chicken care

I’m really concerned and I don’t quite know what to do. Please any sort of help will be appreciated. My hen (spotted sussex) recently hasn’t been active. Tonight I found her laying in the middle of the yard, while all the other hens were settled in the coop for “bed time” and it caused me to be...

I am starting a journey with my chickens and corid. For the next 5 days I will be using corid and I will update each day with the results. I really hope this can help my chickens. People were telling me that this is a good way to help them so I will be doing that. Each morning I will be putting...

One of our beautiful girls was attacked by a neighbourhood cat (unusual I know). She suffered several puncture wounds to her neck and was bleeding. We have taken her to the vet and she has been cleaned up and given pain killers and antibiotics. We have made her a sort of chicken hospital in the...

One of our granddaughters who lives with us turned 17 today. She wanted chickens for her birthday! In Evansville, Indiana, you're allowed 6 backyard chickens, so she just walked in the door with an Isa Brown, a Buff Orpington, a Barred Rock, a Black Australorp and 2 Rhode Island Reds. We have...

Hi all! My sweet hen has been having recurring problems with laying eggs and our vet recommended that she get a Salpingectomy(chicken hysterectomy). Unfortunately I don’t have the money($3500) to get this surgery for her right now:( I am posting on here because I wonder if maybe someone has had...

I'm currently in the process of getting a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, and I'm starting to have another flare up after a month of relatively easy living. I live in Southeast Georgia (heat index of 100°+ and very high humidity), and I'm constantly getting overheated, which is what I think...

Dear Backyard Chicken community! (I do realize it's a longer post, and so I thank you for hanging in there while I give a full account.) I am writing to ask your advice on an issue of animal neglect in a public park here in Colorado. (The coop + chickens belong to the government park/museum)...

I've always known that owning animals is responsiblity, going on vacation is nearly impossible. And I've fully accepted that. Unfortunately, my uncle, the only uncle I have left, is dying. He lives down in Lousiana, and me in Nebraska. He's got no one down there with him, he lives alone and in...

Hello everyone, I am new here and still finding my way around. A kind person suggested that I post in this area. Long story but I hired people to strengthen, insulate and make some modifications to my chicken coop. Paid for materials, relayed what my wishes were, paid for materials and nothing...

Today I got 6 beautiful Silkie chicks and they are all very healthy, I did notice though that they several of them had an extra toe on one foot. I do know that silkies have 5 toes normally but some have 6, they walk perfectly fine now, but I just dont want it to become a problem when they are...

Hey! I recently tried incubating quails for the first time but it didn’t work. Fortunately, my hen at home had 3 chicks on Saturday! This morning, she had her 4th chick, and the first thing I do when I get back home from school is i check on the chicks. I only counted 3, and i felt very...

I'm new to chickens and I want to be ready for anything and everything! So could someone name a list of any infections, diseases, or sicknesses that chicks and chickens can get? I want to be able to know what's wrong with my chickens if they are sick. Just name anything you know a chicken can...

At the moment i have 1 hen, and she has dried clumps of "chicken feces" stuck to her bum feathers. Ive tried baths, but it doesnt work with getting it off. Any suggestions with how to clean her?

Hi, I live in Houston, and Hurricane Harvey is heading our way. We are not evacuating, as we have pets, tenants, etc. I think we will be keeping the chickens in the bathroom, we don't wan't them blown away or anything. Do you have any advice on chickens and hurricanes? Topics such as: where to...

One of my hens has a bad gash about 4 inches long and 3 inches wide at the most. We ordered a hen apron but want to clean out the wound before we put it on. We used blue kote but she is still open and have tried Neosporin and Hydrin peroxide to keep it from being infected. It looks bad and...