How to make sure the goose swallow the pill/tablet without spitting it out while making it safe so that the pill/tablet doesn't accidentally go into the glottis?
We've been having trouble holding the goose still even with three people - the goose always utilizes its long neck to try to...
I was letting my five chickens free range while my family and I went out to eat. Somehow, Someway, my dog and my neighbors puppy got to them and attacked. Most of my chickens were fine other than being utterly terrified but one of my younglings has a bloody, completely red and closed eye. Please...
Hi Everyone - I am new to Backyard Chickens. Please can I ask for some help! My 9 month old Khaki Campbell drake was off colour 2 days ago and I took him to the vet yesterday morning. He is not eating or drinking on his own and he had a VERY high temperature. He is okay if sitting down but loses...
I am currently treating my hen Minnie for a prolapsed vent. I pretty much a newbie, I have learned a lot more then I ever thought imaginable about chickens in the past year but I desperately need help. Minnie has a prolapsed vent and had had one before, to be honest I do not if she ever fully...
I have a decent size bird farm, about 35-40. But in the last 3 weeks a new illness has started killing them. it has almost no symptoms and kills in hours to maybe a day. All the birds start acting lethargic(tired and sluggish) and they stop eating mostly. Then they start sleeping or laying down...
my flock was recently terrorized by some animal(s) the last 3 nights. It climbed onto the roof of the coop and got in through the vent. (I have since put up hardware cloth) but half of my flock is gone. About 3 a night. However two of them were severely injured do I need to sow these wounds...
Hi everyone! My dixie rainbow roo looks like he has a rock stuck in his wattle or maybe a growth or something. It's very hard but when I touched it he didn't seem to care at all. It isn't bleeding or oozing and there's no pus. He's eating, drinking, and struttin' his stuff - no sign of...