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I got some chick starter and it smells really good like some type of herb. Do you guys know what it might be the label didn’t say anything. I had 2 types of feed to offer and 1 smelled like nothing but they gobbled this one down. It was the manna pro medicated chick starter.

How common is it for chickens to get Marek‘s? Thankfully I haven’t dealt with it but do you recommend taking precautions for it?

Does anyone have any idea which breed this hen is? She’s the oldest one and I have never known. I don’t know if it helps but she has a pea comb and leg feathers you can’t see. She lays brown eggs and is heavy. Very similar to the chicken shown in this thread but different colored eggs...

Hey! One of my chickens lately has been laying abnormally large eggs with a little calcium deposit on top. She had an infection a while back but now she’s her usual self. Is this normal and safe to eat?

In a few days a few chicks are supposed to hatch and we had a few questions. Should we buy feed or can we make it ourselves? We will only be able to keep them for a week or so, so buying feed for those few days seems like a waste. If we did make our own feed would you recommend putting the Corid...

I’ve decided to put out broody chicken in a little box to hatch her chicks. I was planning on getting chick feed for them and water and grit. Will the mom eat the same stuff or should I get her something separate? Is there even any need for chick food separate than the feed the broody hen will eat?

Hey! It’s about day 17 that my broody hen has been sitting on her eggs. Will she eat and drink or should we accommodate her with that stuff? At this point should we make a small coop where she can look after the chicks and hatch them on the final days or do we just leave her like that? If we did...

We found a baby bird lost with the mother nearby on the nearest tree. The mother can’t find it, we put it in a box with water and food. Whats the best thing to do?

One of our hens seems to have one foot that is very scaly and crusty with scales coming off. I’m assuming it’s scaly leg mites and will send pictures tommorow. Is treating for it an emergency or can it wait and should I treat whole flock?

Pretty sure my chicken has scaly leg. Her scales are lifted and rough on one foot. Is there a treatment? Should I treat other chickens and can it spread to humans?

My 3 year old chicken is broody I think. She sits down in the nesting box all day and is very moody. Should I break her cycle?

One of my older chickens started brooding on eggs which I thought was normal so I pulled the eggs under her out and she went down. I checked her right now and it is night and she isn’t perching. She normally doesn’t sleep in the nesting box. There aren’t any other symptoms I can see. Should I be...

Hey! I forgot the dosages for Safeguard paste dewormer and how many days to use it for. Thanks

Should I be worried if my chicken drank very dirty water? The water has been in the bin she drank form all winter and it has all sorts of stuff in it.

My 3 year old mystery breed chicken has a paler comb than norma and she is currently molting. Shes energetic and happy as always. I’ve checked for other symptoms, and there aren’t any. Anyone know if this is normal?

I have an ISA Brown hen about 2 years old and she had a reproductive infection in November and I treated her with antibiotics. She recovered, but one day I saw a shell less egg so I assumed it was her and gave her calcium. Today, in the nesting box, I found an unusual large egg with brown specs...

One of my 2 year old red sexlinks has white at the top of the head. Not the comb though. She molted a few weeks ago. Any ideas?

Hey all, I am struggling with my health lately and am not able to take care of my chickens for the near future. Wondering if anyone in my area wants my chickens, thanks.

One of my ISA brown hens infected with something. She had worms which I treated her for last weak and that’s when she played a shell less egg and I gave her Duramycin for 4 days with some calcium pills. She was better until yesterday when she had this long thing sticking out of her vent and she...

What is everyone’s favorite breed?