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Just come home after been away for a week and one of my dwarf hens is anemic and very weak . She has some mites on her and I have found some in their house . I have given some vitamins and minerals in some water with a dropper . Her comb is total white and she is very weak . I've clean out the...

I posted this a few days ago and got some good advice :I got a lovely new Bantam hen at the start of Oct. 4 days ago i noticed that she wasnt very well she had some mucus around her nose so the vet advised me to give her an injection of Baytrail but after giving her the 1ml (25mg Baytrail ) I...

I got a lovely new Bantam hen at the start of Oct. 4 days ago i noticed that she wasnt very well she had some mucus around her nose so the vet advised me to give her an injection of Baytrail but after giving her the 1ml (25mg Baytrail ) I relased that the dose was totally wrong it should of been...

Hello, I got a lovely new Bantam hen at the start of Oct. 4 days ago i noticed that she wasnt very well she had some mucus around her nose so the vet advised me to give her an injection of Baytrail but after giving her the 1ml (25mg Baytrail ) I relased that the dose was totally wrong it should...

My mother hen has lice and may have red mites as the main hen house was infested , lucky I have that situation under control . I would like to know if I should dust her with lice powder , her four chick are a month old in a few days ?! I have dusted their house and burnt the bedding and tonight...

I also have a limping hen. I treated her for bumble foot as she had a small black area under her foot which has now cleared up but she still wouldn't use her foot. It has become noticeably smaller and there are two black marks on the top of her claw there is no swelling or no sign of cuts. What...

My Orpington rooster had a operation on his bumblefoot about a month ago ! The vet had cut a lot off the bottom of his foot but now is it healed. Unfortunately he will not walk both of his claws look a bit swollen and red inbetween his toes. He is eating and drinking and will balance on the back...

I took my Orpington Rooster to the vet and told him that he had Bumblefoot as the first time I drought him to him he didn't know what it was..... it was very advanced and the wart like lump under his foot was very large. The vet watched the operation on You tube and than proceeded to remove the...

Hello I was wondering can anyone tell me what I should do to cure my Rooster. Last year he went limp and I brought him to my local vet ( in Italy!!) and he told me to bath his claw every day in salt water and gave me a 5 day course of antiboc. he improved alot but remained a little limp until 3...

I got 34 eggs sent from France (I live in Italy) 23 weren't broken so I am guessing that they had a very bumpy Flight here ! I put them in the incubater on Friday 8th at 7 pm after letting them rest for 24 hours. Today is there 4th day. I have candeled them and most of them have veins but there...

I have 12 little chick hatched today ..they are still in the incubater but they are getting a bit crowded and the eggs that are not yet hatched are getting bashed around alot .. when can I take them out and put them into the brooder ?

Hello , I am just about to lockdown but I having some problems with my humidty readings .I have a cheap digital thermometer and hygrometer which I have just put in the incubater. My thermometer which came with the incubater has been at a steady 100°F but the digital reads 35°C /95°F and 51%...

Hello, I would be grateful if someone could tell me when I should start lockdown. I placed the eggs at 5pm on the 6th so 5pm today is the 18th day... I have an incubater that to add water I have to open the whole door..so that means every time the door gets opened and i'm worired that that will...

Hello , I set my hens eggs on the 6th at 5pm. I have been checking the temp. on a regular basis and it has been in between 101°f /100°f until this morning when I found it at 102°F, I turned it down and checked that it was at 100°F before leaving for work.5 hours later when I get home I find it...

Hello again I have been waiting on a chick that has been chipping in it's egg since the 18th and still on sign of it coming out ...it is it's 24th day !!! How long should I wait ?

Can anyone please help me!! I had 23 egg in my incubater (first time!) 17 hatched on the 16th /17th and then they stopped due date was the 17th. Yesterday 18th, as I was adding water for humidity I heard one of the egg chip. it is still chipping !! can I do anything to help apart just hope...

Hello everyone , I had 23 eggs in my incubater (my first try )and they started to hatch a day early. 17 hatched so far the last one to hatch was yesterday morning. the eggs left don't seem to be moving at all only one I can hear it chipping!! What should I do ?? Just wait... or will I do the...