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Hello, I have four white Chinese geese I received from Metzer’s in May 2021. I bought two males and two females and I have yet to get a single egg although they are now 23 months old. I have confirmed that two are ganders and I attempted to vent sex the other two, who I suspect are females based...

Hi, I just noticed that my girls are infested with northern fowl mites. Gross!! I treated all three with Prozap permethrin (0.25%) Poultry powder. The instructions on the bottle do not mention an egg withdrawal period, or how frequently I should treat my birds. I've been searching the BYC...

Is it ok to give chickens black sunflower seeds with the shell still on?? Will worming her at this point compromise her immune system more?

I kept Raji inside last night in a small dog kennel. When I took her out this morning and evening she pooped right on the kitchen floor. Her poop was pretty watery from the epsom salt flush but VERY smelly (more so than any animal poop I've ever smelled). What could cause their poop to smell so...

I brought her inside this am to keep her warm. She is still wobbly and is now walking lower to the ground. I fed her more cooked oatmeal and yogurt and some dog food. What else should I do??

Its called "gullar fluttering" and is functionally equivalent to a dog panting. Animals will do this if they are hot or stressed out.

Yeah Raji sometimes holds a leg up and shivers however I think these are thermoregulatory mechanisms. I'm not sure why she waited until it got cold to molt!

Hi, I hope someone can give me some feedback on this issue. She's the first chicken I've had the pleasure of owning and want her heathy and happy! 1) What type of bird , age and weight. RIR hen 2 years old, unsure of weight. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Raji began molting 2 weeks ago...

Within the past week or so my 2 year old Dominique hen "Tiger" began acting sick. She lives with 3 other hens in a large, well ventilated coop. All free range in the backyard and are fed 16% layer pellets, hen scratch and garden leftovers. She has been acting lethargic, often drooping her wings...