Due to a door error the girls got locked out. Im sick and can barely get around the house let alone go out and catch chickens who couldn't get into the coop. Please tell me one night isn't gonna ruin their good habit of going into the coop at night. It was an accident and I don't have enough...
Hello! I've been a long time reader on this forum, but this is my first post. I brought 6 babychicks home on wednesday. Meet Pocky, my brown padua. I'm worried because she keeps cheeping really loudly.
Good signs:
I treated her for pasty butt yesterday because I noticed her straining a lot and...
Hello, I have posted this rooster before, my thought is that he got attacked by a rooster before since his eye was kind off swollen and then he got fine, but he got beaten up again. I have a small coop inside my chickens coop and im guessing he managed to escape from the small coop and the got...
Yesterday was hatch day. In the morning I had the horrible luck with the power going out for 3+hours. I had a few active eggs moving, chirps, and one especially active egg. I dont have a backup power supply, (its on the shopping list when the money is there) so I googled and did the advice of...
My baby Crackers is a 2.4 year old African goose. I wasn't home last night but supposedly my father saw her down feathers all over the yard this morning. She wasn't put up as she usually sleeps on the porch. I just got home, the time is currently 11:01 so I think this attack happened exactly 24...
One of my year old geese seems to be constipated - it looks like he keeps straining to poop but can’t. I haven’t really seen any other signs of discomfort and he seems to still be eating and drinking but I want to check just incase.
I don’t have an avian vet by me that can handle this sadly so...
A rooster with a swollen eye. It looks like if you were to have some allergy reaction to Something. Is there anything I can give him or do to maybe stopped the swelling?
On March 24th, Illinois lawmakers will hold a hearing on House Bill 4764, a proposal that could protect the right to keep backyard chickens across the state.
The bill would allow residents to raise hens on their property while still giving local governments the ability to set reasonable rules...
My 3 year old Buff Brahma, Mrs. Weasley, has sour crop. I noticed yesterday that she did not want the black soldier fly larvae I tossed to the flock, which was odd. I picked her up and immediately felt the water balloon crop. It wasn’t obvious to the eye because my Buff Brahmas’ crops always...
I am on day 14 of my first incubator hatch, and I am almost sure these eggs aren't developing, but they keep getting darker and the dark areas are growing (rotting?) but they don't smell, and look almost cloudy inside...? So, I would really appreciate some input! :) Here are a few pictures of...
Hello my trusted chicken experts! I need advice on how to continue care for my girl Pearl. I discovered a prolapse 3 days ago when she laid a bloody egg- I brought her to isolation in the laundry room and have been doing the things I’ve read here for prolapse care-aside from taking her to the...
my turkey has fowl pox and will not eat anything, hes a little lethargic and im very worried that hes going to die.
his pox has progressed to where its beginning to dry up and scab a little so im hoping its near its end but i cant tell, ive looked down his throat and theres no lesions on the...
Hi, I’ve got a chicken who is definitely egg bound, she’s on day 2, she hasn’t laid, but there’s definitely an egg in there, she’s been pooping fine, she’s about 2 years old,
She’s eating fine she’s had some Rennie, a little Greek yogurt, some mealworms, apple, and a bit of normal food, she...
Hi! I’m new on this forum and forgive me, my English isn’t the best as I am located in the Netherlands. but I’ve been stalking this forum for a couple of weeks now. I’ve been trying to hatch silkie eggs and this is my second batch. First batched died (4 eggs) because of malfunction of my...
I have 2 chicks both have been healthy up until a few days ago. The younger one stopped eating as much but the parents try and now it's got yellow swollen spots on it and doesn't really want to open its eyes.
No bird vets around here but there is a wild bird rescue around an hour from me. Any...
I have one duck, who has a history of respiratory issues. These past few days it's been very cold outside (below 0° celsius/32° farhenheit). Two days ago it also rained and my duck started to sneeze and pant slightly, so I brought her in the house for a while where she warmed up and kept...