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This afternoon I realized one of my chickens is not well at all. Her entire head, comb, and wattle is swollen, no active blood but lots of scabs, and she's got yellowish crusties everywhere. Her comb and wattle are usually bright red. I changed them over to pine horse bedding a few weeks ago...

I have a bit of an unusual problem. The property that my chickens are on has had feral chickens running all through the neighborhood, long before I got there ten years ago. There used to be TONS of the little devils running around, which was always fun to watch, especially when the hens had...

I've got a dove with Pigeon Pox(picture below) and another dove that I suspect had Pigeon Pox, but only had a very small legion on the eyelid that cleared up quickly. I found the first dove last week with a suspicious small legion on its eyelid, and the other dove with a small scar/yellow scab...

This year is my third attempt at trying to raise the supposedly "easy to breed" Red Golden Pheasants and this year has not started off any better than the last two. The first pheasant I had try to hatch died trying to hatch. The second pheasant did actually hatch but has a messed up foot, and I...

....coming out from both nostrils and his mouth? Everybody was acting perfectly fine when I put them up last night, and then today I stumbled upon a dead Silkie rooster. No blood or signs or being attacked, just green slime. I checked to make sure he had no external parasites, as I've been...

I'm not sure where exactly this kind of post would go, but I figure this may be a good place to start at least! I'm new to chicken breeding, as in I've only been doing this for a couple years, and I was wondering how useful creating my own poultry selling website would be and what other...

This month, the town I live in decided to pass some new livestock laws. 1. No roosters. 2. You can only have a maximum of 8 hens. 3. Hens that you do have should be kept at least 10 feet from your property line and out of sight of public areas. 4. You are allowed one head of livestock if you...

About a week ago, I had two momma hens hatch their eggs on the same day. One of these hens is a very tame Silkie and the other is a very wild Gamebird, so I took the Gamebird's chicks away from her and put them with the Silkie. I waited a few days after the first of the Gamebird's chicks hatched...

Let me just say this beforehand. I am so sick of these stupid bloodsucking parasites! They are a pain to get rid of and they never seem to actually go away! In July, I had my first outbreak of lice in my Silkie pen. I've never had to deal with these cretins before, probably because Central...

Before I ask my question, it must be known that I live in central Texas. Temperatures in the summer months(late May-early November) EASILY reach over 100 degrees and can reach 115 degrees with the heat index. I'm sure it gets even hotter in enclosed buildings with little ventilation. Heat stroke...

Okay, to keep things simple, my 12 week old pullet got into a place she wasn't meant to get into. There was a rooster there and he beat the crap out of her. The only reason she lived is because, eventually, she hid her head underneath an overturned food bin and played dead. She was still alert...

I've got a four week old chick that has Perosis, or a slipped tendon in one leg. At two weeks, I noticed she was holding her leg out at a 90 degree angle from where it should be. I didn't know why, and by the time I found a remedy to fix it, it was too late. She now holds her leg out so that her...

Almost two weeks ago, I hatched my first successful incubator hatch, with 19 chicks hatching. All of the chicks were healthy, save for one chick who was unable to flip over whenever it would accidentally fall onto it's back. That chick looked hopeful that he'd pull out of it, but he ended up...

Almost two weeks ago, I hatched my first successful incubator hatch, with 19 chicks hatching. All of the chicks were healthy, save for one chick who was unable to flip over whenever it would accidentally fall onto it's back. That chick looked hopeful that he'd pull out of it, but he ended up...

So far, out of 22 that I confirmed were growing in my incubator, an amazing 16 have hatched! BUT, this 16th chick that hatched had something weird going on with it. For most of the chicks, I've been taking out the chicks from the incubator as soon as they hatch out, so I generally have to take...

What on earth is going on with his feet? He's a five week old Red Golden Pheasant, and as you can see, his feet are pretty gnarly. There's one toe where the toenail is even completely upside down! He's able to stand properly, but can't walk right to save his life. He's constantly stumbling and...

What on earth is going on with his feet? He's a five week old Red Golden Pheasant, and as you can see, his feet are pretty gnarly. There's one toe where the toenail is even completely upside down! He's able to stand properly, but can't walk right to save his life. He's constantly stumbling and...

In my four years of owning chickens, I've become personally familiar with two common chicken ailments: Coccidiosis and external parasites(mites/lice). I was once under the belief that simply keeping your coop and chickens clean would prevent disease, but as I continue my chicken-owning journey...

Today I made the grim discovery that I have mites in my coop. A few days ago I had a chicken drop dead out of nowhere, and today I had another chicken suddenly become weak and lethargic, despite being fine a few hours ago. Well, I've done all I can for the chicken, now it's just a wait and see...

I had this Red Golden Pheasant chick that was a yellow/white colored, as opposed to the brown/dark brown coloring of my other chicks. I assumed this meant it was a girl, since last year, out of the two who actually hatched, one was the same yellow/white color. Both chicks died after a freak...