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    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...
    • 592667
    • 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
  2. 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.
  3. J

    Need help with sexing my black sex link chicks

  4. 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: 5
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  5. 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.
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Jay Waring

    Chicken not laying 4 weeks after becoming egg bound {Please help}

    Hey, I have a chicken who isn't laying. She stopped laying 4 weeks ago when she became egg bound. Today she looked very dazed and confused. She is eating. Not sure if she is drinking and pooping.
  16. Trying to figure out what types of roosters i have

    Trying to figure out what types of roosters i have

    I have 3 roosters and I'm not sure what they are. I didn't think it really mattered until one of the eggs I've been incubating hatched today. He was way bigger then anything we were expecting and we're honestly just stumped on what it could be. I've included a picture of the hatchling and all 3...
  17. ChickChic00

    Layer Pellets

    Which layer pellets do you use or think is better? Purina LAYENA Layer Pellets DuMOR Layer Pellets Nutrena NatureWise Layer Pellets
  18. Lala425

    Help!! My chicken has sour crop!

    Hello everyone, I have a two year old chicken who is suffering from sour crop. I have been reading all of the suggestion and feel like I have tried everything. I'm not sure what to do next. I noticed my hen had a weird crop spasm one night when I was putting them to bed, so I took her in and...
  19. R

    Help with young chicken with a broken lower beak

    So first of all im from Chile (sorry for the english) and its kinda hard to find a vet that can help birds/chickens over here and the one that i found told me that there nothing i can do and the only thing she can do is euthanasia... But my family and i dont want to do that so im looking for...
  20. N

    Chicken bullying

    Hello- I have 9 laying hens about a year old.. docile different breeds. Today I noticed my favorolle head to be more bald and what looks like plucked. Also, her throat is losing feathers and looks to be plucked. Is this bullying.. or a disease? Please if someone knows what this is and how to...
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