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Hi guys. So I have been having some concerns about the health of my flock. Last July I got 5 ameraucana pullets from a local ermine ameraucana breeder. One of my girls ended up having a cancerous tumor diagnosed back in March. She was only 3 months old when she began showing symptoms and only 7...

Hi guys So I have had some off and on symptoms w my flock and I feel like they could have underlying IBV. While no one has any clear respiratory issues, one of my hens has had an off and on wheeze since she was a pullet. I also have a few hens that sneeze more frequently and my roo occasionally...

So I have a flock and we have been going through way too much drama lately. Not only do I have a young hen with cancer (thus tending to her and trying to keep the stress down) I have another hen that is being like over the top neurotic about digging. Sure all hens dig. Some dig more than...

Thoughts on these poos? They look a bit abnormal to me. I have had a devastating scare with one of my very young hens (she has a cancerous mass in her abdomen) so now I am on edge with the rest of my flock. Everyone is acting perfectly healthy and this issue with my hen has been going on for a...

My sweet boy Eggy somehow managed to cut his back toe this morning. I noticed he was holding his foot up a bit and then saw the cut w dried black blood. I washed it w warm water and a little dawn (it was sandy) and sprayed with vetericyn a few times today. I also attempted an epsom soak but it...

So long story short my young hen had bad case of roundworm and I had no clue up until she started exhibiting lethargic behavior. It was a slow decline and I never expected worms given how clean I keep my coop and run (and not many talk about it). That said it’s also my first year of chickens. My...

Hi guys— I have a flock w roundworms. One pullet is not well off. Bad case. I have safeguard for dogs (powder form) and I want to be sure I have the correct dosage. Most forums are for the liquid form so I don’t wanna be too far off. I have read 20-50 mg (per pound??? I’m not sure) for first...

I am not sure if she is the one who did this or not, I am also not sure if this is just a result of foraging in the downpour rain the last two days. My hen is not laying yet (last one to lay, she is 7 months) and has been lethargic lately. Just wanted to see if this poop screamed worms to anyone ?

I have a young hen (a little over 6 months now) that seems to lay down more often than not. None of my other chickens do this. During their 2 hours of free range time—She probably lays down more than she does other things, though she isn’t exhibiting any ill health. Eating and drinking fine...

Hi guys! I am trying to get more information, insights and experience on this rooster ban. First of all I have seen many threads of successful lifting, despite it being a long process. So it gives me only a teeny bit of hope for the future (however far off it may be). Has anyone owned a...

Hi guys! So I was so fortunate to get connected with one of the few breeders with Ermine true ameraucana. This is a project color so I got a few other colors from the hatch. I have a photo of my babies with my 2 ermines, a chocolate and then the 2 in question. Was thinking possibly white (as...

While I am a couple weeks early I was hoping for some thoughts on my 3ish week old Wheaten ameraucana. We are losing several of our original chicks and had an awful roo ratio — so I am thankful wheatens can be sexed much earlier. We also have 2 wheaten Oliver’s (maran/amer.) and definitely...

I have 2 polish chicks that I am pretty sure are 5 weeks old (feel free to send guesses). Got them a few weeks ago. am honestly not a fan of the breed as we haven’t had the best luck —already rid of a GL roo at around 11 weeks old. Wanted a silver laced so bad and they are hard to find here...

Hi all! I am really looking forward to being a part of this site. This is my first flock of chickens and I honestly am beyond obsessed. We are in Seattle and i am an active “digger” amongst our local chicken/poultry Facebook page. I have managed to piece Together our dream flock! I absolutely...

Hi again guys! So I have been told these two English lavender mottled Orpingtons both look like pullets. I know I for sure have one pullet. Though the second one looks so incredibly different with comb and wattle development that it’s hard ti believe she’s also a girl lol. Is this normal to be...

This is our sweet silkie Toast. She is nearing 10 weeks now and I know it’s early though hoping for some informed opinions. I am like 90% on pullet. Crest matches female description, as does her crown and shirt neck feathers. Overall temperament is very sweet, does a lot of sweet quiet peeps...

Hi there!! I have been scrolling through these threads for months trying to get my best guesses on my babies. Of all 9 chicks the ameraucanas are my absolute favorites. My blue just crowed today, though I had pretty much known early on it was a roo due to slow tail development and overall...