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Can anyone tell me what's up with this? In this picture I have regular sized eggs, pullet eggs, and this wee tiny egg. I find them every once in a while. Any thoughts or insight about what these wee tiny eggs are about is much appreciated!

I have five exchequer leghorns, all coming up on four months old. Two have minimal combs, three have significant combs but are still pinkish except the one who has a very red comb. I've read that these birds are known for early development of combs and wattles so I'm thinking that they may all...

On another thread, a discussion about raw milk and pasteurization got started. I had a misinformed comment that Cassie caught (thank you Cassie ) which sent me onto the internet to do some research. In one of the articles I was reading about pasteurizing milk, it was mentioned that they are...

I'm wondering if anyone could give me some ideas why my older hens might be suddenly laying eggs that are about 1" to 1 1/2" high? No joke, they are that small. My pullet eggs were bigger than these ones are. They aren't happening frequently but often enough in a flock of established layers...

I need some help here, folks. Two days ago I noticed an otherwise normal looking stool with blood in it. I haven't seen this since these girls were chicks symptomatic with coccidiosis. As I avoid the use of antibiotics (unless necessary, obviously) I started treating them to an oatmeal mash...

Hi all! I've perused this website and gotten lots of great info from it since I got my chickens about 32 weeks ago - I guess that makes them eight months old. Decided it was time to join. Not sure where I'm supposed to go from here - but I'm sure I'll have a good time figuring it out...