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My hen has a large swollen blister on her face near her eye. She's had respiratory problems her whole life. Not sure if it's related or not. Can anyone tell me if I should do anything about this blister on her face? In the pictures below, she was in the middle of eating while I snapped these...

I recently purchased some Nu-Stock because I have read online that it works really good for treating scaly leg mites. However when I opened the packaging for the bottle, I can tell that there is some sort of solid mass that has separated from the liquid in the bottle. I have massaged it for a...

I gave my hen safeguard liquid goat dewormer about 2 months ago. She just started laying eggs again. I am wondering if this medicine is out of her system now. Are her eggs safe to eat? And how do I know for sure?

Please help! My hen is gasping for air. It feels like her crop is full of fluid, possibly a mixture of fluid and air. Because I massaged it, and it seemed like some air deflated and came out of her mouth. She stretches her neck and gasps for every breath. She has runny poop. No coughing, or...

My sister gave me some leftover food that she had from her pet mice. I'm wondering if I can feed this to my chickens. I can obviously see that there is dried corn, and sunflower seeds in this mix.

One of my hens has not laid eggs in about a month. Just yesterday she laid a shell-less egg. Any ideas of what the problem could be?

We have built and installed a PVC watering system with the red horizontal nipples. Just yesterday I opened the top to fill more water, and the water really smells! I always add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar per gallon of water when I fill the water. How do I clean the system out and get...

I have a lot of cilantro that has bolted and is starting to go to seed. There are a lot of green seeds, and I have pulled out some of the plants. I'm wondering if I can put it in my chicken run. Are the green seeds safe for the chickens to eat?

Hopefully someone can help solve my dilemma. We are trying to create an extended outdoor area for our chickens. Of course we want to make this completely safe. This area will be completely surrounded by a picket fence, with some type of protective covering over it. The openings in the picket...

Please help! My 7 week old chick has a crooked middle toe. Is there anything I can do?

I have six week old chicks. I read that when they are this age, that I should switch to grower feed. However, I have a lot of starter feed left. Can I continue to give them the starter feed until it runs out? I'm guessing I have at least another month worth of starter feed. Also, when they are...

So I have a dilemma, and I was hoping to get some help from all of you. I am new to raising chickens, we got our first hens in September. We used to let our chickens have free range over our yard, but a month after doing that one of our dear chickens was attacked by a hawk. Now, of course, we...

So I drove an hour away today to pick up my baby chicks, and some starter feed. I purchased organic chick starter and the workers at the hatchery loaded it in my van for me. When I got home, I realized that they gave me broiler starter. So I'm wondering if this will be okay to give to my chicks...

I just found out that one of my hens has some sort of worm. I found it in her poop this morning. (See pic) What type of worm is this? And how do I treat her? Also, I know that while I'm treating her I can't eat her eggs... but can I eat the egg she laid this morning?

I have 3 hens. One has a small amount of lice on her bottom. I think I caught it early before they spread to the other two. Yesterday I made a bath with salt, vinegar and dish soap and bathed her in it. Afterwards I couldn't find a single lice, so I think it worked! But I am unsure if it killed...

One of my 3 hens has lice. I think I am going to treat her with permethrin. I've read that I should also spray inside the coop. Spray the walls and ceiling. I'm wondering if this is necessary, considering the temperature is below freezing where I live. Wouldn't any lice/eggs end up freezing to...

This is my first winter with my hens. I'm wondering what I should be feeding them during the winter. They have layer pellets, and I'm wondering if I should be giving them something additional in the morning. Currently each morning I am giving them chopped up apples, a banana, some whole corn...

My hen was attacked by a hawk a few weeks ago. I have her currently separated from the rest of the girls. She seems like she is getting much better. She was separated from them for the first week while she was healing, then I put her with two of the hens that weren't bothering her. (I sprayed...

My hen was attacked by a hawk about a week ago. We've been taking care of her, putting peroxide and Neosporin on the back of her head where she is wounded. It has scabbed up pretty nice and the skin is firm. But once in a while she scratches at it. Right now the skin is broken open in two tiny...

One of my eggs had a hole in it, guessing it was from the hens toenail. Is this safe to eat? Safe to bake with? Or should I just throw it away?