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Does a hen with sour crop need her crop to be emptied before beginning monistat treatment? I've tried to empty her crop but nothing comes out. She has bad smell from her beak and white runny poop. She is a 4 year old speckled Sussex. I've massaged her crop, given her monistat, epsom salt...

I currently have two 3 month old pullets. A friend is moving and giving me her 2.5 year old hens. Will this age difference be an issue? I'm planning on integrating the 2.5 YOs slowly. Thank you for your responses!!

Since my chicken run is hard clay dirt, should I lay down a layer of hay, alfalfa or other material? I use PDZ in the small coop, and dirt, sand, pine shavings in the run part of the coop (not my larger run enclosure). I've read not to use straw since it's tubular and that's where mites, etc...

My husband and I enclosed a space behind our shed in the corner of our yard. We put a small pre-fab coop/run in the enclosure. My concern is this area gets absolutely no morning sun, since our neighbor's tree hangs over into this corner of our yard. This area gets some afternoon sun. I...

Lacy is an almost 7 week old blue laced wyandotte. I was told she was a vent sexed female. Any guesses? Your feedback is much appreciated!

Do I need to smash up snails before I feed to 5 week old chicks?

My name is Pamela and I've finally made the leap to try my hand at have chickens! My daughter has 8 and I've always enjoyed their funny noises and relaxing behavior...plus the eggs! I just have 3 and they are now 3.5 weeks old. I had them in a trough, in our shed, but the temperature here in...