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Anyone know what this actually is? There are 3 chicks that have it (out of 15), was reading up and said to treat the entire flock with duramycin-10. However, I can not find it anywhere. We also have no vets that treat poultry around me. Ideas/Identifications please and treatment.

So as previous posts I have mentioned my neighbor is not to happy I have chickens. Long story short he found out my sexuality and has had been causing me trouble ever since. My other neighbors love the chickens, bring their kids to pet and love getting fresh eggs. Anyway, I have two “loud”...

So I have someone who lives 2.5 hours away that is willing to take my Roos, however, I would like to keep any hens I have. I have three birds I am not sure their gender, if you could assist I would greatly appreciate it. My assumption is Bird 1,2 are hens and bird 3 is a roo. Bird1: Bird 2...

If this was asked 100x, I am sorry, I did a quick search around the forum and couldn't find any information on it. However, I have a couple Roos from hatching my own eggs (wanted to do it at least once, I know silly). I think out of the 9 that hatched, 4 possibly 5 are roos. I have homes for 3...

So over the past couple weeks my hens egg production have dropped. Not drastically but to a point of concern. I have 9 laying hens, and I would get 7-8 eggs a day. I am now getting around 4-5. I checked the vent of all the chickens and there are a few that look a messy. Which I assume is...

So, recently put a garden of plants around my chicken coop, I have cucumbers, various beans and sunflowers growing around the chicken coop. Today I noticed this bad boy in the top corner of the coop. S/he is about the size of my hand, freaked me out until I found out its just a common...

Hey all, I hate that I have to write this post, but I am starting to get worried because my neighbor is getting more and more aggressive and now stating threats. Backstory, I have setup a 8'x10' coop in my backyard. It currently holds 9 laying hens and a few baby chicks, no roosters. The...

I searched around and I am sure this was answered 100 times but couldn’t find something identical to the picture. My best guess is an abscess that I should put warm compresses on. Thoughts? I haven’t touched it but it looks crusty.

Hey all, So after many weeks of building, it's finally habitable. The coop is around 12x10 for my ten hens! I live in south Louisiana so things get hot! Went with a more open design. I plan on building a panels that folds up on the left side of the coop where the laying boxes will go (they...

So I have two batches of chickens about 10-15 days apart in separate brooders. in the older chick brooder I had one runt who just wasn’t doing good. I moved her to the other brooder and is nearly the same size as chicks 10-15 days younger than her. Now all she does is sit under the heater and...

I have chicks that hatched on 10/20 (so now about 9 days old) and I have chicks hatching Nov 1st. Can I mix them or should I do separate brooders until they go outside in the coop? I know the size difference can be concerning.

So was curious if anyone in the south did an outdoor brooder. The lows are getting to be around 55 and most the days are 77-80ish. I saw some cool simple designs that I liked. The chicks are currently in my garage and are doing fine, this post is mostly out of curiosity then need.

Rather a safe than sorry post. Chick had pasty bum twice and now just looks odd. Chest seems to be flared out and butt seems inflamed. She is not as active as the other gals and spends most her time under the brooder heat instead of roaming like her friends.

So I am bought the plans for the below coop, and I plan on building it with some mild modifications to handle the southern heat. Just some details about my future flock and size of this as pictures are deceiving. The henhouse is 35 sqft and the run is 102 sqft, with the ability to add...

So I previously started this journey back in 2018, when I latter realized that I had no "legal" place to put a coop and ended the whole journey. However, I am now in a new house (and single), so I have some extra time on my hands and I want my chickens! Guess I will give a run down of what I...

Hey all, Or should I say y'all. Finally got to my new house down in Lafayette, Louisiana! Waited for the first huge rain storm to check for flooding and I think we are in the clear. I am in a small neighborhood with a ~2500 sqft backyard. In the far back I plan on taking out that bush and...

With moving to Lafayette, LA in two weeks, I have been researching coop designs. From my introduction thread, people mentioned that I should consider building an open-air coop, as the south can get very hot. Upon looking at "normal" coops vs open-air, I couldn't find a major difference. The...

Hey all! My name is Paul and I am brand new to this whole adventure. Basically my husband and I are moving to our first home June 30th (Lafayette, LA) and in the next 5-10 years we want to start a homestead. However, as things go, we can't afford to buy a huge house with 15+ acres just yet. So...