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Silkie limping for 2 days. Brought her in last night to wash and clean up for better examination. Right foot: This is the one that is sore. It might have a tiny faint black dot which could be suspicious. Early stage bumblefoot? I also noticed a loose feather near the underside. Does not appear...

Hello, I have reconfigured our set up to be more predator deterrent and provide a kid/family friendly yard for us to enjoy. Unfortunately, at the cost of the girls’ access to the entire yard. They have always had access to the whole yard. It’s been maybe 12ish weeks and I’ve lost one (I believe...

Hello, 11 month old Easter Egger Good body weight Eating Drinking Full crop 3 good poops in 2hrs Red comb Laying well I’m not great at feeling abdomens but it’s full and squishy from behind legs legs to the vent. I am not comfortable performing an internal vent check. Flock has MG and Mareks...

Hello! We have been considering pigeon adoption since last July. I have so many questions though. I’m hoping to list the major ones to see if our home and situation would be a good fit for pigeons or not. Here’s some important info on my flock and set up: My flock (10 full sized hens) has...

Hello! My DS has decided he loves pigeons and doves!! We have to look for and feed them whenever we are near the city 💜 I’ve done some research on adoption, housing (inside vs outside and with or without chickens) and started on bird diseases. My flock has MG and MD. I am unclear if this is...

I have no idea where to post this. A search on here has not really given any clear answers. I bought 4 (3-4 week old) chicks in early June. Inside, during isolation. I noticed their poop smelled different than any of my other chickens but figured it would sort out. I treated them for...

Hello, I have a broody we are trying like heck to break. It’s been going on for about 1 week. I had her inside all day yesterday and put her out shortly before roosting with upper coop closed up. Had to bring her back in today because she went straight to the nest at sun up. I just cleaned up a...

I am not sure where to post this thread since it is not an emergency or if it’s been discussed on here before (I tried searching the site) but what are the best ways to handle a chicken for exams and treatments? I am treating my hen for bumble-foot again. During the last course of treatment I...

I looked out my back window and saw someone spraying my lawn. I ran outside and yelled stop but he had already sprayed most of the fenced off area. He had the wrong house. Now that it’s already done I need to know the next steps. First, he game me the name: Merit Talstar. No fertilizer was...

Hello, I’ve been treating for bumblefoot 8 days now. The first 5 I was using Epsom salt soaks, Derma vet ointment, cover and wrap. The last 3 days I’ve been soaking in tricide-neo twice daily, 7 minutes each time, spray with vetericyn, put Derma vet, cover and wrap. She does not appear to be in...

Is this coccidosis? I brought home 4 four week old chicks on Tuesday and started Corid Wednesday afternoon. One chick seems to not be improving as well as the others. I want to be sure I am dealing with coccidosis and not something else. Thanks!

So I’ve not had geese, yet, so I’m hoping for some info before accepting one. I currently have a flock of 7 hens. MD and MG positive. I brought home 4 four week old vaccinated pullets yesterday. I was offered a 10 day old Embden (?) gosling that needs a home. Is this a good beginner’s...

This is in my area! https://www.wcia.com/news/the-search-for-the-emu-continues-in-urbana/

Hello, I have a flock with Mareks. At end of life stage my girls have breathing distress or neurological symptoms in the last hours and go down fast. Fluffy is presenting differently. We were gone this weekend (Friday afternoon-Sunday evening). I saw on the camera that fluffy was stressed...

I am pretty sure this is end stage Mareks disease. I thought I’d post a video for other’s opinions just to be certain though. I’ve been watching her for a few days. Her body mass was still ok but her crop was less full each night. I brought her inside yesterday. I dosed her with nutridrench and...

Ok, I’ve searched on here and cannot find the coop/run set up I have seen a few times. I’m hoping someone can link it for me or maybe post pictures of theirs if it’s similar. It’s a fenced in chicken yard that had maypoles (?) holding up netting and it draped over to the fence. We are going to...

Came home to this. She was alive at 2:30 pm (camera view) Found at 5:30 pm The initial hit was under a hawk net between a privacy fence and large mature pine tree. There is maybe 5’ between them and fully covered by the net. The body was 2’ away still under the net and a trellis with chicken...

Long story short, my two flocks who were integrating great is all messed up because of me. I had 11 hens who got along great. I had 5 pullets who all got along great. They were integrating without issues. Plenty of space so little to no bullying. Two bonded pullets got sick so they came...

Dealing with MG. Treat flock monthly with Tylosin or Denagard. I have one girl who seemed to just stay the same. But she is now starting to decline so I decided to decided to try baytril. She’s had 5 doses She is 1.5 lbs I am giving .7 ml once daily Last night was her 5th dose. I cannot see...

Hello, I am on here asking about MD way too much 🤦🏼‍♀️ Buts it’s definitely been a learning curve. MD and MG positive flock. These are 17 week old vaccinated pullets. My question is, do I euthanize when they show slight symptoms or do vaccinated chicks have a better survival rate than non...