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Help - we are having a flea/tick problem at our place here in the country. I have 10 hens that free-range during the day and are cooped at night. We have two dogs and they have been on flea/tick protection from the vet that is just NOT doing much good. They are both taking an internal...

My RI Red hen over the past few weeks has developed swelling in front of both of her eyes. It's exactly the same size on each eye. She doesn't seem to be bothered by it, she's eating well and laying every day, pooping fine. I can't detect any discharge. Can anybody tell me what's going on...

Help - I noticed that a couple of my darker hens - the RIR and Black Aussie - have a few little white dots on their backs. I didn't think much about it, but then I noticed that the white dots moved!!! Is it lice? Should I dust them and the coop with Sevin? Do I have to throw the eggs away...

Hi, got a question for you guys - I just added two 10 mo old birds to my small flock. They have been laying a couple of months. I noticed the first few eggs I got from them are a fine size with good hard shells, but the yolks are pale yellow - paler than the grocery store eggs. They didn't...

Hello, I'm a new chicken owner and new to this site - I have 8 pullets all between 3/5 to 5 mos old. I have a little barred rock pullet about 3-4 mos old. She was doing just fine until this afternoon, I noticed her just sitting on the outside roost. I began watching her when I threw in some...

Sorry to be redundant - there was no clear answer. I'm new to chicken-keeping. I have a 4'x4'x8' coop with 8 birds. They are about 3mos old. I had been putting their waterer inside the coop at night, but they are making a huge mess in their bedding and I'm having to clean it all out and start...