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I give them layer feed but seeing as I am almost out and will be buying more soon I may get a bag of the calcium option. I’m getting so many eggs on a daily basis it would be hard to tell whether or not she was laying, I may have seen her laying but she has a near identical twin (still alive)...

I am located mid Virginia. This is in fact my own thread in emergencies, I give them an organic chicken feed (I do not have the name at the moment) and for my friendliest chickens I will give them mealworms. My dead australorp had mites crawling on her face and only on her face, my other hens...

I haven’t really taken any preventative measures other than isolating those sick and not feeding my wild birds. I have 5 ducks who often range with my chickens. Should I keep them in their separate area or should they still be allowed to range together? I also have a baby pool the ducks use but...

URGENT UPDATE: One of my Australorp hens (3-4 years) suddenly died today, no known cause of dead he comb was purple and she was still warm when I found her, she seemed to have a liquidy stomach and was oozing some out of her rear. Just half an hour ago I noticed one of my bantams not doing good...

Quick Update: No new cases in my state, the closest recent cases have been in North Carolina. I haven't really done anything to protect my chickens (I'm not sure if that's the brightest idea). I did find a hurt bird last Wednesday, from what I can tell it most likely hit my house as it was...

Sorry I never responded. She's doing fine now. Based off of the link you sent it looked more like it would be lice eggs. She still has some small clusters on her beard and I'm not sure how to get rid of them. As far as I can tell though there are no live lice on her. She I dusting regularly now...

Hello BackYardChickens, I have a query. Recently, cases of Avian Flu popping up along the east coast. There has so far been one confirmed outbreak in my state (it was in a county a far way away from me). Should I be concerned about it appearing in my flock? The outbreak was considered...

Should I cut any feathers with noticeable mite egg clusters or should I find a different way of removing the eggs?

Quick Update: She has been showing signs of mite and we are dusting her as I am typing this, she has not been pooping much and when she does it is small. Will mites cause irreparable damage to a chicken? Would it be best to help her end suffering or is there some way I can help her heal, please...

I am in the East Coast USA and I do not know the ingredients of my chicken dust. I will try what you are advising and see if it improves her condition.

Thank you!

I have a 1 year old Ameracauna Barred rock mix who is not doing well. She is moving slower than normal (but not slug slow). She is keeping her eyes 3/4 open and looking a little tired. She does have mites which we are treating using chicken dust. Her comb is turning maroon and she is relatively...