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My 8lb rooster has a respiratory issue illness. How much Tylan 200 can I dose him. .5 mil?

My 2 year old crested cream legbar has suddendly stopped laying eggs. It all started when we made a minor change to the coop entrance. We thought she might be laying somewhere else on the pasture but we looked for days trying to find the eggs. They are blue so they are easier to see. Maybe the...

I don't know how it happened, but my hen has been limping for several weeks. Then she simply wouldn't walk on it much. We took her to the vet and they found a fracture on her femur by the knee joint. They said it was unusual to have a fracture there. She is on pain meds but I have to keep her in...

I can't see anything like a thorn or a cut. I felt her leg but I cant see anything. Should I wrap it just in case or what? She's limping more today.

She has been eating and drinking walks around but is listless and going down hill little by little. Poop is getting more watery and she only has little amounts all throughout the day. Her diet is crumble and for snacks the hens get honey dew melon or water melon and grubblies or microgreens but...

Does anyone know what causes this? My white Plymouth Rock has had this for over a week. She's eating the same diet as the rest of my flock and she seems healthy.

Can pau d'arco herb be used in nesting boxes along with other herbs?

Is there anything to get the hard crust to break up. My Roo had been going downhill for a week and I need to get that vent gleet cleared up. HELP

Not sure what to do here. His butt is cristy and we bathed him but we currently have him in an epsom salt bath. He's been lethargic too. Drinking okay but not eating much. Is he possibly blocked up? What can I do now?

What the heck? My RIR is going thru a major molt and she is walking like she's intoxicated. Is she off balanced from losing all those feathers? None of my chickens have ever done this.

My cat injured a 1 week old chick. Her back has a chunk torn out of it and she's bleeding. What can I do to save her? She's peeping and still alert. Help!

I have a hen who's eggs are hatching and its been almost 3 days she has been sitting in the nest. So far out of 5 eggs, 3 have hatched. Should I just wait it out? The hatched chicks have had immune boost water send have had starter feed ith grit. The hen is fine with me touching her and her...

My chicken has been sitting in her nesting area for 3 days. She is alert and doesn't appear sick. She has no egg under her. How do I check for a possible stuck egg?

My 5 month old pullet has not been walking for several days and I now her outer toe is blackish. She holds it up and hops on one leg. I don't know how to post the photo on this site otherwise I'd post a close-up. I don't have any clue as to what happened and I don't see any obvious difinitive...

Please, has anyone invented a water holder that ducks can't get their bill in. I have several water containers for the ducks and I also have one standard hanging chicken water container with the narrow channel around it. The ducks muddy that up every few hours as well as their own containers. I...

I have a black sex link who is being pecked. She has 2 red spots but so far no blood. I heard you can disquise the red spots so the other chickens won't keep at her. Anyo e know what to use?

My pullets have yet to start laying but their boxes are ready. So my daughter goes out to let the girls out of the barn and our Roo is in the nesting box..well resting. Does he need a spelling lesson?......Is this normal? Candy

I have 6 Orpington pullets that are 5 months old and an Orpie rooster. They are in a coop in a section of a barn at night and in a large fenced area during the day (after noon.) I have 6 more pullets I will need to introduce in about a month. How do I do that?

I've got property..small farm size, 10 acres and woodsy.. The house sits on a 5 acre parcel with a 6 foot perimeter fence to keep out coyotes and other predators. We have slugs since we live in western Washington state ( very rainy at times). We want to get ducklings but no more than 2. Does one...

I have an abandoned duck egg layed in a tuft of grass next to the street in front of our house this morning. I want to try to hatch the egg but I can't afford to buy an incubator. Is there any way I can do this? Or is it a lost cause? I have heat lamps I used for baby chick's but I kno there is...