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  1. S

    My chicken has a feather in her eye....

    My Salmon Faverolles has gotten a feather wedged under her eyelid, towards the back of the eye. She keeps the eye shut, but it doesn’t seem like it’s causing her pain... we just weren’t sure if it was a good idea to try to restrain her, and get the feather out ourselves...or we should take her...
  2. G

    Help with flooding and sudden flock mixing!

    Hi all, first post. I am chicken-sitting for a friend who is away (and out of contact) for another week. I’ve managed to get through one thunderstorm and two of the hottest days of the year, but tonight/tomorrow/Tuesday are supposed to continue raining. I have two sets of chickens. 6 laying...
    • Georedhead
    • Thread
    • flooded run flooding help asap introduce new rooster introducing chickens introducing chicks mixing ages pullets and hens rain
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. P

    Orphaned Duckling Help me

    I’ve never raised anything so when the neighborhood kids brought this tiny duckling that was apparently rejected by its mom and left near the gators, I don’t know where to begin. I’ve tried giving him honey/sugar water then mixed with a little bit of cereal, won’t eat it I have to force it into...
  4. MissKittyKat

    Help!!- My old chickens hate my new chickens

    Back story: I’m a pretty new chicken mom. I’ve had my first flock of chickens for a little over a year now. I started with 8, but then had two roosters that needed to be re-homed and then lost two to dogs. I was given 4 chickens who were about a month old in April. I have now been trying for...
    • MissKittyKat
    • Thread
    • help help asap introduce new rooster introducing introducing chickens suggestions wanted suggestions? things to try would like to know.
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  5. P

    Lethargic, sleepy chicken

    My hen has been lethargic all day long. She has been just laying on the floor of the coop with her eyes shut, basically like she's dead. She has barely walked today and did not eat/drink. I brought her inside just now because I'm worried whatever she has will spread, if its contagious. However...
  6. summertimeislife

    deformed foot

    hello, one of my hens, who is about four months old has a deformed foot that looks like this one. should i tape it into place or use a stent??? please help!
  7. J_J_max

    i believe my roos fought, and now ones missing his top beak

    i have 3 roos and 7 girls. i know that they probably fought over the girls. i used to have 9 girls but two ran off. anyway, one of the roos is missing its top beak. ive already separated him from the other quail. his wound seems to be blocking his mouth hole to get food/water/etc... how can i...
    • J_J_max
    • Thread
    • help asap injured injured beak
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Quail
  8. N

    Please Help! Worried! Peking Duck brooding behavior advice

    i need help please!! I bought a house recently and “acquired” the pet ducks as well (one male Peking, one female Peking and one male Khaki Campbell). I have a brooding Peking. 29 days today. Started with 19 eggs and she is down to 12. Over the last week/ten days, she has been cracking the eggs...
    • Nanettr
    • Thread
    • brooding chickens and ducks duck eating eggs? eggs help asap peking
    • Replies: 161
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. nicoleee

    Help identify this snake?

    I stepped outside in the front porch and found this little guy slithering around. I can tell it’s not venomous or bad but I just wanted to know what type of snake it is? Does it pose a threat to my chickens? I have 3 very small hens (one is about the size of a pigeon). I got a few pics of him...
    • nicoleee
    • Thread
    • chicken help help asap hens identification identify pest please question snake
    • Replies: 76
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  10. MasterOfAllChickens111

    Emergency!! Help ASAP!!

    I have a Female OEGB that’s a year and a half old. She has a swollen rectum with puss like spots around her rectum. Please help. She is like my baby. I tried to clean the poop around her rectum. That’s why it looks wet around her rectum.
  11. A

    Help please.....what do I do???

    I thought the chick was probably dead and opened the air sack end but could see what looked like a heartbeat or breathing motion in the membrane. I figured chick was breach and couldn't make internal pip so I used tweezers to make a small hole but it bled just a little so I used a wet paper...
  12. house.of.ducks

    PLEASE HELP duck eye??

    I don’t have time for a long explanation because i’m on my way to TSC rn so i want to see if there’s anything i can purchase there by the time i get there but my cayuga’s eye looks like this. her inner eyelid the one that is like see through is fine and she seems to be acting normally. her...
    • house.of.ducks
    • Thread
    • advice needed help help asap sick duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. Gosy White Wings

    Duck with blood in nares. Very light and weak.

    I have an elderly Rouen hen duck, who was rather weak when I found her in the coop tonight. She was also dirty, and very light. I took her inside, washed her off, and then noticed that she wasn't breathing through her nostrils. I wiped at them with a q-tip, which came away bloody. The nares were...
  14. T

    help duckling feet

    hello i got a 3-4 week old mallard duck, i realized her feet was peeling i looked it up and it said it was normal, but now the web between her toe dried up on both feet and fell off. i dont know if that is normal? she acts like her normal self. please help me i am worried i cant stop looking up...
  15. L

    Air bubble on baby quails neck

    one of my chicks has an air bubble on its neck. The skin is pretty thin and it’s kinda yellow if you look through it, kinda like it’s food. I thought of puncturing it but if it’s the crop that would be bad. Also, it’s chest skin is pretty thin and it has been opening its mouth kinda as if it was...
  16. C

    Change in Egg Size - Does Anyone Know?

    Hello Everyone! Does anyone happen to know if it's possible for a chicken to lay very small eggs, and then suddenly lay larger ones? I have a sweet chicken, approx. 1.5 years old, and she has been acting funny lately. A vet gave her calcium liquid, and stated that was probably the cause. Today I...
  17. C

    My Chicken Isn't Moving Around Much and Squawks When She Does

    Hello everyone! Can someone please help me to understand what is going on with one of my sweet chickens? She stayed in her nesting box most of the day, so I placed food next to her so she would eat something. Then she came out, ate a little bit more, and would squawk, as if she was in pain. Is...
  18. DolceVita

    Chicken check??- looking good or not??

    I’m new to having chickens and was wondering what breed the black chickens are and if my girls are looking healthy or not. We have had recent health problems with our LH (the 2 breeds are separated and never meet). I wanted to ask some experts about any tips or advice to keep my girls safe...
  19. rosemarysugar

    Another Problem....

    OK, this has been going on to long now! I have 9 2y old hens, two 20 week old pullets, and one 20 week old rooster. They have been mingling together for about 13 weeks. I have NO idea on how to get them to all sleep in one coop! The older hens chase and peck the little girls and ( sometimes )...
  20. H

    quail foot bleeding

    hi one of my male quails foot is bleeding and i belive the nail was ripped off, i went to check on them and he had started bleeding, he had a bit of poop on that foot but i did not rip it off. i put flour in a carrier with him in it to help stop bleeding and it is yet to stop as he has been...
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