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Never have I seen this, or read anything about it. My searches have left me at a loss. I have a hen that all of a sudden went sick. This morning she is the classic picture of sick. Lethargic, droopy wings, not eating or drinking. Nothing to pin point one thing or another. Oh, and rapid...

The past couple days I've seen my Japanese rooster walking backwards. He puts his beak almost to the ground, then moonwalks backwards. All my years with chickens I've never seen this..... Any Ideas?

First time I have seen this..... One side of my hens face is swollen. Other side is perfectly normal. It's been like that for a couple days. Her poo is runny, but normal color. Shes a little slower, but still scratching around and hanging with the flock. She seems to have lost a little weight...

Ok, This is the second time I've heard this, and both people swear up and down its true..... They say the more oval eggs will produce pullets, while eggs with the pointy end will be cockerels. Personally I don't believe it, but it would be great if I'm wrong. Anyone have thoughts, or...

Sun Shine was missing when I got home.... She was my sweet heart, my spoiled little girl. She was hit by a terrible illness a couple weeks ago. She held tough, and I nursed her back to health. Spending hours dripping water & yogurt in his beck during the worst. She made a full recovery...

My son has a Jananeses pair for hi 4H project. Can they eat the pellet feed? Or do I need to buy them crumbles? I fear they would be too big, or might choke. Really don't want to keep buying a 25lb bag of crumbles just for them though..... not to mention the waste! Thanks.

Pulled out a bottle of Exprinex.. Haven't had a need in several years (obviously) .... suspecting worms, guessing I should toss this bottle and get new? Thanks, Shannon

You spend your only "free time" hand feeding a sick hen, and researching chicken poop pictures to determine if she may have worms.

My buff hen was having some resp problems, after reading decided to try Tylan 50. It was clearing up, and she was starting to eat/drink again, but was still lathargic. She was the same this morning before I left for work. I just got home, and shes back to where she was a couple days...... What...

I've been reading old post for an hour now. So may different opinions. Several people say they give the Tylan directly into the mouth instead of giving injection. Doing that would make me feel much better, because the injection scares me to death. But it's whats best for her... So...

I have 5 juvenile chicks, they are about 2mo old and fully feathered. For their protection I had to remove them from their cage to the coop. A racoon (assuming) Managed to snatch a baby last night from 1x2 in wire holes. After it climbed an 8ft fence with wire on top. Anyway, I moved them in...

1 of my americana hens is wheezing and gaping for air. another hen is starting to "honk" every so often, and Sunshine is becoming very lethargic..... All 3 hens lethargic, and it all started today. crop is empty... seeing no signs of worms in her mouth... feel no egg. don't know what I can do...

My sons Jap hen seemed a little off yesterday. When I hold her or let her wander the yard she perks up, but in cage she seems lethargic, tail down and wings sorta down (hard to tell since shes a jap) This morning I picked her up checking more closely and noticed that her mouth has a lot of...

Hi guys, I'm in need of a good picture showing the different types of combs for chickens. It's for my 4H group. They are 6yr old kids, so its needs to be something simple and clear. Thanks in advance for any help you guys may have. Shannon

Because of the waste/mess I decided to switch from crumbles to pellets. I have 5 americana chickens, and used to fill their 1 gal food bowl each day. They would empty it by afternoon, and that was with them free ranging for bugs ect. With the pellets I've gone 2.5 days before I had to fill it...

Hi everyone, My niece just joined 4H, and we are trying to figure out if the rabbits need to be registered? Found adorable ones, but only the dad of the babies is registered. Thanks, Shannon

Just wondering if having a couple rabbit in the chicken run during the days with my hens will be ok. My son is starting 4H, and it would be nice if we could multi-task the very large run with have, instead of building a new area. Our main priority if the well-being of all the animals, so we will...

Hi guys, I thought the neighbor who was taking care of my girls would have picked up the eggs, but they didn't. So now I have 20 beautiful eggs sitting in the nest box taunting me. The oldest would be 5 days old. Inside I know they would be ok, but they have been outside in the summer heat of...

My rooster is insistent on going into the tree to sleep... I've never had a problem with the idea, until the new ladies one night decided to follow. That night something nabbed 2 of them. After years of Snow White and camo sleeping up there, I didn't think much of it. First attach in a tree...

Hi guys, My sister is moving home from Hawaii while her hubby is deployed to Afganastan, but they are finding a big problem shipping their dog. They have an American Bulldog, and most airlines will not take any short nosed dogs. so were looking for other options, hopefully something less...