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Hello everyone, my 8 year old ex-batttery chicken Nora has been unwell for the the last week. She’s been lethargic, eating and drinking less (only eating her favourite treats), and has been doing strange poops (I will post a picture of the comments). She had perked up the last few days, but...

Hello, I got 3 hens about a month ago and noticed that one of our chickens has a big/swollen abdomen area - she is acting normal however but has gone into her coop to nest and didn’t lay anything (hasn't laid any eggs at all yet - she just turned 6 months), does she look egg-bound or like she...

This morning I noticed my five y/o hen expelling liquid from her beak. I am assuming this is sour crop, since her crop is large and squishy and it smells sour; she has the same symptoms as a hen that I lost back in May due to no treatment. I don't want her to die like the other one, does anyone...

Hello! I am a brand new chicken mom! We have 16 four week old chicks. One of them has a crooked beak - the top is growing one direction and the bottom is growing the other - and it's getting worse as it gets older. The chick is quite a bit smaller than the others so I think it is not eating...

Poor Bluebell is getting picked on and looking pretty raggedy. I have started keeping her outside of the run so she can have some peace but all she does is pace up and down along the fencing like she wants to be back with the bullies. Should I just force her to stay outside on her own until...

Our rooster, Nick Fury - yes, we are Avengers fans :D, a splash Marans was sitting on his breast, wings drooping when I went out to feed the gang today. When I picked him up, I could feel his keel bone and he felt really light. He was since been quarantined in the house. My son assisted in...