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I got 3 baby chicks yesterday. I noticed some pecking on them, At what age can i use anti-parasite powder on them (for lice, mites etc)? Is there something else that i can do? Thanx a lot in advance.

Good evening, I have wormed my girls a few days ago, and in the instructions it says that i should throw away the eggs for the next 3 days. I have read that during worming the birds need proteins. So i will give them milk and yogurt together with their food. Today is the final day that...

I lost one of my hens yesterday. The story goes as follows. She was nesting more than two months ago, but there was no success to become a mother due to my stupidity. Now a few days ago she decided to give it another go. We found her dead yesterday, and what was strange was the fact that many...

The last two days i got eggs that have really weird shape. They are rather elongated and also the shell is not smooth. Taking in mind that they are the same I am pretty positive that the same hen lays them. Is this normal? Thanx a lot in advance

I removed my hen from the nest this morning, and took the eggs from the nest. She went to have a look, and when she noticed that the eggs were gone, she ran in the coop and sat in a nest. What should i do? I noticed that she lost some weight and I am not sure if she will make it., if she sits...

I spoke with my uncle, and he told me that I should better remove her from the nest, because these extra days may kill her. Any idea how to make sure that she will not sit on eggs?

Hallo people, One of my hens was sitting on some eggs for 3 weeks. Due to my stupidity i didn't isolate her from the others, and as a result of this 5 out of the 6 eggs broke, and from the last one no chick came out. For some reason she still sits on the nest, so i decide to give her a...

I have chickens only for a year, and during this period, I learned a lot from them. I never expected that I will bond with them that much, and also do things like these (visits to the vet, take care of them individually, even examine their interior with my finger). I will always remember her...

Unfortunately my little hen has just died. Twenty four hours ago we were together digging in the garden. Now I have just buried her. I made a post-mortem and I found something really strange. Her intestines were ok, so I treated her properly from vent gleet. I found one egg without a shell and...

I am trying from early this morning to remove the egg from her, but it seems impossible at the moment. I had her inside warm water, and when her muscles got loose, I tried to locate the egg with my finger. It seems that the egg-path is blocked. I feel some flesh first, and then right after it is...

She is not old. She is only a year old, but indeed the egg is quite big for her size. Also I think the fact she lost quite a lot of weight makes her muscles a bit weaker than usual. When she breathes her beak is closed, but she is not in her best mood I think. I spent almost a month to help her...

I went to place my little hen on her own area for the night, and she seems to breath a bit heavy. I hope that she will make the night. If she manages to release this egg, what is the chance for this to happen again?

In terms of strength she seems to be OK. Quite vivid also. I hope now that the sun is setting will help her a bit. Poor hen the last month she has suffered a lot. Is it possible that the vent gleet infection damaged her interior? The egg, 1-2 hours ago was quite close to come out, but now it...

I tried again (soaking in warm water), but the egg does not seem to move outwards at all. Is it possible that the process of laying stopped because it's getting dark now? How long she gets to live if the egg stays inside her?

I tried soaking her in water. She seemed a bit relaxed, but still nothing has happened. How many times do I have to do this, to help her lay this egg? What are the other options? When I had inside the water I think that the egg was moving outwards, since she was a bit in pain or looked like...

Thanx a lot. This sound like a plan. But will this ensure that this won't happen again? I mean is there any treatment for this condition?

I had a hen with vent gleet which lost a lot of weight. The last few days she started recovering, and she seemed to be getting back in shape, since she started gaining weight. I just saw her now in great pain, and I checked with her. I saw that she has an egg inside her, and it is really...

We got snakes here (Greece), though i haven't seen any this year so far, since it is not that warm yet. Also i found some pine saving a bit hard, like they are yolk stained. So this could mean that the egg eater is within the flock. I will keep an eye on them.

The last few days I noticed that I was getting less eggs than usual. Today I also saw that in the nest that my hen is sitting to have her chicks one egg is missing. Obviously someone ate it. In case I got egg eaters how can I spot them, and how I can solve the problem? I check for traces of...

Do you know how can i know if this is the case? And also is there any treatment?