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Hey all, I live in Montana and for the third year in a row at about the same time, my entire flock of 5 gets lice. I have done everything to try and stop it. I bought a very nice plastic coop that is spot cleaned once a day and throughly cleaned once a week. I bought small hardware net to...

Maybe this isn’t an “emergency” question, but it sort of feels like one because I just had a chicken die and now am left with one Buff Orpington and one tiny bantam. They are healthy for now, but I’m super worried about them getting cold. I live in Montana and tonight it’s 20. It will be -20...

Hi, I live in Montana and we’ve already had a week where highs were only in the teens, and nights are well below freezing consistently now. And real winter isn’t here yet. I (had) 4 chickens. A bantam got very ill a month ago and although she survived, she weighs 1lb and can’t stay warm enough...

Hi. My young hen is having a rough day. I noticed watery/clear/with a little white diarrhea a couple of days ago, and only today have figured out who it is. I got two Buff Orpington chicks this spring and they just began laying two weeks ago. I’ve gotten 1-3 eggs per day so someone is laying...

Hi folks, I have had a bantam for 3 years, her previous owner had her for 5 years and she got her from someone who didn’t reveal her age but she was fully grown. She’s very tiny. She’s been a trooper every winter, but we dropped temps quick in the last week and every morning she is shaking and...

Hi all, thanks for any advice and help in advance. I have a 2 1/2 year old Olandsk Dwarf hen who suddenly fell ill. She started sleeping standing up and not doing her normal routine. Upon investigation I found that she had lice and I have treated her with powder and given her kitten frontline. I...