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I'm a BAD mom! My hen had this hard ball of poop on her toe for days. It kept accumulating more debris and it got to be the size of a golf ball! So I tried to break it up and get it off, but instead, her whole toenail came off with it!!! There is an exposed "soft toenail" there now. It seems to...

I'm confused on the whole medication thing. This is my first batch of raising hens. I have 5 and they are 8 weeks old. The first three weeks they were on the medicated chick starter. Then my feed store guy told me I should switch to Nutrina layer feed. I was concerned that it was for birds 22...

I dont know the first brand b/c I got it in bulk, but the new brand is nutrina nature wise "layer feed". It says it is for adults, but the guy at the feed store swore to me that it was for chicks too. Thanks for you help.

I switched feed for my one month old chicks. Now they poo reddish brown. Will they adjust? Is it the food or are they getting sick?

My new 7 day old chick is having a loss of fluff/feather on her back. I have 4 other chicks, but none of them are picking on her. I have not seen her messing with it. It looks raw, I can see her skin and it is getting worse each day. What could it be? Should I be worried?