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It’s going to take almost a week to get it since it isn’t in stock at my local store. But I have equine fly spray and it contains permethrin is this okay?

So a few days ago I noticed one of my chickens seemed a bit off but I chalked it up to it being an unusually hot day. But tonight when I went to close up the coop she was laying on the ground not moving so I checked her out and she couldn’t stand, had some poop stuck to her butt, and felt a bit...

So a few days ago I noticed one of my chickens seemed a bit off but I chalked it up to it being an unusually hot day. But tonight when I went to close up the coop she was laying on the ground not moving so I checked her out and she couldn’t stand, had some poop stuck to her butt, and felt a bit...

Thanks for everyone for your input! I wanted to update since it’s been a few weeks now, she’s got a some white in her wings but the rest of her is completely black, no copper feathers to be seen.

The dust from the feed is most likely the cause of sneezing. This is totally optional but you can wet it if you want too to eliminate the dust you just have to make sure that you don’t let it sit longer than twenty four hours to prevent mold from developing, but you don’t have to they’ll be fine...

I can’t be certain what exactly is causing the sneezing, it could be something environmental like dust but that is usually from using wood shavings as bedding and from the photos you posted it doesn’t look like your using those. Is the room they’re in dusty? If there isn’t discharge coming...

They open their beaks and pant like that when they are too hot. The poop on the butts is called pasty butt and it can also be caused by over heating and also stress. To fix the pasty butt you need to wash their butts with warm water then make sure you dry them thoroughly (a hair dryer on a warm...

When I have a broody hen I usually remove her from the nesting box, collect all the eggs and block off the nesting box so she can’t go in there until morning when I open it back up for everyone to lay. It usually does the trick in a day or two but another way I’ve heard to break the broody...

Is there any mucus or discharge coming from her nostrils?

So I just got this chick from tractor supply and they had her labeled as a maran but no more specifics I’m just wondering if anyone can tell me what her coloring will be when fully feathered?

They open their beaks and pant like that when they’re hot, they also lift their wings little away from their bodies. Make sure she has access to water and a shady spot to go to where she can get out of the sun. As long as she’s eating and drinking and acting otherwise normal I wouldn’t worry.

I’ve never had Orpingtons but they look okay to me, chicks definitely go through an ‘awkward stage’ while they feather out. Roos can have a more difficult time feathering than pullets but nothing about the picture makes me think they are roos. Good luck with them!

You can scatter some treats for your adult girls around the outside of the baby’s enclosure so that they spend some time around the little ones safely.

The extra protein from the scrambled egg should help. They need lots of protein to grow feathers but other than that and your change of feed I don’t know what else you could do I’ve never heard of anything like this happening. Wishing you the best of luck.

Nothing definitely saying rooster probably too early to tell give it a few weeks don’t worry about it too much though I’ve had rooster scares before and they turned out to be female in the end. As for your mystery chick I’d say still sapphire gem. Just younger than your other. Heres a photo of...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - I first got my first chicken in 2019. We took her from a family friend because she was injured and he didn’t want to deal with it then we raised up a few little chicks so she wouldn’t be lonely and the rest is history. Each year we...

Both boys. Girls would have smaller combs and dark washes over their feet.