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Can ivermectin be given orally to chickens? Our local feed store sells a paste to be given orally. Can it be used on hens for a mite breakout?

My 4 year old Brahma is acting differently and I can't see if anything is wrong. She goes out with the other 4 for a while, then just rests under the trees the rest of the time. She'll eat a little when they're in the run and I throw worms or scratch or a bowl of mash/softened feed with vitamins...

I don't know if another bird used the nest box, ir if 1 of my girls laid this tiny egg. In July one of the Wyandottes had a small Prolapse - but recovered and looks really healthy now. Could this tiny egg be a sign another prolapse is pending?

I've been talking with BYC pro about my hen. Her eggs went soft and she gas a protrusion now from trying to lay them. This is second day in the dark room after epsom salt soak & vetricyn. The protrusion was better this morning, but came out again - maybe she was pushing to poop. Can anyone tell...

I've been battling a mite infestation that's affecting 2 of my 5 hens. I've done all of the suggested things. Cleaned and sprayed their run and houses. Covered everything with DME and dusted the girls in a deep pan with DME. About 3 weeks later I dusted them again lightly. Trimmed the Rosemary...

Can anyone advise me about feathers absorbing olive oil? The Lavender bath recipe I made had too much oil in it and my hen's feathers are pretty greasy. Will it eventually absorb in? We had mite problem & the other 4 came through after DME treatments. This hen still had red sore looking skin and...

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I'm wondering if anyone has experienced issues with baking using natural eggs from semi-free range hens? My girls lay nice medium sized eggs with big yolks that are great for breakfast. But when baking I'm having some poor results in the rise of cakes & cobblers. Tried increasing by 1 egg...

The hens were in their run until afternoon yesterday. When I let them out one of the Brahmas was making an odd honking noise as she walked. Her normal voice is sort of a curdle, but she does make loud calls after she's laid. This sounds like a kind of Khaaaa Haaaaa, not a wheeze like fluid in...

Is there some way to prevent hens from becoming egg bound? I see so many threads about that and how to treat it, but can you be proactive to prevent it? Logic seems that after years of laying, like anyone, a hen might begin to have problems. In nature she'd have breaks while raising chicks. Is...

I don't know if I should worry about my new hen, who seems to have stopped laying. She's about 15 weeks, RI & Leghorn cross and has laid almost an egg a day since I got her in June. She picked a spot in the shavings in the house where the youngsters roost, to keep safe from the older hens who...

I just cleaned up my hen, who had poop matted & dried hard on her butt. It was not coming off some of the feathers close to her skin, so I plucked the worst ones out. She seemed to tolerate that much better than I expected her to. But there are a lot of feathers I couldn't get really clean. Is...

My 2 new babies are 7 weeks and curious gangly little girls. I'd like to add 2 more (5 days old) from the recent hatch, but I'm concerned the first 2 may not accept them. The 2 biggest girls are 8 months and they're tough on the babies when they get out in the run. The chicks are in an...

I need ideas on how to get my 8 mo old hens to accept the new chicks. I've let them mingle and the big hen goes after them. At first I thought it was due to the feed, so I tried letting the babies out when I wasn't feeding them. My worry is since there are 2 older (8 mos) and 2 babies (4 weeks)...

I've been amused to watch my chicks newly purchased from the feed store. They're happy and healthy, but at when I put them to bed in their box inside the house they start to tussle and that got my attention. I have 2, now 2 weeks old. One chick gets under the other and tries to fall asleep, but...

My new babies from the feed store had the poop stuck, like so many articles here. When I tried to clean them up, their little butts are clean, but below that is a little hard yellow thing that seems part of their anatomy. 😜 Does this mean they're roosters?

My hen is pretty hurt from the rooster mating her too much. I have 2 hens & a gorgeous rooster. I saw the hens were losing feathers, but now I see one of them really torn up. Her side under the wing is missing skin, and the other side has a puncture wound. I have meds the feed store recommended...

My rooster Randy grew up all of a sudden! He comes out of the house first and checks things out. But sometimes he won't let the 2 hens out of the house - and scolds them when they come get their ration of worms. He needs an attitude adjustment!

Does anyone have information on a recent quarantine due to a disease preventing hatcheries from shipping chickens? I want to add pullets or grown hens to my flock. If you can call 3 birds a flock!!

Just joined your "flock". I'm new to raising chickens and have really gotten a lot of good information to get me started. I bought 3 young chicks & 1 turned out to be a rooster - now 4 months old. They are big beautiful birds!