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  1. coltgrizzz

    Silkie attacked by dog

    Hi all, so yesterday my little champagne silkie was attacked by a dog. She has two relatively large wounds on her back and was in a state of shock. We cleaned the wounds with saline and then used blukote. She’s alert, eating, drinking, and standing up in her pen. However, I noticed her abdomen...
  2. mabeljunesbiggestfan

    Howdy!! :) + ADVICE ASK

    Hi!! I'm new to keeping chickens of my own, but I've taken care of them for years. While I'm starting small with one hen and another soon to arrive, I'm trying my best to give my current chicken-- Mabel June-- the best of care. She arrived at my home after being henpecked, for the two weeks...
  3. Aprilxoxo

    Ammonium chloride safe?

    Im stocking my chicken first aid kit and was looking for a powder to stop bleeding, like kwik stop but without the benzocaine. I found one but i wasnt sure if one of the ingredients was safe. I couldnt easily find any information through google so hoping some experts on here may know. Its...
  4. -Shade-

    Hatching (Potential) Crossbeak chick--Correctable?

    I am hatching a new batch of easter eggers from a batch of girls I've had for a few years. Just this morning, the first egg pipped and I am very excited for this year's hatch to start. But when I looked closer at the pip a few hours later I could see the beak a little better. It looks like it...
  5. hannahsocal

    Hens Not Laying For Almost 2 Weeks?? Why??

    Hello! Just thought I’d post here in case anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on what to do. :) So I have 4 laying hens (all are about 8 months old and have laid eggs before). In with them I have 3 roos that they grew up with and are friendly with (the roos mate all the hens and I’ve had zero...
  6. T

    HELP! Quail Chick with Foot Problem

    I have one about two-week-old Jumbo Brown Coturnix quail chick that has a leg/foot injury. I'm not sure what's wrong with him/her. S/he is really, really strong. S/he walks (hobbles) around to get food, water, and gets where it is warm, but s/he isn't walking like the other ones. We bought...
  7. Chickenwithnobrim

    Feeding back eggs during amprol treatment

    Im treating my whole flock for coccidiosis due to a chick having it that im brooding indoors, and this includes 2 grown outdoor hens. Im not a huge fan of eggs and only one is laying right now so i feed their eggs back, usually 3 eggs once a week. So heres the big question: Is there enough...
  8. Chickenwithnobrim

    Grey beige poop?? Help

    Hi, so for the past day and a half one of 3 chicks is pooping these light poops? I have two adult hens and never seen this poop, it looks pretty close to the color of their feed. Heres pics of the small beige one next to a normal poop. No sickly symptoms, is eating and drinking normally, i just...
  9. Jester57

    My rant

    Let me start off by saying I am far from an expert; I've been keeping chickens for about a year and a half. I've been a reading BackYard Chickens during almost all of that time. I've learned a few things along the way, mostly enough to be dangerous. But it's that learning curve that I really...
  10. Chickenwithnobrim

    1 week old chick sparring

    So is sparring this early a good indication of being a rooster? They are exactly 8 days old. My one chick tried to spar today with its siblings, full kicks and neck poof. It was ridiculous seeing a ball of fluff karate kicking. Im already calling it a he because hes the most cuddly and bonded to...
    • Chickenwithnobrim
    • Thread
    • advice advice appreciated ask baby chick behavior change guess guess gender new chicken mama one week old please advise
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  11. coltgrizzz

    Sneezy Chicken Help

    One of our little silkies started sneezing about a week ago. Didn’t think much of it cause it was infrequent. Now she’s sneezing constantly. Other than the sneezing she’s fine - eating, drinking, foraging, no ocular or nasal discharge. She also seems to be the only member of the flock displaying...
  12. C

    Some Red in Poop - Should I be concerned?

    Hello, I recently started raising chickens. I have 8 that are about 3 weeks old and I got them at about 3/4 days of age from a local chicken farm. They have remained in my garage in a large brooder since I brought them home and have not been exposed to any other animals. They have 2 water...
  13. D

    How can I help my duck get better with niacin deficiency?

    We bought her nutritional yeast yesterday and gave her water, but we don’t know whether we’re supposed to let her walk and play like usual or if resting more will help her recover. We’ll also cook some niacin rich foods for her to help her get better quickly, but other than that, is there any...
  14. D

    How much and how often do you feed your ducks Niacin and/or nutritional yeast everyday?

    How much and how often do you feed your ducks Niacin and/or nutritional yeast powder everyday? What age are they?
  15. kanami

    bullying or molting?

    i’m so stressedddd, i’ve noticed some of my chooks are losing feathers and this is coming up on year one of me being a chicken tender and this is a first for me. i need the experts to look at all these photos and help me see if they are getting bullied or if some are molting or both! one day i...
  16. kanami

    what seasonings/extras to add to feed to make it more nutritious?

    hello my feathered friends! currently i am trying to figure out if there is any way to make my current chicken feed more nutritious, i feel like i’m not doing enough for my girlypops… here is a pic of the current feed i am giving them! i usually buy from tractor supply from the next town over...
  17. kanami

    help!! should i move my coop out of the rain??

    hello, i’m still a first time chickie owner, living in bay area california and we have been getting rainstorm warnings, it hasn’t started yet but i’m wondering, should i move my coop to our covered patio? i’m not sure if the girls would be okay with getting their home pummeled with rain all...
  18. proudduckowner22

    Questions on Muscovy ducks hatching goose eggs

    Hey y’all, I am gearing up already for hatching goslings next spring, and was curious on letting Muscovy ducks hatch out most of my goose eggs next spring (I only have 1 pair of geese, they are Chinese geese) and I was also wondering how many goose eggs can one Muscovy hen hatch out in a clutch...
    • proudduckowner22
    • Thread
    • advice chinese brown geese duck egg geese gosling hatching help muscovy muscovy duck
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. S

    Worming

    Hi how often is it recommended and safe to worm a cockerel, he was abandoned so I have no idea how long it was since he was last wormed so I’m not sure if to do it or to wait, any advice would be brilliant thank you
  20. S

    Yellow coming from feather - possibly wound

    Hi I have rescued a cockerel that was abandoned - he had been attacked but his neck is recovering very well and he seems much better in himself. I have noticed recently that he has yellow coming from top of his tail feathers - looks a bit bald this patch so I’m thinking it could be a wound from...
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