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She has a bump between her toes. She is a 3yo Buff Orpington and is acting normal. No limping. I'm going to go clean the bottom of her foot to look for a black spot.

Hello, I've got a three year old BO that is not feeling well. The other day I noticed her just standing by the fence, not moving so I picked her up. When I did that, she puked up all over me. It was all water...no food that I could see. I held her upside down and massaged her crop a bit...

Hello, I've got a 2year old Buff Orpington who is acting completely normal but her droppings are bright green. There are 7 girls total and this is the only one with the green droppings. Her bum was quite dirty and tinted green so I gave her a bath. She's drying out in the bathroom right now...

Hello! I've posted in the recent past about my Sweet Pea....a 2yo Buff Orpington. Recently she had soft egg shell hanging from her vent. I gave her a warm bath and let her rest but nothing changed. The next day, the shell had come out and she's been acting normal ever since. However, the...

This is Sweet Pea. A 2 yr old buff orpington. She was attacked by a possum about a year ago and pulled through! She is acting completely normal. However, she squats and acts like she's trying really hard to push something out. I tried to tug on this thing hanging out and she acted as though...

I had to leave town for a night for work (DH was still home). When I got home last night, DH was in the chicken run because one of our girls was dead on the ground. All of the others had gone to bed. I have no idea what could have happened. There are no open wounds, signs of trauma. I...

I posted in 'Predators & Pests" and it was suggested that I come over here. Moderators if you feel you need to close that other one down, do whatever you gotta do please. My girl was attacked by a hawk (I think...it was dark and under a bush) last evening. The worst damage that I can see are...

One of my 11-month old BO girls was attacked by a hawk just a little while ago. I was inside and heard some squawking that was not normal and ran out. My girl was pulled halfway through our fence (has about 4" square openings...this is around the yard...not the chicken run area). I think I...

We DID IT!! The Board of Commissioners passed the new ordinance this evening! There was an overwhelming show of support which made a huge difference. Thanks so much to everyone that showed up and proudly wore yellow Wooohooooo!!!!

Just wanted to let any locals know of this meeting.... Public Hearing on proposed ordinance change by Cherokee County Board of Commissioners Oct 5 @ 6PM 1130 Bluffs Pkwy Canton, GA Proposed ordinance changes...

Hey there. I have 8 BO pullets. I think they are getting pretty close to laying. Their wattles are getting bright red and I'm getting squats I've noticed on one of my girls that her 'ear' wattles are mostly white. I've tried to gently scrape it with my finger nail but it doesn't come off...

My BO's are 18 weeks old. I ordered them from Purely Poultry un-vaccinated. They are the only chickens I've ever had and I don't plan on adding any more into the flock. I've read a bunch of posts on Mareks and it seems like the older the chickens are, the less effective the vaccine is. So...

The other night I was sitting in the run with my 8 BO's when they all started making some noises I hadn't heard from them before. They were all chanting bawkbawkbawkbawkbawkbaGAAWWK!bawkbawkbawkbawkbawkbaGAAWWK!bawkbawkbawkbawkbawkbaGAAWWK!bawkbawkbawkbawkbawkbaGAAWWK! Over and over and over...

I have successfully treated my 8 BO hens (17 weeks old) for cocci. No one displayed any symptoms for the disease except for the bloody droppings....no lethargy or strange behavior. Now I'm noticing one girl is gaping (is that what it's called when they open their beaks and stretch their...

Silly me....I just assumed it would be ok for me to have chickens but apparently I can't. I live in unincorporated Canton, GA. Cherokee county. So what do we outlaws do? Just keep our fingers crossed that no one complains and we can keep our flock? I'm going to re-home my roo to avoid...

I took these pics about 9 days ago. I've been treating my 16 week-old BO's with Corid for cocci. Do you think they have worms too? I think I see a little worm in there....

My DH planted wisteria around our chicken run. I have read that it's poisonous to chickens and I'd like to move the wisteria but DH says they won't eat it. Is that true? Will they eat it or not? Thank you!

After reading through a lot of the extremely helpful info on this website, I've decided that I want to put together a first aid kit for my girls. It's better to be proactive than reactive, right? So, what do you suggest I get to put in my kit? The only things I have on hand so far are Corid...

Hello. I posted this under a different topic because I thought it may have been food related..... I noticed some bloody droppings two days ago and was told by a lady at TCS that it was probably worms. I have 8 hens and 1 rooster so I don't know for sure who it's coming from, though I suspect...

Hello! I am very new to raising chickens. My girls (Buff Orpingtons) are 13 weeks old. I switched them from DuMor to Purina a few weeks ago and have just started noticing bloody droppings. I'm treating them for worms but, does anyone think this may have something to do with switching their...