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So I found out this morning that my 2 biggest baby chicks, who were the first to hatch have brutally pecked one of my chicks to death. Than when separating them, 2 eggs we thought were hatching were covered in blood and we found out those babies that were trying to hatch were pecked to death in...

I dont know whats wrong with my chicken. For over a month she has been broody and just sitting in her nesting box trying to lay an egg and whenever I check for an egg she doesnt have anything under her. Could this be the sign of a disease? Or does my chicken just want to be like everyone else...

I put all the eggs in a cage underneathe a heating lamp which is hot enough to keep them warm and alive. Will this suffice? Because I cant afford an incubator right now and I cant give the eggs back to the mommys because they are killing all the babies!

My mommy hens started eating their babies today and so far I saved two that were in the process of hatching. 2 were killed that werent even ready to hatch. Anyway, the one chicken wasnt even out of the egg yet so I pulled it out and saved her before mommy could kill it. And there is something...

This is so annoying! Ever since I found this goat, I took him under my care. He had a rope tied around his neck so tight that it permanently damaged his voice box. He was left with no food, water or shelter for who knows how long until I found him tied up in the woods. Ever since I rescued him...

My one silkie hen, who had a bad case of scaly mites, not long ago is skinny. During the time which she was quarantined from the other hens, she was fed yogurt, eggs, greens, mash and cracked corn. But she still isnt as fat as the other hens. Today I hand fed her yogurt with a turkey baster and...

Okay so if anyone has read my other post about my silkie having the weird foot fungus here is some updated pics of my silkies feet after 3 days of scrubbing and applying petroleum jelly to their feet. I got alot of crust off and today when I was scrubbing and peeling off the extra mite poo their...

I just got done scrubbing the mite poop off my sick silkie hen and she is very skinny! What should I give her to help boost her back to good health? I figure yogurt would be good. Is there anything else I should know?

So my silkie roo, who I suspect is still a baby, has had this weird foot fungus since I got him. One of my other silkie hens has the same fungus. I have scrubbed their feet with a brush and put peroxide on it. I also sprayed them down real good in case they had mites. I literally soaked their...

My Plymouth Rock I got a few days ago refuses to sleep in the hen house with the rest of the flock. Now, I got a red production and an australorp with the plymouth rock and they have no problem sleeping in the house. My Plymouth seems very independent and she isnt even a year old. I stuck her in...

I went outside to feed my hens and none of them wanted to eat! They are usually so excited to run to the food bowl and consume everything! I picked up one of my silkies and noticed her crop was real big. So I massaged her crop along with a few others as i have been catching them one by one. Some...

Ugh! My new chickens I got, apparently have diarrhea and it stinks, BAD! The poop is a reddish brown color. Is there any natural remedies I can use to help my poor chickies?

I am concerned about some of chickens. I just got a red production today and when I came home there was blood all over the water dish and it looked like she was pecked on her gobble and her comb. I cleaned her up with some peroxide and put her back in her nesting box. I had seperated the new...

I got a Plymouth rock, a red production and an australorp coming tomorrow. The hens were born last summer and are laying so I heard. My chickens normally pick on the new hens and put them through a lot of hell for like a day or 2 until they adjust. Is it okay for the health of my other hens to...

I got 2 eggs this morning! So very happy. Its like 66 outside right now and the chickens are rolling in the dirt and absorbing their sunshine.

Everytime I feed my hens they sneeze when they eat. Like they are eating to fast or something. I feed them all in the same bowl and i have about 15 chickens. They are fine after they eat. like they dont sneeze or anything when they are not eating. Whats wrong?

Okay, so the weather is getting warmer and my hens are still being stubborn about laying. I give them layerfeed and oyster shells mixed in their food. I sprayed them with some chicken stuff to help reduce stress and increase egg production. They have nesting boxes and a nice house to nest in...

My Ameracauna just died this morning. She was just a little over a year old. She showed no signs of illness till i found her this morning laying on the ground outside her nesting box. She was very weak and could barely move. She attempted to stand and eat with the other chickens but couldnt. I...