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Is there a feed that I can give my flock every once in a while to help control any intestinal parasites? Just wanting something that will work and is easy to use. Thanks!

Someone brought in an apparently injured gosling to my husband's work. (It's slightly possible to be a swan, or it could even be a duck.) It's left leg sticks straight out behind him/her and the foot it closed. Both feet have damage to the webbing (possibly ants by the looks of it). He uses the...

We have a meat chicken, rooster, that has developed a large blister-like swelling between two of his toes. (It's soft to the touch, like a blister) It doesn't appear to be from a bite or any type of injury. (I'll post a picture when I can catch him) Not real sure what to do, if anything. He's...

I found our gold lace frizzle polish chicken wandering in a parking lot. Rescued her and found her (saying her because I've assumed it's a hen) with a severely cutoff beak, lots of mites and no meat on her bones. Treated her for the mites and feed her all she'll eat. She fits in well with the...

What type of predator do ya'll think this was? We had a momma hen and 3 babies (about a month old). Last night, something came in and apparently ate whole (no evidence left) of the babies, and momma's feathers and small bits of meat were everywhere. All our other hens and fowl were fine. Not a...

I purchased some new day old chicks to put under my broody hen, who is sitting on infertile eggs. I just learned of the large issue coming out now about hatcheries with salmonella. Eek! What can I do, or should I do anything, to keep my flock healthy? There are no reasons I should believe that...

I have a broody hen who is sitting on infertile eggs. I would like to get some pullets and put them under her for her to raise. What is the best way to go about this? Thanks in advance!

Had a chicken rodeo in the local Walmart parking lot today. Finally caught him/her (Not sure which yet) and have found mites. What is a quick and good treatment for them? They are tiny, black mites. (Aren't mites black and lice white?) He/she is quarantined from other birds for now at the local...

Background info: We live in a neighborhood. I had been letting my chickens roam the yard constantly, as we are in the part of Texas that has had all the flooding this year and their yard had been underwater for weeks. Last week, we missed one of our chickens, Velociraptor. Searched everywhere...

Has anyone used them with their birds? If I wanted to use them for worms, does the shell need to on, or does the seed need to be a particular kind? Thanks for any help.

I have an almost 4 year old female pekin duck who lives with my mutt flock of hens, ducks and goose. (yes, just one) We noticed yesterday that her vent was puckered out and a bit bloody (like watered down blood). I pulled her from the rest of the flock and took her inside. Let her have a warm...

My children noticed this evening that our 4 year old female pekin duck has a hugely swollen cloaca. (I think) It basically looks like a very swollen, red (and bleeding some) donut. She doesn't seem to be in any pain, so we brought her in and she had a bath. I'm planning on putting some prep h on...

This may be a silly question. But.... I have a large rooster and a female goose. The goose has taken up with the roo and has gone broody. Is there any chance they can cross breed and the eggs be fertile? I am assuming no, but thought I'd ask. TIA!

We have a flock of 5 hens and 1 rooster, 1female pekin duck, 1 female muscovy duck and 1 female chinese (I believe) goose. All get along fairly well. Recently, our female goose has decided that our rooster is her husband. She follows him around and herds him and also tries to keep others (us...

So here is what I found in the nestbox this morning. I've anxiously been awaiting my newer hens to start laying. This is the first. :) I've had strange eggs come our of newly laying hens before, but nothing quite like this. The shell is very thin, and there is a coating of...something...on it...

I have flock of chickens, ducks and a goose. The chickens are various ages, but most are young (not quite laying age). My rooster fell pray to the heat of the summer yesterday, so we brought him inside and babied him. This morning, I went to check on him and found roundworms. Unsure if he...

I bought some chicks at Atwoods around a week and a half ago. All have been doing great, until this morning. My little cochin was fluffed up and lethargic. I pulled her out and have had her in her own area with fresh water (with electrolytes) and her normal chick started (which she's not...

Twice tonight, my chickens have sounded the alarm, and there is nothing there that I can find. This last time, it was my rooster who got everyone up in arms. There are no tracks no forces entry, no snakes hiding...any ideas or has my rooster gone off his nut? Thanks for any suggestions or ideas.

We had 2 eggs, one pipped yesterday and hatched a couple of hours ago. One egg left that was moving right before lockdown, but still no pip. Do you think it would be safe to remove the chick soon? Or should I leave her in there playing soccer with it?

We received just a little while ago, a gosling. Don't know any more than that. Sweet little thing. Likes to cuddle. Can anyone help me with what type of goose he/she might be? Age? Sex? Thanks ya'll!