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I’ve started a garden for my hens, it’s currently sectioned off until the plants can mature but I’m having issues with possibly aphids but for sure some type of insect. Will lady bugs help control this and where can I purchase them? What are other natural remedies I can use? I refuse to use...

I have three 4 week old black sex links. I’ve always kept my chicks in the brooder until they’re about 7 weeks then I move them to a run next to the coop for a few more weeks before fully integrating and allowing free range. However, these little ones seem to be maturing faster as well as...

Thinking a raccoon, there were no tracks

We are going to go over with a a fine tooth comb this afternoon to ensure just that. We thought we already had but with the heavy rains and freezing we've had lately I'm thinking there's a hole somewhere we hadn't seen

Yes, she was laying under her perch, she had two wounds on her and a ton of feathers were in the coop. Possibly we scared off whatever it was. It's brutal

Possibly a raccoon, there were no tracks in the dirt and we think we ran whatever it is off since she wasn't more ravaged but I don't know.

This morning around 1:00 am, my dog went on full alert beside me, ran into the den and started barking at the back windows. We walked outside but didn’t see anything, the hens started squawking and as we got nearer the coop I heard my husband say, “Angelica?” Something had found its way in and...

Can I give them eggs shells from my hens which they're in the same yard but of course not in the same coop? I've always been told not to give egg shells if not from the same flock.

Thank you for the response! -We are feeding a game bird starter feed - 30% protein -We are down in southeast Texas - near the coast they have a good amount of light each day. Some cooler days but pretty moderate -The roo seems super docile, protective of them but I've never seen violence from...

I was gifted 6 quail in August, based on their colorings I'm assuming I have 1 male and 4 female, I'm thinking they're around 14-15 weeks and have not laid yet. Is this common? I've raised chickens but never quail so total quail newbie here.

They’re 6 months. And pretty sure. No crowing and she was the first one laying. Unless she climbs into the box and lays on the egg immediately after one of the other two. But she’s the only one I’ve ever caught in the nesting box

This is my first time with SS, I got them at the same time from the same location so they’re all the same age. Why does one have such a bigger brighter comb than the other two? I waited until after the other two were laying to ask this just to make sure they weren’t just slower at developing.

I wanted to check back in - My sweet Peahen is doing great, on day 12 of being sick and isolated when I offered her treats she ate a bit then went to her food and pecked a bit there. I offered her more treats the next morning and she ate a little more, that evening she ate every bit of it then...

This is how she looks this morning. She’s not been ruffled up like I’ve seen some photos of blackhead peas. She just seems tired and no energy. I only see fight in her when we’re giving her meds. We’re on day 10 of this and I don’t know what to do. It feels like a guessing game and it’s...

Here’s a more recent photo of her poo from either last night or this morning. I couldn’t get the metronidazole yesterday anywhere. Vet opens this morning and hoping to get it from them.

Yes that was a picture from while she was being treated with antibiotics and all of her droppings looked like this at that time. Green and runny. I was trying to show what it did look like to try and figure out if she was diagnosed correctly. I don’t have a current picture of her droppings...

Her poo doesn’t look like this anymore. It’s more normal looking. This was dying treatment. I’m just trying to determine if I need to keep her quarantined or can let her out.

Attached is a picture of her poo on the fourth day of antibiotics. I believe if it was a sharp object she would have already declined since we're 9 days from when she started acted "off". If it's an issue like cancer or tumor then she'll live her best life while she can. My biggest concern...

Peahen started showing symptoms of illness last Friday (August 1), got her into the vet same day. Fecal sample was clear, exam was clear but her behavior was off, they treated with antibiotic (5 days in water) and anti-inflammatory (5 days orally). She was quarantined the whole time, she's not...

Oh, I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how she would've eaten a foreign object but like I said she does go on daily walks. She did drink quite a bit this morning and seemed a little more energetic, hoping it's a good sign. Fearful to get my hopes up though.