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We have baby chicks that are 4 days old, They have started to dig and peck. We have them in large wood shavings from tractor supply. I notice them picking up small pieces and I can’t tell is they are eating the wood. They know where their food is and eat from it. Are they eating the wood, is...

My chicken will not eat and I do not know what to do!!!!! My chicken (Nightshade) is a young Belgium Du'ccle. She will not eat! Her crop is getting smaller and she is sick. She has been sick for a few days and has not eaten. She cannot move her legs but her wings can move. I have been trying to...

I have a baby chick that needed assistance hatching a couple days ago. The first 2 days the chick had trouble standing up and walking but now it is fine but ever since hatching it hasn't been eating or drinking on it's own. We have to force feed it by dipping it's beak into the water and putting...

I have a week old silkie chick that just can’t seem to figure out how to eat chick starter. Pecks the ground/feeder/my hand with a closed beak. Currently on a liquid diet, I’m giving him drops of egg yolk three times a day, which is keeping him alive but it’s not a long term solution. How do I...

Hello, I have a hen that has been through ALOT in the past half year. She’s had worms, been rejected from her flock, and then attacked by a fox. Now she has a bacterial infection. She had stopped eating last week, so I took her to the vet. They gave me meds and told me to tube feed her. I did...

Hello, recently ive had a chick that wasnt eating or drinking. After a few days of force feeding/watering and helping them gain strength they've started drinking by themselves, ive seen them occasionally peck at food but im unsure if they're consuming it. I know you can check by feeling their...

Hi, On Sunday I purchased five mallards, all two years old. Three are females and two are males. They are staying in my garage while their coop is being finished. I haven't noticed them eating (they are all terrified of me - didn't have much people interaction before). I unfortunately filled...

Hello everyone, About 6 weeks ago one of my Sussex flew out of her yard so my puppy had a fun time cuddling her and pulling out 70% of her feathers!! He had her for about 40 mins until we realised! She recovered well and after a few days, she was eager to be outside and back with the flock...

All of my hens are a little over 2.5 years old and most have finished up a molt. A couple returned to laying, but, as the days shortened, they soon stopped. Only one RIR is laying (after a molt). My ISA brown seems to have stopped entirely, which is a first, and my GLW, after starting to lay for...

Hi all! I am staying at my MIL house, with my 4 dogs and 3 chickens. She has a ton of cats and fleas are all over the backyard. We did so much research, decided permethrin was our best bet to battle them. Safe via ratio chart at .50 it’s been sunny and dried out over 24 hrs. (Yes cats were kept...

Hi everyone, I have a chick who is 10 days old and not eating. I have been giving her Nex Tex Poultry Nutri Drops (my Nutri Drench has not arrived yet) but she has not wanted to eat anything today. She does not open her beak to eat or peck, so we have been spoon feeding her her seed mix with...

I have 6 chickens that have always been in perfect health. I raised 5 of the chickens myself and 1 I got after she was a year old. Out of the 5 babies (they’re actually about 5 months old now) one has grown the fastest. She is a BEAST. She’s always been 3x as big as the others. She has always...

Hey fellow duck lovers. Yesterday I said goodbye to one of my Muscovy ducks, Daphne. She died after a long bout with a respiratory illness of some kind. My question today is about her sister Gigi. Gigi has been standoffish the last few days, and I noticed yesterday was not interested in eating...

One of my favorite girls( Becky Lunch) will make a gasping sort of sound when she eats. She seems normal other wise; drinking water, laying healthy looking eggs, normal poo etc. I haven't seen the others do it... Could there be something wrong?

Hi my chicken I super sick we got her in September and she is a rescue hen (used to live in a commercial barn) she is crouched down and spends all day sitting down, she is eating and drinking loads but the water kinda dribbles out of her mouth. She is gasping for air. Her comb is dry slightly...

I got multiple baby ducklings two days ago from a feed store. Their all eating and drinking and doing perfectly fine except one. He is a baby black runner. The thing with him is he won’t eat unless I make him get up and go to the food. He won’t even eat it unless it put some in their water, and...

Long story: I have looked everywhere and have done what I can, but I'm still very concerned. On April 3rd, i rolled a log, and my hen ran under before I could stop it. I should have checked before doing so, and i feel so guilty about it. :( It was a small, thin log, but it was still pretty...

What do I do? I saw my chicken eat a small amount of half-dried gorilla wood glue as I was repairing a bench, yet she seems ok. Should I be worried? Can I eat her eggs?

I have a leghorn chicken, her name is Munchkin. She's about 16 or so weeks old, and we brought her in the house maybe 2 weeks ago. She had been huddled away from the flock and lethargic. Right now, she's currently in a dog crate. Her shavings get changed regularly and I take her out every so...

So I have discovered a rooster among the 6 pullets I had purchased. I have also discovered a male guinea of the 3 I have left from the 4 I purchased along side the pullets. The guinea has now taken to attacking the rooster whenever they are in the same section of their confinement (indoor or...