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  1. F

    Help!

    Hi, yesterday my duck had an unknown sickness and wasn’t walking much. She seems to be doing better today, walking with the flock, but she still does not want to eat. Is there a stimulant to help her regain her appetite.Please feel free to ask more info if that helps.
  2. Swbertrand1

    Golden Comet Necropsy - need help with what we found

    WARNING: GRAPHIC Photos - not for the squeamish - you've been warned......... 🤢 Our 4 year-old Golden Comet, Rocky, came from a chicken hatchery as about a 3 week-old in 2019 with two others her same age. We lost one of her sisters about 6 months ago to a dog attack, while her other sister...
  3. B

    Treatment for Vent Gleet/Prolapse

    I posted a separate thread a few days ago about my sapphire gem with vent gleet/prolapse. As this was my first issue with this I found many people with similar issues suggesting to use Monistat (both orally & topically). However, it was brought to my attention, and I found many articles that...
  4. C

    Vitamin Deficiency

    On November 17th a hen I had got recently stopped being able to walk. I had only had her 12 days prior to this. She came from a family member and seemed overall healthy besides her comb not being bright or standing. Before I got her, her sisters died almost 2 years prior to animal attacks...
  5. K

    Chicken pecked badly, need advice!

    Hello! I took in a chicken from a friend of mine, who is really badly injured. She looks scalped, and looks to have lost one or both eyes. I started feeding her sugar water because she was clearly in shock, then fed her egg (not cooked) in a syringe, and regular water. She made it through the...
  6. cluckadoodledoo13

    Eggs not hatching at day 23! Should i be worried?!

    This is my first hatch and nothing has happened yet. I’m on day 23 but apart from a bit of rocking, nothing is happening. Do you think they’re ok? Should i help them. At what point do i give up? It’s so stressful and i don’t know what to expect! Please help!
  7. HAPPYCHICKENLADY17

    MY BARRED ROCK ALL OF A SUDDEN COULDNT WALK THIS MORNING....

    she made it out of the coop very slowly...i didnt see where she came from...but after finishing my chores in the run i noticed her sitting in the middle of the run...i tried to nudge her and she wouldnt move, i picked her up and set her back down and she just plopped down and spread her...
  8. HAPPYCHICKENLADY17

    bumblefoot? too late?

    one of my buff orps had poop on her, so i scooped her up to get her cleaned up and noticed her feet were full of mud so decided to clean her feet as well, when i turned her over to dry her feet i saw a black scab on the bottom of each of her feet.......what do i do now? my other buff just had...
  9. HAPPYCHICKENLADY17

    IM LOOKING TO MAIL A DOZEN EGGS TO NEW YORK

    anyone have any luck with mailing eggs, i already sent one dozen and when they arrived (sent POST OFFICE) every egg was broken, thought i packed them well.....my mom would love to have my chickies eggs ...any help would be appreciated
  10. HAPPYCHICKENLADY17

    CAN 4 SILKIE COCKEREL AND 1 FRIZZLE COCKEREL LIVE IN 1 COOP

    Can they all live in harmony, 2 silkies are 26 weeks, and 2 silkies and the frizzle are 16 weeks, they all seem to be doing fine, i let them mingle with the 17 hens i have for a bit every day supervised.....or do i see rehoming them anytime soon?
  11. JensChickies

    Medicine advice for hen

    Good morning BYC! So I have a 4 yo hen that I noticed is having trouble breathing. It's not extremely labored, but its noticeable. She is currently on metronidazole for what I believe is canker. I dosed her with baytril 10%, but it's a year expired. I went to grab my Tylan, but it too is...
  12. HAPPYCHICKENLADY17

    2 SILKIE COCKERELS ABOUT 20 WEEKS

    i have 2 silkie cockerls who just started crowing a few weeks ago....i have a buff orp hen that has been raised with them since she was 3 days old, they are in a separate coop from my 16 laying hens....but they can see eachother from the wire barracade....for the past few weeks i have been...
  13. My1stChickens

    Year old hen lethargic, with white/yellow runny poo- isolating herself

    I have a young hen, a little over a year old that's isolating herself, and was the first one on the roost last night. She has white/yellow opaque liquid poo. Her comb is bright red, but she's moving slow and has messy tail feathers. When I let everyone out of the coop, she was sitting...
  14. HAPPYCHICKENLADY17

    9 WEEK OLD SILKIE HAS A CROOKED BEAK

    it seems to eat okay we snipped off the very tips thinking it would close the beak , but it didnt, will it be okay , or do any of you see a problem in the future..i will post pics
  15. BonBon51

    Treating Gapeworms with Safe-guard in Poultry

    My Ameraucana has been displaying signs of gapeworms for over a week. This is my first time to treat something like this. Using Safe-guard but I read a post saying to get 4-5 horse hairs, make a loop, and then twist tightly. Insert this in the trechea of the chicken, twist, and you can remove...
  16. HAPPYCHICKENLADY17

    EXTRA LONG TOP BEAK ON MY 4 WEEK OLD BANTAM CHICK

    THE CHICK has not been outside yet, do you think i need to trim or will it grind itself down when it gets a bit older??..now that it is warm out they will be spending more time outdoors.....but back in cage at night to sleep
  17. HAPPYCHICKENLADY17

    smelly white discharge coming from vent

    baby is just 3 weeks old,,,been keeping clean, keeping the area well lubricated, area seems a bit swollen, chick is very active, eats(mixed ground oatmeal n with crumble food) and drinks and poops, this has been for over a week now, no improvement
  18. chickendreams24

    5 day old Silkie chick slipped tendon?

    Hi everyone. Okay I've never had this problem before in my several years with chickens so if you could please help me out that would be great. I've dealt with bumblefoot, predator attacks and wounds, splay legs, yolks not absorbed. You name it I think I've seen or done it except a couple...
  19. Farmgal101

    how do I gender chickens?

    I have thirty chickens that i will be selling and only know the gender of two.I was wondering if there are any tips you guys could give me.here are some i cant figure out the gender to 1. 2. 3. 4.
  20. TheBlessedCoop

    Chicken with blue comb

    hi there! I have a two year old red production hen that is usually very loud and energetic. I mean this girl screams all the time usually. Over the last few days she has become very quiet and she hasn't been her eager self. She sits quietly in the corner and drinks a ton of water. She has had...
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