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  1. ChickChic00

    Alfalfa Meal?

    So, i just got done reading up that Alfalfa Meal is good for chickens, and that it is high in protein. Well when i go to images and try to see what it looks like, it just shows chickens eating alfalfa hay. Could i soak alfalfa pellets and feed it to them? Any help is very much appreciated.
  2. grrunble

    Scissor beak help!

    Hello! I just wanted to know if anyone has some tips for managing a chicken with scissor beak. I’ve read about it so much but still have a few questions... I’ll attach some pictures of the poor babe. I’ve seen you can give them a scrambled egg for nutrients, but she has trouble getting it into...
  3. C

    My approx. 4 month old pullet won't stop chirping

    could someone please help? my pullet won't stop chirping. she makes high pitched chirps nonstop. they are especially loud when people walk near her. she is also very afraid of people (any advice on how i could get her more comfortable?). my other pullets (same age) are already clucking so I...
  4. K

    Is this roundworms?

    I have 3, 12 week old wyandottes that I got a few weeks ago. Today I noticed that one of them had some funky looking poop. Is this roundworms? It wasn't spread out like that at first, it was all a solid clump but I was curious and spread it out with a stick. I've never seen poop like this with...
  5. L

    Chicken has strange spots/blisters on comb!

    I picked up my hen today and noticed something on her comb. It’s sort of like yellow spots/blisters. She didn’t have these yesterday and isn’t showing any other symptoms. I have attached two images below but you might have to zoom in to see them clearly. It’s been very sunny outside so they...
  6. M

    Muscovy hatch help

    I have a Muscovy with 6 eggs due to hatch Friday. Yesterday one started to pip. My hen broke open the egg and carried it out of the nest. The duckling is still alive and the bleeding has stopped but I am not sure what to do. Do I leave it in the shell or take it out of the shell?
  7. 5

    Missing Feathers Mystery

    Hello! So, November 2020 through January 2021, my chickens were molting. Only one of my hens had a hard molt, another lost feathers around her neck, while the others barely molted. The hen who had a hard molt grew her feathers back 2-3 months ago, while my featherless necked hen didn't. I...
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    • Thread
    • bare spots feather loss bully behavior feather damage feather disease feather loss help anyone😰😰😰😭😭 help appreciated rapid feather loss not due to molting sick hen
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
  8. Pollito Pelon

    Brinsea Ovation 56 Ex

    Just ordered a Brinsea Incubator Any tips for getting started it will be arriving next week I plan on doing mostly chickens but maybe turkeys and other birds.
  9. J

    Need help with sexing my black sex link chicks

  10. C

    I got 3 chicks, not sure what breed and gender...Please Help!

    I bought three chickens in early March this year (they are about 11-12 weeks old). we were told they were hens but I'm not too sure. the two black chickens in the photo below are very protective of each other and we have heard a few coockadoodles but I read that hens can still crow in rare...
    • Chickener_
    • Thread
    • breed/gender cockorel help anyone😰😰😰😭😭 help appreciated help asap hens new chicken owner pullet rooster
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  11. M

    Vent gleet

    Can someone post a picture of what anti fungal cream is ok to use for a chicken with vent gleet? So many options and I can’t figure out which one is ok to use.
  12. N

    Pullet or cockerel help, please! I just got a beautiful EE pullet who’s starting to look a bit manly...

    I think my new EE is about 10 weeks (just got her 3 days ago), and yesterday I started to notice long tail feathers and how upright she stands. We named her Phyllis Diller (since she’s quite the character and so pretty!) and I’m really hoping she’s not a Phil because roosters are illegal where I...
  13. S

    Help with lash eggs

    Hey so..i am not a usual chicken owner or anything but, a couple of weeks ago a random chicken appeared infront of my house, so i took it in, it seems to be a laying hen and seems to be doing alright apart from soiled back feathers, while the oviduct of the chicken seems clean. She eats very...
  14. N

    New to raising and seeking help.

    I got 5 isa brown chicks and 1 rhode island red chicken on Sunday at 4-5 days old making them 8-9 days old today. I am concerned about 3 of my chicks. Two of my isa browns are shaking their heads a lot and I'm not sure if I should be concerned. My other concern is that my rhode island red chick...
    • Nicolearemley
    • Thread
    • breathing difficulties chick 1 week concerned head shaking help appreciated new to raising chicks
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  15. deebs

    HELP/Advice with incubating and hatching duck eggs.

    Hello Everyone, I was hoping some of you could help me. We're getting some fertile duck eggs to hatch (Cayuga cross). I bought what I thought was a decent incubator- but there is no visible ventilation in it. From what I understand ventilation is very important. Am I missing something? It has...
  16. Anna_b

    Dont know what’s wrong with limping hen

    I need help with a limping hen. I have a hen who is a couple years old and she resently started limping. She has no signs of bumble foot or leg mites, and she doesn’t seem to have a physical injury. When she started limping i separated her and let her rest but it didn’t help. Her comb is still...
  17. Remedy

    Call duck Genetics

    So I’ve been getting really good at breeding, hatching and raising from my first starter flock that I got three years ago. I love these little ducks, but now I’ve got more colors and am trying to figure out colors and patterns I can breed to get new colors but not get muddy birds. I have black...
    • Remedy
    • Thread
    • call ducks colors genetics help appreciated
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. Gerby26

    My entire flock has wet feather?

    I have yearling muscovies and all of their oil glands just seem to not be working properly, some are partially working while two girls just are dry and have no oil at all, they have access to a full yard of grass and have fresh water to bathe in everyday. I don't know what to do about it, all I...
    • Gerby26
    • Thread
    • duck health help help appreciated muscovy muscovy care muscovy duck muscovy hen question wet wet feather
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. H

    Very bad sour crop!

    I have a chicken with a sour crop that will not empty. I’ve given her oils, yogurt, Acv and massaged her crop many times over the last few days and nothing seems to work, her crop is always a full water balloon and she’s getting more and more lethargic each day. I’ve had this hen since I was in...
  20. Kerya

    First time duck eggs- help?

    Hello! I’m not quite sure where to put this- but I was wondering if there was anyone who could recommend a good bedding i can get to Canada? My Molly is due to lay eggs for the first time, and I haven’t gotten all the materials yet. I found that large flake pine shavings would be ideal, but I...
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