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Hi all! I recently got 8 week-old chicks (not a first-timer) and they all seem to be doing fine. However the smallest one has poop caked all over its butt and I am at my wits' end about trying to clean it off. I've managed to clean it to the point where there's no blockages to the vent but...

Hey all, I'm just starting on season 6 and wondering if there are any other LOST fans out there for me to rave to?

Hi all, just wondering if you and your knowledge can help me with a quick query about bonding rabbits. I had 2 rabbits (mother and daughter) however the younger one recently died. I am shortly going to take on a friend's 2yo male rabbit and while I have bred rabbits before I don't have much...

Hi all. One of my hens has had really shaky legs all day and I don't know why. She can't walk properly and as it's getting dark now she is sleeping on the ground under the roost. She's also had heavy diarrhea. They did have a slight change in feed but I don't think that would have had such a...

We have a large verandah/porch which means plenty of pooping space for the chickens! I've hidden all the pet food so it's inaccessible, but how can I actually deter them short of standing outside all day long with a rake in hand?

One of my hens has had bloody poop for the last two days or so. Not streaks of blood in the poop, just all red. Photos: She has been refusing food as well, so is quite pale and virtually all feathers. She's also limping, but only slightly and I can't see any leg injury. She's been...

We had plans to relocate our flock to our relatives' acreage so we could go on holidays to the USA, but...while seeking out a good coop location on the property, we saw two of the neighbours' goat kids lying dead on the field. There's now a dog next-door with the taste of blood in his mouth...

Has anyone got any pointers? I don't have the big run I've always dreamed of so I thought it might be better to get bantams as they're smaller. What are the Benefits of Bantams?

I haven't changed any settings on email or BYC... I'm confused. Why aren't I getting notifications?

Hi, one of my hens has been acting very strangely. She keeps lying on one side and refuses to walk more than a few steps. Lack of mobility is something I've seen in all my experiences with egg-binding, but she doesn't have any swelling or firmness and her vent is perfectly clean. So I think...

While getting rid of our rat problem I've found several freshly dead rats (poisoned) in the chicken run. Why didn't the flock eat the rats? Do your chickens only go for live prey?

We are knee deep in the monsoon season right now and there is so much moisture everywhere. Any tips on staying on top of the mould? The water and food containers are constantly getting mouldy. Are there any natural and chicken friendly mould prevention ideas out there? Keeping the dishes...

One of my chickens starting molting today. I'd been expecting it for a while since she's getting over an illness. There are feathers everywhere and they're literally flying off her. Anyway the level of flies has skyrocketed in the run! Usually it's hard to find one. Now they're swarming all...

I am considering homemade chicken feed. What are the most important feed ingredients? Right now they (4 hens) are on a free range layer feed which includes BOSS, barley, lupin, wheat, corn kernels, triticale and grit among other things. I want to try to reproduce this if possible, as buying...

This morning I noticed one of my hens has diarrhea and is not moving around as usual. Her bottom is hard, round and swollen as you can see: There was a piece of loose shell hanging from her vent which fell out easily. She's struggling to push something else out. I gave her a warm bath...

Do you use natural herbs and other foods to supplement your flock's diet? I use apple cider vinegar in their water quite often and I have never had a problem with worms, lice or mites. I have read about using garlic but does that actually work? BTW If there is an existing thread on this...

I was considering getting geese or ducks to replace the chickens I am giving away. Are geese too loud for a backyard in the suburbs? We have put up with the neighbour's vicious and loud dogs for years so would a goose or two be unreasonable in comparison? Our chickens' run fits up to 7 hens...

I am interested in keeping guinea fowl. I am in the suburbs. So, if they were raised from chicks and fully comfortable with their surroundings, do they have the potential to be quiet and less flighty? I know they are naturally wild, skittish birds so please tell me if this is too good to be...

Hi all, I sprouted some basil in the pot the other day in the hope that it would deter flies in the chickens run. Does anybody do this and does it work? Will chickens eat it?

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