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We noticed two of our chickens have a bit of lice eggs at the base of their feathers. Most of our chickens aren't showing signs, a few have dirty buns, but we bought pour on Ivomec to treat them all, as well as Manna Pro Poultry Protector to clean the coop. We were planning to do it tonight...

My friend had a dog get into her yard and run and kill all but two chickens a few days ago. I came to help her today, since she wasn't sure what to do. The remaining two are in shock. One is not hurt, the other is currently unable to walk. I haven't been able to really assess the injury, but I...

I was moving a temporary coop that we have - its base is made of 4x4s - so it's heavy but not too heavy. Anyway, it was up on its side and I was putting it down, and one of our chickens ran under just as I was letting go to let it drop the rest of the way. I was able to keep it from landing on...

My husband gave our tiny silkie the 1/2cc dose instead of the 1/4. Anything I can or should do for her? What outcome can we expect? We were treating for roundworms.

Our chicken, a Japanese Bantam, was scared and flew headfirst into a window. We weren't there when it happened, our chickens live with a friend right now, but they said she hit it very hard. She didn't stand up for about 12 hours. She can now stand up (it happened Thursday night) and is steady...

Last night one of our silkies (about 8 months old, not laying yet) was barely responsive when I went out to put them to bed. She was wet and lying in the rain, away from the other two. She had been fine earlier. She was holding her wings out from her body a bit, not panting, droopy head. Her...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.): Silkie, about 6 months. She is less fluffy than her sisters, maybe slightly thinner. 2) What is the behavior, exactly? I have noticed her walking in tight circles and then flapping for a...

Actually, I just have no idea what exactly they are having issues with. We have a small coop/run (a premade one) similar to the little one they sell at Costal. I couldn't find a picture online but I can get one tomorrow. Anyway, it's the kind where there's a little enclosed area with a window in...

This afternoon when I let our chickens out I noticed one of our roosters (we have two others, they all get along, never had any fights I know of) walking low to the ground with his head out in front of him. He sometimes stops and lays down or puts one wing out like he is off balance, but he also...

Ugh. It's been a rough month. We lost a young rooster to, I'm guessing, a raccoon. We found him headless and cropless inside an uncovered fence with lots of feathers ranging around. No others were taken. We found a good sized hole in the fence. Then we lost three bigger ones. Two without a...

We have 50+ chickens and chicks. Our oldest were hatched in February and are free range. Their coop is very safe and we have not lost any from the coop, but we have just started having losses during the day. Our first loss was one of our 6 week olds who we found headless and cropless in the...

Hello! I noticed that a lot of the chicks I hatched on April 13th are doing the really fast head twitch. They do it frequently. I know this is common with Silkies or other crested breeds, and a few of them are, but most are non-crested barnyard mixes. The silkies are a little older and did...

I am not sure what I'm seeing on this chick. I'm sorry the picture isn't better, I didn't want to open the incubator if it is mushy butt. I know it's really hard to see, but I'm not getting a much better view... it is like white goop - almost looks like poop but this baby just hatched an hour or...

This is our first year living in California and our first year having chickens. Even before we got chickens we noticed lots of Coopers Hawk (I believe) in the area. I read about how to attract crows to help repel the hawks, but I didn't really put into action any of the things. We were just...

One of my chickens has been puffed up (but otherwise normal, eating, drinking, running around, etc) for weeks now. They are 8 weeks old. I treated them for Cocci with no change. I took her poop to UC Davis for a fecal sample and got these results back: (click to make bigger). So a large...

Hello, We just got some darling week old Silkies and a two day old Marans (that is still bigger than the silkies) that were raised by a mama chicken up to this point in their lives. I've made sure that they're eating and drinking, but is there anything else I need to do for them since they did...

Actually I'm not sure how old they are, any guesses? I know most of their breeds and it's pretty clear that the red one is a roo. The frizzle, too, although I was so sure he was a she! Don't think there's much of a chance, though. What about the others? And breeds on the two little ones would be...

We have a Buff Orp, Alice, who we noticed a last week was very sedate, puffed up and pale. We have other Buff Orps her age, so it's pretty easy to compare (although two are roos). We treated her, and all the others, for Cocci with Corid in their water for 5 days. That ended two days ago. Alice...

Can anyone join me?! I would love to have a incubating buddy. And I would love any and all tips and pointers. I have been reading everything I can - Incubating 101, every thread that pops up on here ... But I still feel like I don't know anything! Like our incubator (a new Genesis 1588) is set...

We are looking for a new home for our Silver Laced Polish, who I would almost gaurantee is a cockerel, and our Standard Sultan, who I believe is a pullet. They are about five weeks old and from our local feed store. The price is for both, although I'm willing to sell them separately and willing...