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Your dog might be exhibiting anxiety. Trails in particular are a stimulation overload, when you consider the new smells, sounds, and sights. I would suggest sticking to a few trails, and try to take him on those trails when they are less busy, or at least go at a leisurely pace to allow for...

Leroy is a beautiful roo! We lost one hen to a fox because she could launch and glide over a six foot fence when the wind blows from the West, which is often. She liked to sleep under a wheel barrow. :/ The new girls are in an a-frame coop with an enclosed run, and I intend to build out an...

Bathing is a good start, keep their bottom clear so they don't get closed up. I don't know specific treatments, but recommend looking at threads about "Vent Gleet" and "Pasty Butt" on here. Hope everyone is ok, and best of luck!

Sorry, I just realized the above link is incorrect. I have The Eliminator-Beginner; tag info above is correct. They have been eating this for about a month, we finished the last of it today.

This is what they have been eating for ~ a month. The tag says 50 g/ton, Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate, 0.0125% Amprolium. https://centralfarmky.com/product/eliminator-gamecock-conditioner/

Thank you! It's kind of a mess here, honestly. I feel like the consult pushes the Corrid for the F&S because it's expensive more than because it's useful. The consult isn't a vet, and won't psychically see the birds; he works for the F&S, and got a little tripped up trying to tell me that they...

I have hit a snag, I want to treat with Corrid since cocci is suspected, but no one out here knows if I can give Corrid with the Bacitracin medicated feed they are currently on.

Thank you, the consult at the Feed & Seed thinks she has Coccidiosis. I am going to pursue treatment with Corrid. You are lucky, my neighbor lost a few to wet pox last year, necropsy confirmed; another lost her whole young flock a few years ago. I'm located adjacent to a state park and nature...

Update #3: We're on Day 6 post-rescue, and Elvira seems to be stronger every day. The bad news is that either the roo, Nightshade, or the other ladies forced their way into the coop this morning and stole some food, and pecked a scab off. The good news is that Elvira climbed into a nesting box...

I'm in SW Ohio, I work nights so I'm up late. I've never heard that fowl pox is a summer-fall only disease, and with our lack of real winters, I've read it's more likely to become common. And we've already had mosquitoes out...

Medicines lose potency over time, but they generally don't become toxic if stored properly, etc. I've thought something was expired, but after looking closer it was a manufacture date and said to use within 24 months, so double check if possible. Worst case, you might have to retreat per...

Dry Fowl Pox can present as white, grey, or black lesions; so that is a possibility. https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/fowl-pox-in-chickens/

I have read about, but never had to do comb surgery. I think the cut should be more like this, to reduce the open area. If you can't do it with a hot blade to cauterize it, then you need to have bleed-stop or similar product on hand and in open container that you can easily get a handful to...

My primary concern about Avian Flu is not about human transmission, I am concerned about the spread in and effect on wild bird populations and the policy of culling whole flocks based on a single positive result. It's insane to me that billions, maybe trillions, were spent to figure out "Why...

I am glad that Atty is doing better. As someone relatively new to owning chickens myself, I have to ask if you are sure that you only have hens? With my first flock, I had 4 roos to 2 hens and found out the hard way that roos hitting puberty can be over-aggressive. I then raised six sex-links...

I have a backyard mix, Lavender, who looks similar to your BRs, she was supposed to be an Australorp-Orpington cross but anyway, she was the only bird with it. The four roosters never had a problem and seven other hens were fine for over a year. I suspected a ratty feather gene, and then...

Update #2: Elvira is doing much better today, she's standing for short spells and trying to walk by dragging herself along by her wings and pushing with her feet, she looks like a dragon (Think How to Train your Dragon). She's more coordinated but still weak in the legs. The bad news is that...

As stated, I don't have a way to separate her, and not to be melodramatic, but with five hens to one roo, her life is rape. When I had her laid out in the sunshine, he mounted her twice, which isn't unusual, and no one has bothered her in her cubby. She has water within reach, and the feeder is...

I know wet weather has been said to increase some illnesses, I'm not sure how to help beyond trying to provide a place to get dry though, sorry.

Sorry for your loss.