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Hi! I'm very new to quail, trying to figure out what is going on with them. They are eating, drinking and running around like the rest. What I have noticed is red skin and feather loss. In the beginning they were fine, then slowly starting to get worse. I had the following thoughts: 1. First...

I am looking for help with what to do for our two lovely Buffs. A month ago we noticed the feathers on their heads (just their heads, no other places anywhere on their bodies) missing. We saw them preening every morning with particular attention to their heads--they looked itchy. We suspected...

Greetings all, I'm a first time owner of 5 bright little chicks (from MPC) and noticed this morning that my speckled sussex chick has been picking at the base of her leg. For reference, I use pine shavings as bedding and keep them in a 55 gal trough that I deeply disinfected. She's eating and...

Hi i m new this site forum. i would like to know if anyone can tell me why my chicken are itchy even though is powdered them around 2-3 times past 2-3 weeks and there no signes or mites or lices in them. also they are healthy daily activiates and food and water all good. still they are very...

Hi guys! So my chicks are all growing in their feathers, some faster than others, and some of them have bald patches for days while the full feathers grow in. Some of the chicks seem to grow feathers right out of the follicle with the down still attached, lucky things, but one girl in...

my 2 chicks (5w & 6w old) have been scratching themselves so much lately. especially under their wings. i thought it was just because new feathers growing, but my other 3 chickens weren’t like this. the chicks also have super dry and flaky skin. whenever i hold them, there’s always lots of dry...

Hello, I'd love some help with one of my chickens. I live in Melbourne, Australia, and my chickens are free range during the day. One of my chickens been losing neck feathers for about 4 months. She's about 1 year 7 months old. I have already taken her to the vet - he found no cause (no lice...

I have a chicken that has a very swollen and itchy eye. She walks around with her head tilted to the side and doesn't like it when I try to make her neck straight to look at her eye. She also seems like her throat is swollen in a way. She can breathe but it seems as if when I touch it, it...