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2 nights ago, hubby locked up our birds and came to me saying a chicken had died. She was a lovely blue Marans named Bedelia. No warning signs or symptoms I had seen beforehand. Today, went out to gather eggs this morning and Rosemary had died sitting in her nesting box. She was a beautiful...

Hello guys. We’ve been in the middle of a winter storm here this week. I went out to the bantam coop to find my 6 year old rooster Little Bleu (blue and white silkie) half dead. He was lethargic, hunched over, and wobbly when he walked, not to mention shivering. His crop was also empty in the...

My 5 year old Silkie rooster Little Blue was recently beat up by our new younger rooster. He had a bad wound on his back and was missing almost all his back feathers. For this reason we separated him so he could heal and he’s been living in our house for 6 weeks now. While living inside he has...

We have some baby chicks that are between the ages of six and eight weeks old right now. They are wonderful! Lately when I go out to visit them I have begun to notice a very minor scabbing on some of the combs and faces of the chicks. It seems like dry skin is peeling away and there’s a little...

My chickens have had scaly leg mite for years now. I have tried everything. I have tried ivermectin (it did not help them but made me very sick after it touched my skin), another med a vet gave me, I have tried the natural remedies which are my go-to’s like dipping feet in olive oil with orange...

My beloved silkie mix bantam named Paisley (black chicken on the right) recently turned up with a minor case of bumblefoot in both feet. (How does this happen in both feet at once?!) I have kept my eye on her and at this point have only placed colloidal silver in her water and also sprayed it on...

Hello, this is my first time raising ducks (Magpies!!!). We have just adored them and have begun to really bond with them. We started out with 12 and they are about 3 1/2 weeks old right now. In the last two nights we have lost four birds and it is heartbreaking. The problem is we don’t know why...

Hi guys! We are first timers with baby ducklings. We have a two week old magpie duck that was more lethargic than the rest of the flock. We have separated her and she is in a warm, dry place with food and water (ACV and extra b vitamins added in). Her eyes and bill are clear, her vent is clear...