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Poor Phineas, we think she injured her hips coming out of the chicken coop where my son found her laying in the mud on her tummy. Both her legs go back behind her and she cant tuck them under her or stand on them. She is resting in a warm cozy crate in the house with food, water, and a towel to...

Poor Phineas, we think she injured her hips coming out of the chicken coop where my son found her laying in the mud on her tummy. Both her legs go back behind her and she cant tuck them under her or stand on them. She is resting in a warm cozy crate in the house with food, water, and a towel to...

I am getting conflicting answers on dose and frequency. I need dose for both large and bantam chickens. They have respiratory infections and Sulmet or Duramycin didn't take care of it so I was told to use Tylan 50. Please help with the dose and frequency please

URGENT HELP NEEDED So, I got 2 BBB turkeys and was told they were healthy by a friend BUT now they plus my entire flock of chickens has this nasty respiratory, snot, sneezing, head shaking, gasping, lethargic all around nastiness. I tried Aureomycin-10 but that is not working and was told...

I have a 9 month old Buff Brahma who I noticed had a back "thumb" toe that was the size of my real thumb. I put her in the tub and let her soak a bit and looked at her foot again. It had a clump of what looked like dirt so I pulled it away which revealed a lot of puss and thick gooy stuff. I...

I have my very first broody and want to let her hatch some. How many should I place under her. She is less than a year old bantam frizzle cochin. She is also nesting in the "best" nest box and is constantly being bothered by the BIG girls who want to lay their daily egg. I have tried to move her...

OK< I posted in the turkey section last night and am not getting any help so I am posting here. I just got 2 BBB 8week old turkey poults yesterday and they both seemed fine. Last night when I put them to bed the Tom had a swollen eye that looked watery and had bubbles in it. They are living with...

This its my first time with Turkeys and I just got 2 8 week old bbb Turkeys. Earlier they were both fine and when I put them to bed I noticed my tom has a swollen watery eye with bubbles i'm it. I haven't even had them 12 hours. What do I do. They are with my chickens. I am aware of three risk...

I was told by DH I could get 4 turkeys this season. Keep in mind they are for meat purposes. I have raised chickens for many years and figured turkeys couldnt be much different other then feed. I had to have done something wrong. We fed game bird starter 22% Kept them about 90 degrees Lots of...

I have a hefty Cochin hen who has the sneezes, coughing, and wheezing, and bubbles in her eye :'( . She is otherwise in healthy good spirits. I can not find how to convert the dose to a 1qt water amount. I want to try and save her. I have looked for the dosing amount online and in this forum but...

I have a 3-4 mo old lil cochin frizzle. A few days ago she started having clear nasal discharge and sneezing. Then yesterday she didnt want to get up and eat the scratch I threw down. So I pulled her in the house and put her on duramyician-10 (sp) she isnt wanting to eat much and she is making...

I am so proud of my Big Bertha...shes all grown up. I hound an egg 2 days ago and was so excited...nothing yesterday, but today when I went out to the coop I saw her sitting in a little spot, watched her, and when she got up saw a warm egg waiting for me. I looked a little closer and found 3...

I have a HUGE BLRW pullet who was hatched the end of April. In the last 2 weeks she has started squatting, her comb and wattles have became even more red than I could imagine and are quite large. Her pelvic bones have spread out so I can fit almost 4 fingers between the opening. Where is my eggs?

I have 2 young roo's 11 and 13 weeks old and they are my little babies. I am inside the city and although I have a permit we still cant have roo's. I love these awesome buggers and they are so funny and sweet. Is there any way to keep them quiet so they can live here? I am so worried someone...

We got these 2 a few weeks back, I was told pullets, hoped and prayed as the days went by, was told maybe pullets here BUT not that they have hit the 11 and 13 week mark I am pretty sure I know the answer. Im looking for outside opinions. 11 week chicken 13 week chicken

Why are my girls not squatting for me? I am the boss, I take care of them, I bring them treats. No, those dang girls are only squatting for my son and all he does is chase them around the yard lol

My son and I have been discussing getting a turkey. I am in the research phase of this endeavor. We already own a 20 chickens but would like to own a turkey so I have some questions... Can we have just 1 and if so should it be a hen or tom? With a very low occurrence of Black Head in my area...

I discovered my cute little EE chicks have grown into BOYS and now I am wondering when they may crow? they are about 12ish weeks I think maybe a little more. They scuffle with each other all the time and one even jumped one of my girls who is like a gazillion times his size. I am not supposed...

I was getting ready to place my order with MPC and they have an option although it costs an additional 3.00 for a sexed silkie. It is my understanding that silkies can not be sexed so should I pay the extra 3.00 for these hopefully female silkies?

This just cracked me up. Its a cool youtube video about rose colored glasses to keep chickens from pecking each other