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I will take a picture. Not nearly as nasty as it sounds. I have a baby pullet and noticed its left eye shut this evening. When I looked closer it looked like the lid was slightly crusty. I'm not sure if her eye was injured and running... she closed it to sleep, and now it's just crusted...

I can't find the thread on this if it already exists? THE Bay Area is unmatched in its embrace of the urban backyard chicken trend. But raising chickens, which promises delicious, untainted eggs and instant membership in the local food movement, isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Chickens, it...

Got my order of 25 peepers at 6am. Picked them up down at the post office. Ideal shipped them out yesterday. Overnight low was around 25 degrees! I was very worried I'd have a box full of chick-sickles! They all made it back to the house alive, and cheeping. I guess their lives are in my...

But sUriously, really? I've heard from a few other members that 'feds' are watching BYCF! Are we really on their radar? Anyone have any proof of this.. or do they watch this forum just as much as they watch any other? Just wondering, thanks. Farmer John

Hello all, Not such a happy thanksgiving, however, I have so much to show thanks for, it will take more then this to blow my entire day... believe it or not. I had a full size barred rock hen, just short of a year old, killed by a Ferruginous Hawk. I live in Healdsburg, Sonoma county...

OK, One of my egg layers is sick, or something. She's a full size americuna(sp?). I have very clean and healthy hens, however this morning one is walking around w/ her tail tucked down around her legs... she waddles around like a duck. She's standing more upright then normal. She...

Hello, I'm having some issues with one of my baby chicks I recently recieved from Ideal. She's not even a week old yet. I don't think her legs are splayed. When she wants to, she can move around almost fine... She can stand up straight and still for a few few seconds...run around, and...