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I've heard it's really accurate and excellent, and I've heard it's scammy and superstitious. What's your two cents? No lurking without posting...

My two year old hen has been skinny for a while (several months) and she has dropped out some wing feathers when she is not molting. I got her poop tested for parasites (since she was skinny), but she didn't have any worms or anything. She isn't lethargic, she's active and everything. She...

My two year old hen has been skinny for a while (several months) and she has dropped out some wing feathers when she is not molting. I got her poop tested for parasites (since she was skinny), but she didn't have any worms or anything. She isn't lethargic, she's active and everything. She...

Nipple waterers. Do they solve problems, by not spilling as easily as bucket waterers, or do they make problems because they are finicky? I am asking because I want to find a waterer that doesn't spill to easily (I have big problems with water spilling in the coop in winter, so, frostbite :( )...

I have a hen with sour crop, she has grit available all the time, apple cider vinager in water, and I have tried massaging her crop to get things moving. The sour crop (squishy crop and diarrhea) is continuing to come back again and again, also her egg shells are having little dotty bumps on...

My hen's comb is purple at the end. its not swelling, just... purple. Also, it feels cold, and that bit of her comb is thinner than the rest of her comb. She does have coryza, could this be a side effect? Or is this because of some circulation problem? I'm lost here

how much does it cost to have chicken feces tested by a vet for worms? is it expensive or cheap or what its called a fecal float test I think

I'm going to give the chickens Diactamous Earth or whatever its called, also garlic, and also apple cider vinaegar. should I also give them a general antibiotic, or no? Also, I'm getting Wazine for the deworming, how should i give it to the chickens?

My chickens lay down during the day sometimes, for maybe a half hour, more on some days, less on others. Sometimes in the bushes in the shade, they do that on hot days, but sometimes they will just lay down on the grass. I should clarify: by lay down, I mean they sit in the grass in the same...

Today one of my hens died, her name was Buffy. She was pretty big; she was a Buff Orpington, so maybe it was a heart attack? I am very sad (very time 10000), and don't want any of the other chickens to die. I only have three chickens, well two chickens now, they are pets and I love them very...

I have two hens with vent gleet. I have been using anti fungal cream; getting gloves on and smearing some around their vents. It helps, but as soon as I stop (putting the anti fungal cream on them), the vent fleet comes right back! Who knows about a more efficient treatment? I appreciate your...

So, I might cut off one of my hen's combs and wattles cause she keeps getting frostbite in the winter, and i feel like its wrong to let her suffer through another winter of frostbite. So, how should i dub and crop them? what should I use? ....should i just take them to the vet to get it done (i...

Since getting chickens, there are more flies in my yard. The hens free range all over the yard, so it's not like there's one concentrated area of chicken poop, so what should I do about the flies?

I have a hen with two patches of bumble foot, or I think it’s bumblefoot. It’s two blackish brownish scabs on her foot. I haven’t had this happen two one of my chickens before, what should I do???? Please help!

So, i have a hen with a big comb and wattles and last winter she got a lot of frostbite. i read that if you dub and crop the chicken they will get less frostbite. i dont want her to suffer with frostbite and the following infection risk, so i thought, hey i should dub and crop her. but im...

I have this Speckled Sussex, she is almost a year old. Her weight is normal right now, but her eyes are runny with a clear but goopy liquid. The skin above her eyes is swelling as well. She was standing around drooping her head and wings earlier today, and now she is sitting in the nesting box...

I have this Speckled Sussex, she is almost a year old. Her weight is normal right now, but her eyes are runny with a clear but goopy liquid. The skin above her eyes is swelling as well. She was standing around drooping her head and wings earlier today, and now she is sitting in the nesting box...

So, I have a buff Orpington named Buffy, and her feathers on her bum are so fluffy they are catching poop. Her vent feathers are now quite dirty. Should I just trim the feathers on her bum, or try to wash her off or what? Since you have already read this post, you may as well respond. Any...

I live in central alberta so it gets reallllly cold here like -20°. I have an insulated coop but one of my young chickens ( 4 months old) is shivering alot and standing on one leg with the other in her feathers. should i turn on the heat during the day? I only have it on at night right now...

I have 1 speckled sussex who is (roughly) 2 and a half months old, I'm not sure if they are a hen or rooster. They act extremely friendly, almost never fight, and are at the bottom of the pecking order of my 5 chickens, but I'm still not sure. Here is a picture.