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I’m trying to determine if one of my chickens has a respiratory illness or gapeworm so I can figure out how to help/treat. Chicken symptoms occurring for about 2.5 weeks and now are getting worse. •opening mouth to breath •wheezy sound on inhale •this morning stretched neck and moved from...

Hello, I recently agreed to take on a neighbor's flock bc she was moving. One chicken came to me with a sneeze and frequently breathing from an open mouth. She's a friendly chicken and today seems to be more withdrawn. I watched the morning as she opened her mouth to breath and moved her neck...

Am I to just insert the whole pill into her beak and she will swallow? That easy? No need to crush into food or anything like that? I’m a newbie, so thank you for your advice.

I have 3 year old laying hens and 10 week old chickens. I am about to introduce them and combine the flock in the next few weeks. I also have a hen, Stella, who has battled Egg Yolk Peritonitis and won. She lays daily, however the top of her shell is almost always brittle and broken. SoI feel...

I wanted to follow up here to share more of Stella’s story. After spending over $200 to take our sweet girl to the vet, my partner in life convinced me to wait a few more days to give the antibiotics a chance to work. I was doubtful given what I had read and ultimately didn’t think she would...

Thank you so much for your guidance and support. What a wonderful community.

Thank you. This was very informative and comforting. I am learning and will take this new knowledge forward. I appreciate you taking time to help guide me through this decision.

I want to thank everyone who posted and shared their stories. Sweet Stella is resting much of today with her eyes closed. Thank you for helping me to understand EYP an its affects on hens.All of the advice and information has helped me to make a decision. I think she will continue to...

Hello wonderful community. My 2 year old golden comet Stella may have egg yolk peritonitis. She has a history of troubled laying (top of shell not formed). She has been unwell, going on 3 weeks. I took her to the vet a week ago, with no clear diagnosis, but vet said EYP is creeping up on her...

Hello dawg53, Thank you for responding again. I called the vet, but have not heard back. I gave her a bath, but wasn't able to locate any eggshell or yolk. I have Safeguard coming in the mail, but not until Saturday. There is not a local store for me to purchase sooner. I also ordered Nutri...

It is doubtful that she drank contaminated water. However there is an old pie tin that had food scraps at one time, that I found discarded with a little feces and rainwater in under a tree in the run. Removed it. She hasn't laid for a while. she started laying eggs with a very fragile shell at...

I have a two year old golden comet who is sick. She is standing still hunched up, chicken tucked under, with pale/small waddle and comb. She had an enormously poopy butt, and we gave her a bath last night to make sure she didn't have an obstruction. During her bath, I could feel her keel. After...

This is exactly what my chicken looks/acts like. She is also a golden. I’ve cleaned up her poopy butt bc I thought maybe she was blocked. But now thinking worms. What dewormer did you use? All 6 of my other hens seem fine.

Hello. A few days ago I posted bc my chicken was limping. Happy to report she does not have Bumblefoot. However she does have some bruising on her leg, just above her foot. (Do chickens have ankles?) She walked cautiously his morning, but is now full on limping and pretty much did the same...

Hello. My dear Annie is limping and the problem seems to be her left foot/leg. I noticed her sitting a lot yesterday while the flock was free-ranging but didn’t think much of it until I saw her limping today. She rests frequently. Both of her feet feel warm to the touch, but I compared with...

Hello all. I discovered that one of my hens is eating her own eggs. This has been going on for less than a week, though details are a bit hazy as friends were visiting and kids were collecting eggs. I believe it started with a soft shelled egg that became broken in nesting box. Today I heard...

Thanks Cottontail. Yes. That is also possible. I think that's what has most been on my mind. These fox are just as likely to show up during the day as they are at night. Maybe I will just lock them in the coop. They are not going to like it, but at least they will live. And they winter in the...

Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with not begin able to fully trust repellants while away. I do plan on keeping them in the pen, and luckily we have an automatic door (after the above mentioned raccoon attack) that will shut them in at night.

Thank you! I am so sorry about the loss of your chickens. I had a raccoon get into my coop in the fall and I lost my sentinel. All because I forgot to close the coop door. I still feel upset about that. :( He kept coming back for weeks for another shot at the rest of them, but we were diligent...

Hello everyone, I hoping to gather some suggestions from this amazing community regarding fox deterrents, as well are about to embark on a 5-7 day vacation and cannot find a house sitter. We will have someone here every other day to check on chickens, feed, water, collect eggs, etc. However, I...