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Hello, I have a 2ish year old EE who has been ill since Saturday (today is Tuesday). We noticed she wasn’t really walking around or eager to free range with the other 3 hens in my backyard flock. I suspected eggbound. I bathed her, dried her and placed her in a small cage in my kitchen to keep...

Hello chicken parents. We have a nasty case of dry form fowl pox in 3/4 of our chickens. I’ve researched and found that in most cases it’s not fatal and that there is no real treatment. My question is how can I make my hens more comfortable while they battle this ugly virus? 2/4 have sealed shut...

I found this girl walking down the middle of a busy road. She’s skittish but seems healthy. Yellow legs, pea (or other small) comb, black tail feathers, light red body (almost americauna markings throughout feathers) no egg yet. Any guesses? Is she a mutt?

hi all, I'm hoping someone can let me know if I am on the right side of things here... we built our chicken coop and a few other structures (a small pond and 2 gazebos) around 5-10 years ago. We had passive permission from the then owner (my husbands grandmother). We have no written lease and...

Hi there, I adopted 1 hen on Sunday from a friend who lost his other chicken to a dog attack recently. I know that chickens do better as part of a flock and are not solitary animals which is why I offered to take her. I have 4 existing hens in my yard. They have plenty of space to run (and hide)...

this morning we found all 10 hens dead. 1 silkie and 1 polish were eaten (heads left) and the other 8 larger hens had broken necks and were "hidden" all over the run. they were put in shallow holes and partially covered with dirt. We live in a neighborhood that doesn't butt up to a canyon or...

This is Mars, a bantam cochin and hes a little fireball! we cant have roosters where we live and although I love his high pitched little crow he needs a new home. Hes been hand raised and free ranged, so if you have the ladies (hens) and the space hes free to a good home, no shipping. I live in...

This little guy is a sweetheart. His name is Fraggle and I can't keep him. We live in the city and although he's not crowing very loud yet I'm sure it's coming. Free to a good home, no shipping. I live in Escondido (San Diego) California. please call tawny if interested (858) 722-3004 or email...

how do you know if there is an egg stuck in there? I have a prolapsed hen and I soaked her, prepH'ed her and tried to feel/massage around her bottom area and abdomen. I done know if there is an egg or not. yesterday I lubed up and inserted my pinkie finger and felt nothing but this is a new day...

Ok so Ive done my homework and searched all about prolapse on BYC I still have a few Qs. She is about 10 months old, frequent egg layer, Barred Rock. I have separated her from the rest of the chickens, warm compressed the area and lubed up and stuck my pinkie finger in her to feel for an egg. I...

soooo, I was only going to get 3 chicks today because my EE rooster (who was adopted out) is a new daddy for the first time. the new owner called me and offered me one of his babies..... needless to say, im pretty sure one of them was a boy and the other, she said, had a really hard time coming...

so i have 5 beautiful, wonderful happy chickens that I spoil and love as if they were my children.... but here we go.... last year i started my first chicken venture (which you can read about on my page) with 6 chickens.. one ended up being a rooster we named Hathor, but we couldnt keep him. he...

So Ive read all through the broody posts and couldnt find the answer to my question. So I ask for advise from you all in chickenland. I have a broody buff orp. She's been busy trying to hatch non-fertilized eggs for about a week now and Im concerned not so much for her but for the other...

heres the scoop. this is my first year raising chickens... and I LOOOOVE ITTTTTT!!!! but one of my "pullets" turned out to be a roo. hes about 24 weeks old and cockle-doodle-dooing all the time (3am forward) I love the sound but my neighbor is complaining (it is kind of right in her bedroom...

Uploaded with ImageShack.us This is Hathor (the Eqyptian goddess of motherhood). We purchased him (as a female) when he was a week old with a few other EE pullets. He is 24 weeks old now and the neighbors are starting to complain about the noise. He's very sweet and lets me handle him without...

yup my favorite chicken started singing this week. its actually the cutest thing... he's trying so hard to sound like a big boy but its kinda pathetic... I hope my neighbors will be okay with it.

Hello, my 3 year old himalayan is very skinny. I currently feed him "Feline Holistic Select" dry cat food, and as a treat sometimes, Friskies wet food. I started thinking that between his scrawny body and lack of playfulness he maybe needs some extra calories to help him "bulk up" anyone know...

I have a 2 year old Himalayan cat that is not eating or drinking, he also threw up a little blood this morning. I can not afford to take him to the vet. I am going to force feed him a good wet food and give him water with a eyedropper. my question is can i give pedialite to him (for the extra...

I have 2 hens and 4 15 weekers. they have all been living together in the large run and coop for about 3 weeks now and the older hens still peck at the younger ones. luckily they have plenty of room to run and hide, and thank goodness the little ones are faster then the big ones but when will...

ok, I know that the extra calcium is bad for their livers but how do you avoid it once they are all integrated together? I have four 13weekers and 2 layers, they eat eachothers food. I try to keep the adult food where the hens hang out and the baby food in the coop but they find it those...