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I have a 4 year old hen, Billie, who about a month ago (?) had two issues that seemed to coincide. She laid a shell-less egg, something that is a recurrent problem (egg shells and oyster shells available) and she seemed to have sour crop. I took her to the vet to check her out. He said rather...

Hi all - I have a hen, 2 1/2 years old, who seems to be having some trouble eating. (She is my favorite, of course.). I noticed a few nights ago that her crop seemed empty. I then observed (next day) that she did not appear to be eating her regular feed, though she would eat it as a mash...

Hi all, My bottle of Elector PSP has separated. I spoke with the manufacturer who says that, legally, he has to advise against reconstituting it. He was unwilling to elaborate on the "legally" part of it. I'm wondering if anyone has had success with reconstituting it? Secondly, does anyone...

Would love some feedback/experience. I have a chicken that has not been doing well for some time (almost 4 weeks). I am very attached to her. Initially, the vet could find nothing wrong, except she was too thin. So we tried antibiotics and tube feeding. She improved, but never completely...

Hi all, I have a very charming girl who has not been her usual, buoyant self for the last few days. Some little observations - I've noticed, on occasion, she has trouble swallowing BOSS. The other night - a super cold night ahead - I noticed her crop was empty. Yesterday I realized she is not...

I bought the very effective Elector PSP. I only have 9 chickens, and the smallest amount I could get was enough for.....????? A year later, I'd like to do another (proactive) treatment, but the material has solidified! Has anyone experienced this, and was anyone able to reconstitute it...

One of my chickens was diagnosed (by photo) with very early bumble foot (both feet). My friend is a non-practicing vet who has her own chickens. We were told to soak the feet in soapy water, and then use neosporin, and wrap with gauze and then vet tape and then some breathable bandage tape...

Greetings. My husband would like to improve security around the (outside) perimeter of our run, and is considering using railroad ties. I am concerned about the creosote. I do let the chickens out daily for supervised free-ranging, and toward the end of the jaunt, they often hang out just...

HI all, I'm feeling very nervous. I was gone most of the day so I didn't observe any peculiar behavior with my hen. She is the skinniest of the flock, though has always seemed perfectly healthy. Tonight when she was on her perch she looked in distress. Then I realized she was going to lay...

My girls are turning 1 and I'm thinking of a special treat. So far they have never had crickets, but my sense is they will LOVE them! The package I'm thinking of getting is about 500 of them. My husband is suggesting we feed them a portion, and use the others to breed our own crickets. I...

Hi all, I have 10 hens that are 9 1/2 months old. In the last few weeks, 4-5 of them have started going through some sort of premature molt. They do have feathers growing back in, and the basically seem FINE - active, eating etc., but there are two things that concern me. 1) 3 of them have...

Hi all, I have a sick chicken. I have her isolated, and have taken her to the vet, who prescribed antibiotics. Though she appears to be getting somewhat better, she is producing a yellow colored urea. She is interested in food, but not eating or drinking much. Does anyone know what might...

HI all, Two days ago I noticed one of my (10) chickens off by herself behaving a little strangely. I picked her up and sat her on my lap. Something was wrong. I tried to hand feed her some food which she went after eagerly, but could not swallow it. A friend who is also a chicken owner...

Hi all, This has been a HARD week as a new chicken owner. My 10 girls are 21 weeks old and four of them have started laying. One who is not laying 1) has started pulling feather AND 2) pecked open an egg. At my husband's insistence, we put her on a crate adjacent to the run, and ate alternating...

Hi everyone, I have 10 chickens, 20 1/2 weeks old that are just starting (3 so far) to lay eggs. I'm not sure whether it's hormonal or what, but my alpha chicken (Marilyn) has started plucking feathers. At first it just seemed to occur about an hour before roosting time. Today I caught her...

About 3 days ago I gave my 10 young girls some Romaine lettuce. it seemed that several developed watery stool for about a day which I thought was the lettuce. One (?) of them is still having water stool. First it was the black and white, yesterday it was just black, and today it is more like...

Hi all, My husband and I got 10 baby Orpington Buffs 6 weeks ago today. I love them dearly. I didn't think it would matter, but it turns out I would really like to be able to identify who is who for a variety of reasons! My question is whether people recommend leg bands or if they create...

Greetings all, I notice this morning that one of my (3 week old) chicks got pooped on! We're not quite sure HOW it happened, though I have noticed the past couple of days some jumping (or flying) on top of the others. More importantly, what is the best way to clean her up? It is still...

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has used the DE from Red Lake Earth. They claim it is food grade on their website, but looking online, I don't see it written on the outside of the bag. Is it safe for chicks? They're just under 3 weeks old and we'd like to set up some sort of dust bath for them?

Hi all, I am new to this group, and a brand new chick owner. We bought 10 baby chicks 2 weeks ago from Tractor Supply. We are keeping them inside in one of the main rooms in our home. We have another property where we intend to go in a month or so, where there will be plenty of outdoor space...