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  1. Fecal Examination in Backyard Chickens 101-Part 1

    Fecal Examination in Backyard Chickens 101-Part 1

    Getting Started Conducting a fecal examination to check for internal parasites in your chickens may seem daunting, but with a desire to learn and a little bit of practice, you can most certainly do it. It’s not rocket science! What am I looking for? You aren’t looking for actual worms in the...
  2. SniperGoose

    Lice!

    So I got a rescued racing homer pigeon the other week, and today I was handing him as normal when I got home from work and I felt something crawling on me. It was two long, thin bugs. I googled, and sure enough, they're feather lice. They look exactly like this...
  3. Blue_dingo

    Proper method for quarantine/treating half feral chick before flock integration

    I ended up with a barnyard mix chick that I think has been living a half feral life (long story). What are the steps I need to do to quarantine and make sure this chick doesnt get/transfer any bad coccidia/parasites, etc.? Im thinking medicated feed, a few pinches of prozap under the wings and...
  4. Teenagechickenmama

    Chickens Feathers are Turning Up?

    Hey all! Yesterday I let my hens out, and I decided to pick up one of our old girls and hold her for a bit. She’s a 10-year old Easter Egger named Camilla. She relaxed way easier than she usually does. She hasn’t enjoyed being held since she was 4 or 5. Then I noticed all of her feathers...
  5. BlackTigerCurse

    Betta sickness or something like that.. I need help

    Okay, so I noticed some odd behavior from one of my Betta fish three days ago, she would stay in the same spot of the tank for hours and hours. Then something started coming out of where her egg spot normally is, but it doesn’t quite look like poop and it’s not eggs. I don’t know what to do, I...
  6. Q

    Quail died, need help diagnosing

    Hey everybody, Unfortunately I found one of my button quail dead this morning, and I'd like to see if there are any signs I should look for with the body to make sure it wasn't a disease or parasite that the other quail in the cage could get. I thought the cause might have been dehydration...
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  7. KikiDeAnime

    Mites or Lice? What do I use?

    I will get a photo as soon as I can! Our Silkie rooster, Silver, has some sort of parasite on him. There are white egg like things by his ears and I've noticed weird looking bugs that end up on my arms sometimes after I've held him. Later today my dad and I will be going to Pioneer Feed to get...
  8. D

    What the heck is this!? Tick? Tumor? Wart? Growth?

    I found this "something" on my 2.5 year old chicken's tail next to the oil gland and at first thought it was a tick but it's under the skin and slightly exposed. It's very hard and you can tell it's larger under the skin (like a small iceberg). Any thoughts on what the heck it is and if I need...
  9. JenJae

    White spots on combs, some on feathers

    Trying to identify if this is parasite related or fungus. These guys are all around 8months old. We've had some damp/wet weather over the last month or so. My polish? hybrid hen is starting to lose feathers on her crown, comb becoming exposed. It hasn't been a full crest from the get-go so...
  10. Nettex Just For Scaly Legs

    Nettex Just For Scaly Legs

    Scaly Legs is a specifically blended formulation designed to eliminate and effectively control the scaly leg parasite in one simple spray application. Scaly Legs works in three ways: Suffocating the scaly leg parasite eliminating the source of irritation Providing a natural barrier to deter...
  11. S

    Need help identifying worm infestation

    One of my chickens suffered dehydration when we had a hot day here in Australia so I separated her and bought her inside, then later discovered she has a massive worm infestation and would like help identifying the type of worm. I am new to having chickens so all advice is welcome.
  12. ChickenMamaSarah

    Disgusting worm in hen’s poop

    i just found this beneath the roosting bar in my coop. It looks like some kind of a roundworm and it’s big!....maybe three inches long. Any thoughts? I’ve never actually dewormed my chicken but I have given them Diotomaceous earth in their feed intermittently over the summer and I use apple...
  13. S

    Help! Chicken losing feather, but not molting and no external parasites

    I have racked my brain on what's going on with my 2 year old araucana (pictures included). About a month ago she started losing feathers (and I noticed many of her remaining feathers were brittle) but was still laying normally, running around with the other chickens, and eating and drinking...
  14. E

    Found this in my Hard Boiled Egg :-( Anyone know what it is??

  15. szpider

    At my wits end, lots of different illness symptoms in my flock.

    I’ll start off by admitting, I was sloppy about quarantining new birds from my old ones. I brought home three new silkies from a poultry swap a few weeks ago (one adult hen, one pullet, and a young roo that I THOUGHT was a pullet :rolleyes: it’s so hard to tell with silkies.) I threw them in...
  16. autumnpaquet99

    GAPEWORM TREATMENT? please help

    I woke up this morning and my 5 1/2 week old chick is showing signs of what I can only assume to be gapeworm. She is “gaping” stretching her neck out and shaking her head occasionally. No coughing, sneezing, wheezing or discharge. She’s drinking, acting relatively normal (jumping around and...
  17. dalguiyeowang

    Please help!

    I have been looking on the forums to see if I can find something that matches the symptoms my 2 year old Australorp, Hildy, is experiencing. She has had shell-less eggs in the past, but they were not that common. Last week, when I picked her up to greet her, a soft egg flew out of her vent. I...
  18. A

    Any reviews for vermex? Flubenvet available in US?

    Hello! Im considering getting some vermex for my 6 mo old bantam cochins and silkies. They have been wondefully healthy but I have not dewormed them and want to have something on hand for prevention or if a problem arises. Im also interested in Flubenvet as there is no withdrawal period but it...
  19. Iziayia

    Found something in their poop

    Anyone known what these strange brown lumps are? I found them in the chickens (or turkey/duck/goose) poop from last year (thawing out from under the snow now) but it's only in some of the pools and not all of the ones I saw. Just want to make sure it's not something bad like an internal pest or so.
  20. Drother

    Pulling out own feathers?

    1 of my 7 quails is plucking out her own feathers. Is it possible that she is the only one infected with mites or parasites? They have plenty of space (4 sq feet per bird), fresh water, good quality layer feed, low stress. There are 6 hiding spots and 2 dust bath stations. I see her breaking off...
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