chicken

I've got this silkie chicken that I've had for almost 5 years now, I've recently noticed(while picking her up) that her face absolutely stinks, at first I thought that maybe she needed a bath, but the rest of her body smells fine, its just her head, as I said I've had her for almost five years...

Hi everyone, My name is Amanda and I hatched my first chickens last October from eggs that were given to me. It's been quite the learning curve. I currently have 6 laying hens in my coop on my property. Then another 16 chicks in a brooder... chicken math is real... As far as breeds go I have a...

Hi This old hen we got recently..its eye are drooping and cloudy.I have had zero experience with chicken..is it age related normal change or some sort of disease?And if it is disease how to treat this?Pls help out.Tnx in adv.

what breed is this rooster?

Hi, My neighbour has seen our new chicken coop go up, as our girls are almost ready to go outside. She has come knocking as they have a child with cystic fibrosis and are worried about our chickens. She says she will be phoning the hospital to seek advice as she was told birds are a big no so...

Hello! It’s a long one so buckle up. My husband and I are hobby chicken owners, we have a small flock and one of our chesire blues suddenly went very bloody (rare, I know)! A friend had fertile cream crested legbar eggs so we set 5 under her (she has since laid 3 of her own which we have left...

Good morning, I have some chickens that can't get up or walk. I have her in a little box adjusted to her size and I feed her and drink her. I just don't see any improvement... Sometimes when I give him a drink. He seems to be drowning. Same when he eats. I don't know if he's out of breath... I...

This morning when I let my chickens out of their run, I noticed one of my most active chickens, Babygirl, stayed behind in a corner of her coop. I opened it up and started talking to her, when she started squeaking helplessly and looked at me— one of her eyes wasn’t open. She seemed very scared...

I have a hen that is not acting right. Her name is Scottie, and she just turned two years about a month ago. she’s been acting very lethargic the last week or so but I’m not sure what’s wrong with her her symptoms are…. Weak and walking unsure of herself, kind of a bit like she could fall over...

Hi everyone, long time reader first time poster. As you can tell from my name, I f-ing love chickens. BUT I don’t know where to start, obviously I like em big, I like em feathery, but most importantly I like em wise. So thanks in advance for any feedsbacks of you cleverest, largest chicken...

Hey, guys. I currently have six chickens, and I was planning to cull five of them. I wanted to keep the one that was most like a pet to me, but add in other chickens for variety. I was thinking about raising baby chickens for six weeks until they’re old enough to go outside, and then cull the...

I love my chickens and they’re pretty friendly, but I was just curious on what your guys’s experience with friendly chickens were. What breeds have you found to be the most sweet and friendly?

Hi! Help needed for a very inflamed eye! I came home today to one of my chickens left eye extremely swollen, this morning it was completely fine and i cant seem to figure out the cause. She has been acting completely normal with no nasal or chest problems, no crust or leaking in the eye either...

We noticed 2 crows moved in, Probably mates and they seemed to want to make a nest in one of the nearby trees but the only problem is that they sometimes hang around my birds and interact with my dogs?? I get that crows are incredibly smart, but the two crows would interact with my dogs by just...

Hello, everyone! I’m new here, but have been lurking without an account for a couple months. New chicken and duck owner as of March (all were a week old or less then). We have six ducks and ten chickens. 3 Barred Rock, 3 Sapphire Gems, 4 Light Brahmas, 1 Cayuga, 1 Rouen, 2 Black Runners, 1...

Hello! :frow I have a story, Question & Photos. :oldStory- Once upon a time (2 yrs ago), this Hen randomly appears on our farm. Out of the blue without notice, we have a small breed chicken roaming the farm. It was behaving feral and very nervous & un-trusting to any human or to any of our...

I try to pet the chicken that has decided to sit on eggs but she wasn't having it.

Hi everyone :) I've hatched and raised Brahmas and absolutely love them but noticed they go broody too often especially in Spring. As much as I love watching them raise their own young it's frustrating because they stop laying especially in Spring when most chooks lay the best eggs. If I...

So this is my 8 month old chicken named Granite, and I was wondering if anyone knew what breed she was as I can’t find a breed that looks like her, her personality is confident and stubborn. (Ignore the red chickens I’m asking about the black one). (Also I’m new to this website so some of the...