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I put the other one outside with the family today because he was dry and more perked up. She seems to have accepted it back and it tries to follow. She doesn’t seem to have much mercy on it just being born because shes already taken them out to the run when he still is very wobbly. I don’t...

I let my broody duck sit on and collect 5 eggs. 3 hatched healthy and well. I’ve only ever had 1 broody chicken so I was pretty new to this. Today I find the 4th baby on its back shivering on wet bedding and the mom protecting but not sitting on it. The bedding was wet because y’all know how...

I checked before and now and still see nothing. I will be culling all of my roosters this weekend I will see if it improves. What should I do now? I am so frustrated with these roosters I just want to cull them sooner. I don’t have the guts to take a life myself. I’m too soft and I ball my eyes...

I swear these birds never fail to give me a new issue to learn. I get good at solving a problem and a new one comes up and the old one I know how to solve doesn’t… I just had a hen I had to cull because I was treating her and it would only make her suffer longer. No progress just pure suffering...

Here’s my young olive egger who is an example of what I think is from the roosters(you wouldn't even know she had a crest). Same I think for this black australorp who somehow looks like a turken now… Here is what I think might be mites, I don’t understand how a rooster might bald that area...

All of my birds(except the roosters) are bald on their head, back, shoulders, by their vent, and some also lack feathers on their crop. They look neglected and it’s embarrassing to have people even look at them. Most of them I am bonded with and intend to keep until they naturally pass. Some...

No she is not standing at all. No eggs and she’s pooping. She’s trying to eat, poor thing is so strong:(.

I felt between her legs all the way up to her chest and it was not swollen and I could feel no egg whatsoever. She feels thinner. I’m not sure if I should still proceed with treatment for egg binding because that might be the only option. She is also pooping so I don’t think the vent is clogged.

I’m not sure how I would check for egg binding? Do I just look in her vent for an egg? If yes, then I did and it looked clear and normal. Although I googled and she does have all the symptoms to it would make sense. As for her diet she is just on purina organic layer feed occasionally with chick...

A few years ago I rescued a bantam who’s last owner’s house caught fire. I quarantined her and tried to get her some bantam friends but only ended up with a roosters so I kept one. Fast foward to now I keep her in a separate cage to help introduce her to some silkies chicks I had been raising. I...

My little bantam rooster got bad frostbite from below zero degree weather and heavy windstorms. I continued putting vasaline because by a miracle most of my other roosters would heal. But he did not seem to get too much better and now looking like fungus is growing on it. Is this just the...

Wow I did not know that. Thank you for sharing! I will stop doing the hydrogen peroxide on her now.

I’ve been doing the hydrogen peroxide, then a thick coat of original neosporin and vetericyn to top it of daily. Now with the feedback I’ve received about the hydrogen peroxide I will swap it for a sailne solution. I also checked my local feed store for some of the antibiotics mentioned but had...

I did put vetericyn and non-mediated neosporin that’s what I have so far. I also have hydrogen peroxide not sure if I should use it. I will definitely look into these drug options, thank you! Also if I leave the wound open raw will it get fly strike? Yes, she is eating and drinking thankfully.