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    Cold treat safe for chickens?

    Hey!! We’re getting ready to have a massive heat wave this week, and I need to be able to keep my flock cool. I have plenty of shade, water, and homemade electrolytes I will supply them with. But is this cold treat safe for them to eat? They were giving it away for free at our local pet store...
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    **URGENT** What parasite is this? Killed my chicken

    ***Graphic Pictures Below*** I know I’m dealing with a parasite- I just don’t know what. I had a chicken pass away this afternoon. Over the past couple days, she hasn’t eaten or drank anything. Her crop felt like a wet balloon. I believed it to be sour crop and have been treating her with...
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    Flowers that grow well in clay soil?

    Hey! I’m wanting to plant flowers this year that’d be good for cut arrangements. I’m also thinking about what to plant for future years. I planted zinnias last year, and they did beautifully. I also have already planted some strawflower. But! I was wondering for those that live in areas of...
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    Sex of chick?

    Perhaps I’m crazy. Maybe I’m not. But I’ve heard some sources say you can sex an olive egger and some sources say you can’t. I bought these chicks from a local breeder, and I don’t want to get super attached to a chick to find out it’s a rooster. They were hatched Monday. Both have black...
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    Weak chick?

    Hey, Backyard chickens! I bought 4 chicks from tractor supply today. They were just shipped into the store today. Two of them are doing excellent! Eating, drinking, sleeping, and walking just fine. The other two, I’m very worried about. One chick, Daisy, is extremely sleepy, keeps his eyes...
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    Sick Chicken?

    Hey! So I have a hen, about to be three years old in May. She’s acting lethargic, walking slowly and sort of hunched, and she is having diarrhea clump against her vent and feathers. The others aren’t picking on her, but my hen is isolating herself from the others. I can smell the diarrhea on her...
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    Chicken Suddenly Died?

    Hello, I recently had a chicken that passed away today. She was only two years old, and she was not acting very strange at all. She ate and drank fine, and there was no change in her laying behavior. Yesterday, she stayed in the coop mostly which was the only unusual behavior she possessed. Over...
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    Shy Puppy?

    I’m here about my Sheltie again 😅 So, I know you have to socialize shelties because they are shy dogs. We have taken him in some stores, had him meet all my family members, have had him visit in a nursing home ( visiting family and had to bring him with us ), and have had him taken on walks on...
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    Dog Chasing Chickens

    Hello! I have a five month old Sheltie. I was hoping y’all could give me some training tips to get him not to chase my chickens. He never tries to attack them, but he is stressing them out by chasing them. To train him so far, I have placed him on a leash around the chickens, telling him to sit...
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    Chicken Eating Eggs

    Hello!! I need help! One of my hens is eating her eggs, and I have no idea why. They have access to food and water anytime throughout the day with oyster shells in their feed for calcium and grit. I only have four hens- our run is large enough to fit eight while our coop is large enough to fit...
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    Dry comb?

    Hello! One of my hen’s combs has been extremely dry recently, and I’m not sure why. The temperatures aren’t getting too cold, our lows usually being in the mid to upper 30’s, but it is a little chilly. She is also currently molting. I have put coconut oil on her comb to help moisturize it, but...
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    Chicken suddenly bullying other chicken?

    Hello! I have 4 hens, and they used to all get along. However, one of my chickens is now bullying all the other chickens. She’ll chase them and attack them for no apparent reason. Sometimes, it’s over food like if one of them found a bug outside, and she didn’t. She never draws blood, but she...
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    Mites in chickens?

    Hello! There is a very sick fox hanging around my neighborhood that has mange. It’s missing half of its fur, it’s bitten its tail off, and it isn’t afraid of people. I saw it during the daytime as well. I was afraid for my chickens as they free range in the yard all throughout the day. Since...
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    Worm Prevention and Treatment?

    Hey, everyone! I’m newer to chickens as I got my first four girls last year in June. They haven’t been having any issues ( except one of my pullets getting a little frostbite in December ) until now. I’m afraid that one of my pullets might be having issues with worms, or some other health issue...
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    Rashy skin?

    Hello! I have a pullet named Fern. She has very loose stool… I’m not really sure as to why because none of my other pullets have this issue… anyways, every two months or so I have to give her a bath. It’s been cold recently, and I’ve been unable to do so. However, today it warmed up pretty good...
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    Taming Parakeets

    Hello! I recently got my first parakeet. I’ve never owned any birds before ( besides chickens, haha ) so this is a new experience for me. The taming process has gone well so far. He’ll lick me sometimes, and also perch on my fingers reliably each time I press on his belly. He also was...
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    Frostbite?

    Hello! I was wondering if my chickens had frostbite. I noticed that my Rhode Island Reds had black specks on their combs, and I’m not sure if it’s frostbite or not as this is my first year raising chickens. The temperatures drop into the 20’s at night and 40’s and 50’s during the day. I’ll try...
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    Black tips on pullet’s comb?

    Hello! One of my pullets has a black tip on the top of her comb. When I looked it up, I saw that it was frostbite. However, it’s not cold outside as I live in the south in the middle of August so I’m not really sure what it is but it can’t be frostbite. This is my first time raising chickens so...
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    Small rodent getting into chicken run

    Hello! I’ve recently discovered a small hole, roughly the size of a nickel or a quarter in diameter, in my chicken run. I’m not sure what type of rodent, but I’m thinking mice or maybe a vole. The first time I discovered only one hole, I filled it up with rocks thinking that was that. However, a...
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    Dark spot on egg?

    Hello! I recently found some abandoned wren eggs in my garage and decided to incubate them. One of the eggs had a blood ring and died. However, the other egg confuses me. There’s no veins, no blood ring, and no rotten smell. Yet there’s a dark spot. Is this bacteria in the egg? Is it an embryo...
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