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So after routine checking of my flock I noticed this on the bottom of Butter's feet. I was instantly worried of bumblefoot so I took action. After soaking her feet in a warm epsom salt bath (which she hated) I began to check out the area. Her feet have a slight pink color to them, no hardness...

So through a certain set of circumstances, I have been given a piglet by my neighbor. His pig recently had 7 piglets and he offered me one in exchange for my help with his pig's pregnancy. I have a problem when it comes to animals and I couldn't say no. The piglet will come stay with us in 7...

So I've heard that treating chickens for worms twice a year is a good practice, especially in coops and runs that are stationary (which mine is). Other than somewhat pale faces during the day (which I have assumed is heat related as it's been in the 90's here with very high humidity) I haven't...

I have three EE chicks that are approximately 1 month of age. I'm a bit poor on guessing genders until they get a bit older but I'm curious as to if my thought process on them is correct. This is the eldest of the three, and I'm leaning towards female. This one has the exact same feathering...

This morning I was greeted with this. I instantly began to panic as I was afraid of Coccidiosis and wasn't sure if I should treat my flock as a preventative measure. I instantly began to follow around the chickens and inspect droppings. After following them around for a bit, Butter gave me...

I've been lurking around here for some time now and meaning to actually post more on here, but life really has hit me in the behind since last year when I was panic posting to you all about heat lamps with my first batch of chickens. I'm happy to say that all of them made it and are happily...

I have a hen (EE) who went broody while my wife and I were away for her baby shower that happened over the weekend (27 Apr - 1 May) . When we got back she had a clutch of approximately 5 eggs. We were thinking of removing them, however, wifey wanted chicks and we just so happen to have a Roo so...

I am currently on week two of Easter Egger chick life. It is 92 degrees outside in VA at the moment. The room that I'm keeping the chicks in has an ambient temp of 87 degrees. I know on week two I am supposed to move up the lamp so that it maintains a temp of around 90 degrees. Currently I have...

Hey guys! First time chicken mom here and boy do I have a lot of questions for you all. I'm currently in the "hover mode" of chick life, and I'm terrified to sleep for fear that something will happen to my babies while I'm out.

I'm a first time chick mom, and this is all very new to me. I've been anxiously hovering all day, raising and lowering my heat lamp due to high then low temps. I currently live in a house that does not have AC and ambient temp in the room with the 7 new chicks ranges from about 85 to 82...