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  1. agold23

    Chicken narcolepsy?

    My pullet isn’t narcoleptic but it seems like she is. Yesterday evening I noticed that she closes her eyes while out and about. She is , eating and drinking and mingling with the flock like normal but she will stand there and “drift off” with eyes closed. Her eyes are clear and look normal, I...
  2. H

    Novice owner. Chicken losing feathers, recently started acting funny too.

    Hello, I'm very thankful there is a community for something like this. I am relatively new to chickens. My flock is 3 laying hens. My oldest is sick. She was my first chicken as we found her abandoned in the Australian bush. We took her to the vet when we first decided to adopt her. He said...
  3. Sick special needs chicken. Parasites maybe?

    Sick special needs chicken. Parasites maybe?

    I noticed my chicken (little R) had started to lose weight so brought her inside. I've had two chickens die from something like this which i don't know what it is. shes eating normally but isn't really gaining anything back. This morning i found some white gunk in her beak and she was opening...
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  4. Banana01

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  5. Beamerz

    Looking for Parasite sources in Coop Bedding Materials

    Hello!.. I'm dealing with my first mite/lice whatever infestation and believe I have that underway using neem oil and DE... ( came to this conclusion after much ado about the bugs)... I have read that some people reported having parasite problems after buying products like straw, from a ( Chain...
  6. S

    One dead Roo, other with possible dry pox?

    Hello all, I just lost one of two roosters yesterday to unknown causes. He had been receiving treatment for internal parasites, but was showing signs of a recovery and still maintaining normal behavior. After finding him dead though, his nose drained a bit of greenish fluid, so wondering if...
  7. smoknz28

    Protecting New Build From Droppings/Urine/Parasites

    Chicken coop and nesting boxes. Protecting from the weather elements and bird droppings/urine/parasites? My coop wood is pressure treated and I'm awaiting for the wood to dry out before I either stain or paint it. With regards to this, I'd like to know what those of you who have been there...
  8. S

    Losing feathers?

    HELP REALLY CONCERNED: first time chicken mom here. I have 4 pullets, 17 weeks now. (1 BO, 2 PR, 1aust.) ive looked everywhere for this answer but can’t seem to find it online. Question: do the chicks lose feathers a few a day as they grow to maturity? I’ve been surprised by the Qty of...
  9. Lady Hermione

    Keel Bone Protruding Walking Like Penguin

    Hoping you might be able to help me figure out what might be going on with my silver spangled hamburg hen. She has been walking penguin like for about a week. This happened all of a sudden however a few days previous I noticed some matting of poop. No other symptoms. I gave her a warm...
  10. TheChickenLady1

    Deworming Hens Without Worms?

    Hello all! Recently, my poor hen, Onyx, died of an impacted crop. However, at the vet, the doctor said that she might have also had worms. We didn't run any tests because I thought it would be silly to test a dead bird (I'd instead test my only other hen, Lacey) but is it safe to assume that...
  11. T

    does my chicken have worms or anemia?

    This morning when I went to go check on my chickens, I noticed my chicken, Gertrude, would not leave her coup. My other chicken ran out right away. Gertrude also suddenly has a very light pink waddle, and comb, and has lost a few pounds. She has also struggled with pooping all over her feathers...
  12. Animal family

    Parasite questions

    I found worms swimming in my pond! I was hoping someone could tell me if I need to worry about this, these worms look like parasites. Heres some background info, I have a little 55 gallon pond, it’s unfiltered and I empty it on the trees each week and refill it. My 2 ducks play in it everyday...
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  13. F

    Leg mites?

    I realize these are not good pics so sorry for that but my chicks are not very tame having been raised by Mother Hen. I am concerned about leg mites but I'm new at this and the ones with feathers on their legs are the ones concerning me. I am wondering if anyone can tell if this cockerel might...
  14. L

    What are these & how do I get rid of them?

    So one of my silkies has been broody for a few weeks now and I’ve been keeping an eye on her (she does not get to hatch any babies this time, unfortunately). Today she got off her nest voluntarily for the first time in weeks—I picked her up and realized—HUGE parasite infestation. I haven’t...
  15. rozzzatar

    Unsure about the cause of "notches" missing from tail feathers...

    Yesterday I noticed one of my bantam hens had 3 what I would call notches missing from some of her tail feathers. At that point no other birds had anything else like it. Then this morning I noticed one of my roosters and another hen had them as well. Upon further inspection the, whole flock is...
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  16. LilRoo

    Levamisole dosage

    Hello, I am trying to figure out how to use Prohibit sheep and cow drench for a water bucket deworm method for my geese and chickens. Locally, there’s nothing. Online sources seem shady. I HAVE prohibit already mixed in the sheep concentrate form (I have dairy goats). Anyone ever do this...
  17. Relleoms

    Is it too cold for parasites?

    At what temperature do worms or Coccidia become active? We’ve had roller coaster weather, and have had a bit of snow melt the last two days but it’s going to be freezing tonight & subzero again this week. Of course the chickens poop in the melting snow, then drink from the puddles (yuck). I try...
  18. veetown707

    One Chicken in Flock Balding- Feathers Became Brittle

    I have a one year old hen (Autumn) who just went through her first molt. She has been balding on her head for quite some time. I do have a rooster and figured that was possibly from him. However, her back now is just balding without growing any feathers back.. she is growing just brittle...
  19. ChickenMamaSarah

    Disgusting worm in hen’s poop

    i just found this beneath the roosting bar in my coop. It looks like some kind of a roundworm and it’s big!....maybe three inches long. Any thoughts? I’ve never actually dewormed my chicken but I have given them Diotomaceous earth in their feed intermittently over the summer and I use apple...
  20. thiggins

    Roundworm?

    i found two of these worms on the poop board this morning. Google says this is a roundworm? How do I treat?! I have 4 week old baby chicks (they still sleep with momma chicken in their own area, no worms there). Do I treat them as well?
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