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hello! I have a week old silkie who’s poop looks like a worm. Just a single strand. I have had other chickens and know it’s not normal but can’t find any explanation. She doesn’t have pasty butt. What do you think this could be?

Hi! I have a silver laced wyandotte i recently got along with a silkie who had a broken leg. both are about one week old. the SLW loves to sing, though. I got her because i wanted the silkie to have a companion as she's probably going to be disabled for her whole life. i'm worried because she is...

hello! please please help!! i was given a silkie chick for free yesterday at my local farm because she has either a broken leg or a slipped achilles with a twisted foot. a vet visit would be upwards of $200. I'm wondering if I can stint it, amputate it...just fix it myself so she can live. she...

Hello! I need help sexing my 6 week old Golden Laced Wyandotte. She/He was very outgoing from the start- liked to jump on my hand and peck at me. Super duper curious. Started out at the bottom of the pecking order but now they are all (I have 4) starting to mature and things are changing...

Hello!! I have four 2 1/2 week old chicks in a brooder. The buff brahma, Mo, has a swollen vent and it appears to be wet around it, maybe like she had diarrhea. The other 3 don't have anything wrong. Mo had pasty butt the first night I brought her home but that was reversed the same night and...

Hello all! I have 4 2-week old chicks in a brooder currently. i've been doing research and see that guineas are really good at getting rid of mosquitoes, and are just quirky characters (I am a MAJOR sucker for quirky characters...I have 4 ferrets as well...). can guineas be kept with chicks and...

Hello all! I'm buying 4 week old chicks this Saturday, and I want to make sure I have everything ready to make sure they're stress free and happy when they get home. I've been seeing a lot about giving chicks apple cider vinegar/garlic/water in their waterer, and I was wondering: 1. Why? and 2...

Hello all! I have recently decided to build my backyard chicken run! Woohoo! While this is a super exciting time, it's also really stressful because I want to do everything right to ensure that I have a happy and healthy flock. Here's my sitch: I live in Minnesota- which means winters reach 30...