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I've had these chicks for about 2 weeks now and this is the first time one of them has shown abnormal behaviour, 5 hours ago she started hiding in a bush and isolating herself, i tried taking out a shovel and digging some worms (usually they all rush to me when i simply take out the shovel in the first place) but she didn't do anything, she just stared at me while the others were orbiting around me, so i took her out of the bush and placed her into her coop so she could at least be isolated with food and water, she drunk a bit and that's it, she moved a bit from time to time but only short distances and slowly, all whilst her butt was up for some strange reason, when dusk came they all went to sleep including the sick one and she had no problem going up her usual sleeping spot, we went to check back on them approximately 2 hours later and they were all up on their legs, not a single one of them was sleeping they were just standing on their sleeping perch awake, and the sick one had her wings kinda hanging unlike the others which had their wings \"closed\", she also had her mouth open. so now we were really concerned and isolated her, she's currently isolated in a box with food and water, she still lifts her butt but now at least she's loafing and not on her legs. any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance people.

We're getting our first real rain of the season and I don't think this one is to happy.

My coop was broken into overnight and 7 chickens are dead (one remains). Whatever did it RIPPED THE NESTING BOX OFF ITS HINGES. Like it was just lying on the ground. This was a sturdy homemade coop, not old or rusted. There are claw marks and teeth marks, and some of the wood is chewed off. My husband thinks it was a stray dog but I can't picture a dog going apeshit on a closed coop in the middle of the night. I thought maybe mountain lion. There were 3 dead chickens inside the coop that were mostly intact, two spots in the grass where there were feathery struggles, but no carcasses on the grass. I thought maybe a mountain lion? We live in the rural central Texas hill country for context.

I noticed a little mice family that's decided to live in the chicken coop. I figure poison nope, mice traps yup but boring.

Can I train the hens? Maybe buy them little chicken size hunting knives? (jks jks)

Soggy chickens always make me laugh.

Came home from work this afternoon to find one of my 2week old silkie chicks dead in the brooder. I'm wondering if maybe it's too warm inside the brooder in the house. It stays about 70f in the room and I kept a brooder plate in the pen. My 4 other chicks seem to be ok. The silkie was very tiny compared to the other 4 chicks.

So I discovered my poor hen almost submerged in a small amount of water and I rushed her inside to dry her off and check her out- I honestly thought she was dead and had drowned herself. Upon drying her I realized she might be egg bound because her vent is very red/protruding and I think I can feel the egg.

I have given her an epsom salt soak in the bath- I have gently massaged her and I have applied vegetable oil to her vent in an attempt to help things move along.

Is there anything else I should be doing?? Any steps I am missing? This is my first time with chickens and they are almost 9 months old now. She’s resting in my bathroom, I have her set up in a dog kennel with blankets/it’s warm and she has both food and water near by but of course she’s just not interested

I know there’s a good chance she could die but I’m very hopeful she won’t because I do believe I caught this quickly

Two of my chickens are showing the same concerning symptoms and I am very worried about them. I am also sick with worry I will loose the rest of my girls to this as two are sick at the same time which seems like something contagious.

This morning I noticed one of my chickens had not left the roosting bar yet long after the others had gotten up. I took a mental note to check on her later and she had moved to the nesting box so I assumed she was ok, maybe broody. I returned in the evening and found she was very much not ok.

She is a 3 year old Beuford brown. She seems lethargic and won’t eat - not even calciworms or scrambled eggs. She is usually a ferocious eater. She also seems off-balance. When I pick her up and set her down she stumbles. She has had issues with laying previously, laying soft eggs often. I’ve tried every way to increase their calcium like oyster shells and feeding their own egg shells back to them but it seems to be a somewhat continuous issue. I brought this up to the vet before when I was there with another chicken and she said it their diet is right there isn’t much that can be done. Therefore I assumed initially it might be related to this.

However, one of my other chickens, a ca 6 month old Appenzeller pullet is showing similar symptoms. She is still eating some but she is lethargic and unsteady on her feet in the same way.

I felt both their crops and backsides and I’m pretty sure it’s not an obstruction on either side.

For now I’ve put them in separate boxes with chicken rehydration solution and food in the shed.

Yesterday both chickens were completely ok. I am so worried the others will get sick too! Tomorrow I will clear out and spray their coop with poultry disinfectant as well as scrub their waterers.

I may have a vet appointment Monday but I will struggle to bring them both as I will have to take a taxi. Additionally, while there was a “bird” option on the website it is very challenging to find a vet that will treat chickens in my part of the country and their website was a bit dodgers so it’s quite likely I will get a call Monday morning they can’t see them. I cannot call now as they aren’t open. I tried to get some answers from Just Answers but no reply. I’ve also read that website is pretty scetchy so I will make sure to cancel tomorrow noon whether I got an answer or not.

What could it be? What should I do to help them and protect the rest? I am very scared!

Hi all! Like the title says, is it okay to move the chicks to the coop full time at night? Their brooder is a dog crate that was converted, and is on a little flatbed with wheels so I’ve been wheeling them out to the run during the day, and back in the garage at night, with the door open for the last week. They’re acclimated and the temps outside are looking good!

However they haven’t actually been in their coop yet! I built it from scratch and had a hiccup with a door last weekend that set me back but it’s ready for them now. If I wait until they fall asleep tonight and turn into sacks of potatoes, can I transition them to the coop without freaking them out? They will be let out into the same run they know first thing in the morning, with the same feeder and water.

Thanks for anyone who can help!

The turkey is the sweetest but apparently was too much for the Amazon driver.

I had 7 chickens and wanted to add a few more so we found 3 from another flock to purchase. 2 of the 3 have integrated well and have no problem in our coop and run. But one gets pecked at constantly. If she goes outside the coop or nesting box the rest jump on her and peck her. I haven’t seen any blood but it’s really sad to watch. This last time I had to involve myself and pull her from the coop. I let them out in the yard multiple times a week and when they’re in the yard they do fine. What should I do differently?? Thanks in advance!

(by jumping right into the holes I just dug)