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My chicken with "water belly" is getting to the point where she needs to be drained again. If this is from a possible infection, I would like to treat her with antibiotics. What type do I need to look for when going to TSC? Oral would be preferred. I have another chicken that is breathing kinda...

I'm in Erie county too! Glad to see more people in NW PA on here.

Thank you so much, that was very helpful. The liquid was yellowish, and the chicken is very happy foraging with the others, so I would like to try antibiotics. What kind, and where can I get it? We don't have a chicken vet around here, so is this something I can buy at Tractor Supply?

Hello! I have been away for a long time. Everything has been rather quiet with my backyard chickens. I don't have time to catch up on what I missed, but I hope everyone (and their chickens) are doing well! I'm back for now because we have a chicken issue. One of our hens, our daughter's...

Welcome, I am near Erie County!

I think possums are cute. We see them all the time here. They sure get fat off of our cat food we leave for the wild cats. Are you sure that’s what it was?

Most of them are rescues so I’m not entirely sure. It ranges from around 2 years old to 8 years old. The old chickens still lay pretty well. Over the summer we were getting a dozen eggs a day. Not sure why the sudden drop. I’m still thinking they have a nest somewhere outside, but I cannot find it.

The new chicken (that we found roaming outside by herself) is now out of the separation cage and is doing really good in the flock. She has her upper beak clipped (from before we found her). Will that grow back or will it be weird forever? Also, now I have 14 hens. Some are going through a molt...

Wow, there are no egg factories or chicken farms nearby that I know of. I wonder how far she traveled. She'll have a long, spoiled life here though!

Hi, popping in again. I don't have time to catch up on all of the posts but I'm sorry to see that Candy is gone. We lost a favorite chicken suddenly too, only overnight. That was a few weeks ago and thankfully the others seem fine. We also got a call last night that there was a chicken roaming...

I only have 1 cage so I would have to separate them one at a time. The 2 golden laced wyandottes are the worst. They will start attacking Tiny (our favorite of course), then the others follow and attack her too. I don't understand why. She used to be out and about with them all the time then...

No, do I put them both in a cage for a week?

I wish we lived closer. We are in Erie county. Having issues with two golden laced wyandottes picking on all the other chickens. Nearly killed our broody hen. Don't have the heart to kill them but want to give them away or trade for two other chickens.

Thank you for the info. I have a hen that is probably on the bottom of the pecking order. She has a small prolapse I would guess? Acting and eating normal but I can see some pink tissue protruding when she pushes it out. It goes back in so will it heal on it's own? I'm not sure what to do since...

Hello, popping in again. I don't think I ever got an answer but can anyone tell me what kind of regular worming schedule I should be using for my birds? They all seem healthy but I probably should worm them to be sure. What kind of wormer, how much, how often? Thanks!

What wormer, how much, and how often? I tried doing research last time with wormers but there are so many different kinds and different suggestions. I just need someone to spell it out for me and I'll get it done. The chickens have regular solid poop, runny poop, and dark black poop. It all...

I've been away for a long time and spent the last hour or two catching up! You guys sure talk a lot! :pop I have been busy with the online schooling for my 2 kids (on top of working from home), but it is going well, even though it takes ALL day... I am enjoying this time with my babies, and...

TSC has turkeys?! I've only ever seen chicks or ducks. The typical kinds - RIR, Barred Rock, etc.

I will add that I have hand-fed wild raccoons right out my front door. All they want is a free meal and they are wonderful creatures. My husband wanted to shoot a possum that was digging around where our old coop was but I went out there and poked it with a broom and it ran away without a fight...

I don't understand why everyone is so eager to shoot everything in their backyard. My husband is the same way. But I've never shot anything, or ever had any issues with critters (except hawks). I leave scraps out on compost and have caught every wild animal on my trail camera. Even foxes and...