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One of my chickens lost an eye to a dog attack followed by her flock mates pecking at it. I put her back in with the others after my mom cleaned out her eye, it was dead and causing an infection, and her eye seemed to be healed. I heard clucking at 1 am tonight so I raced outside worried...

I think I need to quarantine one of my Silkies due to a head sore that won’t get better. Do chickens get depressed when they have to be separated from the group? And if so, how long is too long?

George is my smallest baby, one of two OEGBs in my little flock, and never wants anything to do with running after treats or me holding them. Also, he doesn’t often lay with his peers. I’ve had them for 5 days now, could s/he still be stressed from the new environment? Or perhaps s/he is at the...

Hello there! I’m new, but have kept backyard chickens for 5 years now. Yesterday night we had an attack. I think it was raccoons. One chicken was taken and another was injured. The injured chicken had a large patch of skin hanging down from the breast down to the leg. A surgeon friend of mine...

She doesn't seem to be able to walk ! She was fine at first when she hatched out . I call her Shelby because she reminds me of the struggle that Shelby faced in Steele Magnolias! She can drink a little , But I had to seperate her from the rest of the chicks because she isnt responding well with...

I've been on 'vacation' (a work trip) since May 28th and will not be leaving until July the 19th. We left our four ducks, Astrid(f), Dupont(m), Max(m), and Pistachio(f) back home with their grandmother and their 13 chicken friends in a coop. They are all 'big ducks' now but I had to miss...