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I brought her inside and administered VetRX. Not sure what else to do. She’s 9 months old. Everyone else is fine.

A young hen is layer extremely large eggs which seem to have very watery whites. Any idea why this may be? She is also dropping them all over and not necessarily laying in the nest box.

A 6 week chick of mine is suddenly having a hard time breathing. It sounds like a wheezy rasping. I brought it into the house with some medicated food and water with oregano oil. Does anyone have any ideas? I have never seen this problem. I currently have 13 hens and 9 other chicks. All...

Has anyone had experience getting rid of a raven? A huge one has been terrorizing my hens, and this morning somehow stole 8 eggs from a broody nest.

Well that's the grossest thing I've had to do yet. My black Australorp was acting droopy so I brought her in for a check up. I felt a mass and thought she might be egg bound. After soaking her in a tub of warm Epsom salt water, I inspected and saw a large gaping wound, crawling with maggots...

I wrote about a week ago about my 6 year old Australorp having sour crop. I treated that and it seemed to clear up, but she is weaker and weaker. Today she can't even raise her head. I searched this site, and I just can't bring myself to use cervical dislocation. My question is, can I...

i have found the article and posts on this topic very helpful. Alice is a 4 year old Australorp and was fading for a few days. I brought her in last night and kept her in a heated room in a crate. This morning I noticed a bad smell I couldn't identify, but then I read a post which said...

Hi. I searched to see if anyone else has had this problem. One of my Black Australorps has a big swollen blister-like thing on her face. I popped and drained it once, but it is back. Does anyone know what might cause this? I will see if I can get a picture.

I wonder if any one else has had this issue and can advise me. My one year old hen has been fluffed out, constantly clucking and acting bitchy with the other chickens for about two weeks. She is eating well and laying, so I'm not sure if there is a problem or not.

Just wondered if anyone could identify this behaviour. Lizzie seems to be agitated, going from nest to nest, making a strange sound and tossing leaves, hay and sticks over her back. Is it the beginning of broodiness?

i just got this 2 year old yesterday and she won't come out of the nest and is panting rapidly with open beak. I've given water with electrolytes via syringe which she took, but it hasn't stopped. Advice?

I have really appreciated all the help on this site in the past. My Lisa is very sick; won't eat or drink, although she will catch water from the eyedropper. I wormed her last week. Her poop is not even poop - just water. I can't get to the vet till tomorrow and I'm afraid it may be too...

Does anyone know what this might mean? One chicken has been "kissing" another one all day today. The recipient didn't seem bothered by it, but I wondered what this was about.

Are tomatoes okay for chickens? I find myself avoiding giving them, like I have a gut feel or something. Maybe they're too acidic?

I got 6 older (2 -3 yrs, I think) chickens about 2 weeks ago and am enjoying them immensely. I have found this website very helpful. A few days ago, though one of them got quote weak (can't sit on the roost), won't eat and just sits with her head tucked into her wing. She doesn't seem to have...