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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

When we built our modest suburban chicken coop, we went a little over the top with the run. It's more like an aviary to be honest. Now we're thinking about adding a pigeon loft and 3-4 pigeons next door so they can share the aviary with the chickens. I'm just wondering if that's smart, do...

The other day I noticed my Silver Laced Wyandotte was limping. I checked her leg for bone injuries and didn't find any, but later it occurred to me to check the bottom of her foot. I found this sore and it doesn't appear to be a horribly bad problem, but I don't want her to be in pain. What is...

It feels like I've just got one problem after another today! My two year old Silver Laced Wyandotte is limping, I noticed it yesterday and thought she would heal up. This evening shes limping more than ever and making some very distressed noises. What should I do?

Hi, Yesterday I gave my chickens a bowl of old strawberries. They ate them all, but when I went to shut them in for the night they all seemed sluggish and one was making slightly distressed noises. Should this be something to be worried about? They're better this morning, though all have...

Hi, I gave my 5 chickens a bowl of slightly overripe straw berries this morning, and when I went to shut them in tonight, they seemed a little weird. Most were sitting down, and one was making slightly agitated noises. Is this sour crop, or just gastric upset? I don't want to jump to...