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I realize head twitching can be caused by several things, but could extreme cold be one? We're in the Texas vortex horror show right now. Outside temps are in the 20s now, but have been below 20 for about 48 hours before this afternoon, down to almost zero the last two nites. (I realize this...

I've seen a lot on this topic, but I'm going to ask from a slightly different angle than I've seen so far. Our original flock is 25 hens, 5 different breeds, 8 months old. The newbies are 10 Easter Eggers, 2-1/2 mo. old (but they seem big for their age). We've just put them in a cage inside the...

My 6-mo-old flock started coming down with fowlpox about 2 weeks ago. I had this in my last flock (at another location, years ago), and it ran through the entire flock; they looked awful, but they didn't seem to notice except occasionally mistaking someone else's pock for a bug to be eaten. When...

I have 5-1/2 months old Golden-laced Wyondotte who yesterday started acting lethargic. I found a cocklebur in one foot (not embedded, just lightly attached) last nite and removed it, but she's still lethargic this morning. She's spending a lot of time sitting on the ground, but her head is...

We noted the enlarged crop on "Croppie," my new name for this chick, 4 days ago. She is almost 3-1/2 months old. Of course, I did a bunch of research about how to diagnose and treat this, including Two Crows great article. Until today, I thought she had a doughy crop b/c (1) it wasn't really...

I've seen variations of this question in other threads, but haven't found a clear answer (there may not be one, but I appreciate hearing your experiences!). I have 25 9-week-old hens/chicks (they look like small hens now) and 7 4-week-old keets. We had to coop the hens up a couple days ago due...

We have a large yard for our hens, super secure from anything other than arial attacks. Sure enough, we just lost one to a hawk. We're planning to cover the yard a bit at a time with avian netting, but we're also concerned about smaller birds, bats, etc., getting caught in the netting. We'll...

We have 25 2-1/2 week old chicks. They've been in a brooder made of cardboard, with pine shavings for bedding. Feeding them medicated chick starter, with some grit mixed in. Everyone else is FINE and very energetic, but one Easter Egger is standing up straight, looks puffed up, and she may be...

Hi, all, I have a hen (either 3-1/2 or 4-1/2 years old) who's been having "production" problems for the past maybe 3 months. I've started calling her "Poopsie" b/c her butt is usually pretty messy; occasionally you can tell there's egg content in the poop, but not often. Her belly has been...

Hi, everyone, I've been going through previous discussions about respiratory problems, and all I've seen discuss multiple symptoms. My sick hen has only one symptom that I can tell (other than being slightly lethargic, tho she has no trouble running when it's Chickie Treat Time). She seems...

My hens (about 30) free range all day. Three days ago, Peepers started having trouble walking, at least when she tries to run, and standing up from a sitting position. I noticed it first when at Chickie Treat time; she came running but sprawled forward, legs out behind her. She was able to...

I have lost 4 hens in the past 6-8 weeks to some unidentifiable illness, and now a fifth seems to be ill. The pattern is that one will seem to start feeling bad (slightly lethargic, not real exciting about Treat Time, etc.), and gradually get worse over a few days, then die. A few days later...

Hi, all, One of our 2 1/2 y-o hens seems to have displaced or injured one hip, based on how she moves that leg. She can get around pretty well most days, but when it rains,she barely uses that leg, almost dragging it. So whatever the original cause,she acts as if she has arthritis. I want to...

My two-year-old rooster is having an unidentifiable problem. Something is wrong with one of his eyes -- he keeps it closed about half the time. This actually happened several months ago, and after a week or so, he stopped protecting his eye and has seemed fine ever since, except he clearly...

Several months ago, my rooster had a problem with one eye. He kept it mostly closed for a few days, then slowly began opening it more. After a week or so, he didn't keep it closed, though I believe he can't see as well with it, but can see. No swelling, no puss, no obvious injury. A few days...

I know this has been discussed before, but I see varying experiences so thought I would just ask for more stories to try to get a feel for what is most common. We have a 2-y-o Sicilian Buttercup rooster (see photo), very calm natured, who's been the only rooster in our flock of about 30. Our...

I am broken-hearted that my and my husband's favorite hen, our baby, died overnight. It's a long story why she's our favorite, but the short story is she's a product of our flock, but no one wanted to mother her, so I raised her from Day 2! For a variety of reasons, we named her "Supergirl."...

Our new baby chicks have been in the coop with Mama, Papa, and 15 aunts since they hatched. I put out lots of medicated feed, and for the first few days, that's all they ate. However, Mama soon started introducing them to grown-up food, and as of today, Day 12, she has them out free-ranging...

I've seen the thread on HOW, but SHOULD I? My nest boxes are about 5 feet in the air (suspended from the ceiling). Will that be a problem when the chicks hatch? Will they injure themselves leaving the nest? Will Mama stay down on the ground with them at night, or go back up to her nest? My...

Well, we have solved the mystery of reduced production in the spring time and magically disappearing eggs: chicken snakes. I've read all the back and forth about sulfur, garlic, and moth balls. I've read about Snake-away. But I haven't found any commentary on Serpentguard. Has anyone used...