health

New to chickens have none yet, looking for friendly chickens that will be in the back yard with my two bee hives. Want to keep them and the Bees healthy without medications. Prefer to have six or so chickens and haven’t built a coop for them yet looking after March for the right birds. Would...

I am new to keeping chickens. I have had my chickens for about 3 months. A couple of months ago one of my chickens got really lethargic. I noticed it was moving slowly and would let me pick it up without trying to get away or flap its wings. Not knowing if it was sick and if it would get better...

I have 3 broiler chickens all 9 weeks old. They don't look fully big, they are yoing and they chirp, I just give rice, grains and scraps as food. And they are very active. May be after it grows fully matured, i might free range it around the house. I'm not planning to kill them for meat at all...

Hello, My dove is 3 years old male. He is usually a bit heavy and round around the breast. However, today he feels very light. I weighed him and he's about 109 grams. He definitely lost weight and I noticed that he is not eating, but is activie and cooing. I'd like to add that he got a new mate...

Yes, I know...it's a doomed pet. But I'm good at doing the extra leg work for the things I love ( doomed or not). These 3 Cornish x are almost 3 weeks, and are technically for my sister's ffa project. But, they definitely won't make show. They have been given a high protein diet and fed 24/7. I...

so i am just coming across mention of this chicken health handbook. id looked it up and it has a nice 4.5 star rating online but i am still curious to see if anyone has an opinion of it online here before i click over and order it all hasty like. any insight is always greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Introduction I am still new at raising backyard chickens and learning more every day, this community has been such a valuable resource for me and a true gift of loving, caring, knowledgeable, and helpful people as I have tried navigating raising my small flock of backyard chickens. I truly...

I have a hen that has no feet!(butterfly) The only thing I can think of is that last winter it got so cold and she had mud on her feet, and then they got frost bit. They just fell off. She's learned how to get around, but I would like to find something more for her to get her off the ground.

Hi great straightforward site with easy advice for small backyard set up. We have 3 chickens. 2 are new araucanas and one is poorly. But all advice is helpful. How much cider vinegar to add to say 2 cups water for their drinking water? How to add garlic? Heard seaweed liquid is also good super...

My female pekin duck has tjese on her webbers. I have been putting s thin layer of peroxide on it and cleaning it gently but it has me concerned. I'm still a newbie duck mom, they are 7months old. She doesn't seem to be in pain or anything but still scares me The male is fine and doesn't look...

My chicken got her WHOLE LEFT LEG EATEN BY A RAT! She is STILL breathing! I dont know what to do! Can she still live!? How can I help her? Her breed is a Plymouth Rock! I just got home from school and I saw her laying down eyes closed and stiff. She wasn't moving so I went to check. I flipped...

I don't think this is an emergency, I am not sure what it is. Okay, so on and off one of my 6 month old easter egger hens has been showing weird behavior. She stops suddenly and reels her head back, often stepping backwards into things. It looks like she's trying to swallow? My mom and I have...

hi all! How often should I expect to see intestinal tissues in droppings?

Hello! My mother and I live in Van Nuys, CA, and we have two chickens, and a rooster. One of our chickens, Beo, showed up on our neighbors doorstep during the heavy rains last year, and he gave her to us to have. (We didn't put up lost pets signs or anything because she had been abused, we know...

Ever since I got my first chick I've been viewing chicken's as these fragile, easily injured fluffy babies that I must protect from falls and trips of any kind. I have panic attacks when they run too fast and turn sharply and put their wing out to turn; it looks and sounds painful! Don't even...

I cannot express the amount of worry I had this morning! Woke up to a absoloute shock! My perfectly healthy week old chick was laying beneath her mother unable to move! I quickly blamed myself, carrying her over to the water and giving her a sip. She fell into the water unable to stand and...

Looking for advice on what types of things I should have on hand for my sheep and goats for example medical supplies and such. How often should they be dewormed ? What should I offer them as preventative measures? All products must be safe around horses as well . Thank you for any advice you...

Hello y'all. :D I know this is really odd... but I have a chicken that refuses to dustbath... She has space (free range), lots of good food and appears very happy, contented and healthy otherwise... However, I have to giver baths about every week to keep lice/mites under control. :p She seems to...

I have 4 chicks about 5 weeks old and recently they have started to shake their head from left to right very fast and make a slightly high pitched chirp sound it looks like sneezing but it might be something completely normal. (My first time keeping chicks)

Hi all, Looking for help or advice. When i bought my Welsummer's i was told they were 20 weeks old, this was 7 weeks ago which should make them 7 months old or 27weeks. Every reference i have said they should be laying by now but their not. They have not laid anything. They are settled in...