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When I first started keeping chickens I was in the same predicament - feed store was out of all-flock feed. It occurred to me to read the ingredients label on the chick crumbles. I was astonished to see that chick starter/grower had practically the exact same ingredients as all-flock. The only...

What is your location? Has the weather suddenly gone from mild to hot? Have any of the chicks acted dizzy, off balance, even stumbling? If the weather has gone suddenly hot, it's extremely hard on chickens and you need to treat them all with electrolytes right away or risk having more of them...

Reporting progress after one month of the Serrapeptase. Two things point to the Serrapaptaste working. One is that Toots has not shaken his leg all month as he has in the past because it was causing pain. The second evidence of progress is the modest shrinkage of the reddish lesions. I'll...

It could also be face mites, related to leg mites. If you use coconut oil on the crusty stuff, it can treat both fungal and parasitical causes.

Photographing chickens is a very unrewarding activity. I'm a decent photographer, but I don't think I've gotten a good photo of my flock in the entire sixteen years of keeping them. At least you didn't try to get photos of the chicks with a red heat lamp as the light source.

Grammar is critical when trying to convey the information you want to get across. Laying is the proper word for getting an egg out. Lying is the proper word for reclining as in resting. So I think you mean she is behaving in an unusual manner and lying on the floor instead of roosting. Not...

The Speckled Sussex are four weeks. The Brahmas may be three weeks, but those photos aren't very clear so it's not as easy to tell.The Brahmas could be four weeks, though. Brahmas are much slower to mature than other breeds.

A chicken will breathe with their beak open when they are hot. They do it when they are stressed. They do it when angry. They do it when they receive cuddles and kisses and they are blissed out in ecstasy. You say she does it when laying in the coop. Do you mean she does it as she is in the...

Dust baths are chickens' path to ecstasy. They prefer it to be in the warm sun because they achieve two objectives - one is to condition their skin and feathers and the other is absorption of vitamin D through their feathers. The dust bath medium should be fine, not too coarse. Native soils...

It's normal for small chicks to be hyper aware of their vulnerability to predators, both sky and ground, and not want to be far from the safety of cover. Is the run open to the sky or covered? That makes a big difference. They will soon take that first step outside, usually following the boldest...

It might not hurt to give her a calcium tablet on the chance she's got a stuck egg.

We need to see a photo. It could be an injury or it could be skin cancer. A photo will help us determine which.

By "back" do you mean "butt"? You can say it. It's not a nasty word. "Butts" and "poop" are the two most popular words on this web site. If I'm correct in assuming you are talking about dirty butt feathers, you may approach this in two ways. One is to give the chicken a probiotic table such as...

The incident of wry neck was likely caused by keeping your chickens too long on the coccidiostat. Am I correct to assume you live in the US and were using Corid? The protocol is five days on Corid, one week rest and then five more days on Corid. Corid acts to deprive coccidia of thiamine which...

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After I read your first post about lavender oil, I researched it. It is indeed an accepted treatment for wounds and it is safe for chickens. Thanks for posting it. It always is helpful to back up your post with a little science to reassure readers that it's legitimate. So I fired up the search...

I would be inclined to cut short her suffering with humane euthanasia. For one, the treatment of the wounds would be very painful for her to endure, and the wounds have no chance of getting better without daily cleansing and debriding (removal of dead tissue to control bacteria). Bacteria and...

Lucky hen and good timing on your part to startle the coyote into dropping his victim. Good on getting the wound cleaned out right away. That should be the last time you use peroxide on it, though, as peroxide interferes with new tissue growth. Also, kudos for recognizing the value of using the...

Do not feed medicated feed during Corid treatment. The proportions are two teaspoons per gallon, so ten teaspoons per five gallons, but you should mix it fresh each day. Five days of Corid water, then a week off, then five more days of Corid to knock out any oocytes that have hatched. It safest...

At least you know what you're dealing with. We're usually trying to treat a sick chicken by guessing. There are different degrees of seriousness when it comes to coccidiosis. There are nine different strains, and some cause necrotic enteritis (infection of the intestines) and other strains are...