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I have a two and a half year old hen who is on a couple antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory for aspiration pneumonia. 3 pills twice a day. 😫 2 pills she has been on 10 days. 1 pill, the doxycycline, we started this past tuesday. Her crop has been slow for a week today. We are about halfway...

Hi there. Does anyone have any tips to give chickens pills? I've watched a lot of YouTube videos, observed my vet do it three times now (wrap in a towel hold beak open with fingers) and it's still incredibly frusterating to nail down. I'd actually rather go to the dentist than pill a chicken at...

Hi everyone. I am an urban owner approaching nearly two years of this very interesting journey of backyard chicken keeping. It's definitely one of the coolest hobbies out there. Waking up early in the morning to get my girls ready for the day and spending a couple hours of my time at night after...

Hi, I have an Australorp that's had peepers on since Thanksgiving because she was attacking another hen who was molting. Today I removed peepers since my previously attacked hen is fully feathered. I do realize and expected that after removing the peepers they would start the pecking order...

Hi, I have 6 chickens molting right now with my New Hampshire Red going through the worst of it. She pretty much has no butt feathers. I've been feeding extra protein everyday like meat and scrambled eggs. It's helping just wish feathers would grow faster! Anyway my Australorp plucked one of...

Hi everyone, I got my first broody chicken. Henri my Buff Orpington. I've read and watched more than I can count on breaking hens but need some input. Just a heads up I live in the city ;)We don't have a rooster and I cannot give her fertile eggs or chicks. Couple weeks ago she started doing...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9336947/Meghan-Harry-HENS-rescued-factory-farm.html I'm really tired of hearing about these two in the news but they earned some points from me for this :D

I'm looking for honest opinions of your experiences. Is falling into the chicken math zone always better ( more breeds yay!) but maybe not? I know folks have different situations (selling eggs, need the meat , etc). I'm perfectly fine with extra eggs. Not using my birds for meat. I get too...

Got some updates here and they are STRANGE. Recap: my Ameraucana Penny laid an egg on Tuesday that was covered in goo. It was not a broken egg from another hen and I really have no explanation for it. Today Penny laid another egg. I've been watching her since Tuesday and I don't think she has...

I'm trying to figure out how I can supplement additional sources of protein into my flock's feed. They are on a organic no corn no soy layer ration but it only has 17% protein. They are doing very well on this food and currently I give them BOSS, hard boiled eggs on rotation with their daily...

Hi, while I was rotating coop bedding this morning found this egg on the bottom. I have not seen this before from any of hens so wondering if this is cause for concern? There is a piece of pine shaving stuck at the time so ignore that. I saw no evidence of another egg broken nearby/or anyone...

I started my backyard chickens journey in Sept 2020 and let me tell you it has taken over my life, for the better! They really are amazing animals. I talk about my chickens non stop and I feel like I've even educated people on the topic. Ask me anything chicken and chances are I have an answer...

Hi everyone, My beautiful Australorp Raven seems to be having a squeeky noise coming from her, almost wheezing but not quite. It's VERY slight, you have to be right next to her face to hear. She sits on my lap alot. I thought initially it was coming from a tree nearby with a baby bird but it...

Good morning all! I woke up this morning doing my normal chicken tasks and was pretty much yelled at by all my girls for some reason? 😵 I brought their food and water into the run then sat down to spend our usual time together. We sit together for about 15 minutes then I would get up, grab...

Hello everyone from beautiful Colorado! I am a new urban chicken owner with a few questions. My ladies are around 19 weeks old now. 1. I have read about how chicks go through a few phases of molting before adulthood. How long does this typically last? I still see feathers everywhere in the run...