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Hi, it’s summer and my ladies were being absolutely swarmed by mosquitoes. There were at least a hundred on the ceiling and walls, and I felt terrible for my chickens. So, without thinking whatsoever, I went and got some bug spray and sprayed a bit on the ceiling and walls. The coop is a...

It is a lot hotter out here lately, we're going to pickup some vet RX later today and try that. She has had respiratory infections yearly for the last four years and quit laying after the first one which we treated with antibiotics. This one seems different though, maybe just less developed. A...

Hi, my 4 year old Americana is showing some symptoms. She's constantly breathing heavily, is being lethargic, and is having mustard yellow droppings. She's had issues with respiratory infections in the past but I'm not sure that this is what it is. Any help is appreciated.

Update: the only thing that's changed in the last couple of days is a handmedown waterer. I've switched back to the old one and put some antibiotics in, hopefully we'll see some results.

Also if it's helpful she hasn't been laying for a few years now.

Hi, my beautiful Americana has been acting weird the last two days. She is lethargic and constantly breathing heavily. She's having mustard yellow diarrhea quite frequently and mostly just standing around. She's maybe 4-5 years old and this is a really sudden change so I don't think it has to do...

Thanks for the advice. Door is shut

That's a great idea but there's too many of them

At this point it's almost 11 MDT so I'm leaning toward shutting the door

So I let my pigeons out in the evening which was a pretty dumb idea as it's only their second flight day, and out of 8 released only 5 made it back in and the other 3 are well up in a pine tree. The question is, do I close the loft door and let the 3 sort out their night until the 5 get let out...

I setup just that, chickens in run and loner in crate with food. Guess I'll try mingling them again tomorrow and I know someone who will take her if it doesn't work out.

So... I just put her in the yard away from the others and let them mingle if they wanted too. The original fight was pretty bad but now it's kind of the routine fluff up and chase off thing. They haven't shared food or water yet

So I just rescued a hen off of the side of a highway (no farm in sight) and am trying to introduce it to the flock. Problem is she's getting in some pretty big fights. The top hen in my flock has already proven dominance but now the newbie is beating up the lesser birds. Should I just let this...

I recently tried the epsom salt treatment on a chicken and it didn't work very well. If you can, do the surgery

I've been considering getting some decoy owls or crows but I don't know how long it would take them to figure it out.

Good luck with your hens! I've never thought about chicken care in Hawaii

I'm certainly no expert on this, but from what I've heard that looks like splay leg. You can fix it by making a hobble splint with a large band aid and some gauze. Correct me if I'm wrong and also do some research before trying this.

The problem is they aren't endangered. Our city department uses them for advertising and now we have a ton of them. You can't drive down a road here and not see one or two eyeing other people's chickens. Also, it's pretty difficult to build a mobile run for pigeons.

Chopping or snapping is all good if you know how, but the "Sciencey" method is completely incorrect. For one thing, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are completely different. Carbon monoxide is NOT generated by vinegar and baking soda. That's carbon dioxide. Also, even if you do attempt this...

Hi, I live in Larimer county Colorado, and apparently shooting hawks is illegal here. I've never lost a chicken too a hawk but for some time now hawks have been killing my racing pigeons. I've been looking through county legislature and ordinances but mostly the laws are conflicting. I'm not...