heavily. She has darkened areas on the tops of her feet but no sores on the bottoms of her feet. She doesn’t want to put much weight...

Yes all of that is identical to what I have been experiencing! I hope someone has some insight and advice!

Hello! I’m still kinda new at this. I got 7 hens in July and they are now 23 weeks old. It’s been an interesting and fun ride! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have 6…sadly we lost one a little over a week ago to an u known illness. (3) What breeds do you have? 2 Road...

What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Road Island Red, 22 weeks old, slowly losing weight 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Red has been slowly losing weight despite eating and drinking normally. 2 days ago I noticed her...