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Is water belly always squishy? I have a girl who's lower belly/abdomen is round and feels swollen, but not at all squishy. It is not pushed outward , just round. It feels more like it's filled with air or something. Her poop looked good, although she did pass a very small amount of water this...

Ok, this little one is 10-12 weeks, bantam frizzle. Any guess on sex? We are thinking buff orpington for breed. It's really tough with the frizzle feathers! The comb and waddled have not grown or changed in a couple weeks.

I know it's young, but I'm new to this breed and wondering about sex. Are there any "tell tail" signs here? About 3 weeks I'd say. Thanks!

My poor girl has a large mass stuck in her crop. She is able to get some food through as she is pooping. It feels fibrous as best as I can tell. I've given her coconut oil and stool softener. How many days can I give her that? Is there even a point? I don't know if she can pass whatever is in...

I have a hen who has a large food book. I've noticed it a few times, but never thought much because the other girls did too. We were watching them this morning, and noticed she also has a bare spot on her breast where her crop is and it looked a little red. I kept thinking about this and...

So here is my question...the pop door on our hen house is a sliding (vertical) auto door. It is attached outside the hen house, but inside the coop as a whole. It does not lock. It's aluminum, but it would just need pushed up for something to access inside. I don't want to replace it with a...

Somewhere on here there is a great article about kindly putting a chicken out of misery. I can not find it. If anyone has a link? Or can tell me the name of the product used? I keep thinking break fluid?

Wishing everyone a wonderful and Merry Christmas!

Merry greetings all! I know, no heat in the coop! My question is...how cold is too cold for chickens? This is our first winter with our girls and so far, so good! But we are supposed to get a cold snap over the next few days. I'm a little nervous. They have a good amount of straw and I...

One of our girls somehow cracked her beak today. Its been incredibly windy here. All our girls are scared, so its hard to tell how she's feeling. The cracked is on top of her beak in the middle and goes down one side. There was a very small amount of blood. We brought her in and cleaned it...

Hi all! We have one hen ( 7 mo) who occasionally seems to almost have a seizure. The whole event last about 2 maybe 3 seconds. She squaks and Jerks and sits. Then she is ok.My husband said when he first saw her do this she flopped on her side. That time may have lasted a bit longer...5...

My hens are literally pooping water. A few look like there is some poop, but runny, but a few others its completely clear like water. Not foamy or colored. They are all eating as usual, no change in behavior. Is this a bad sign?

What is everyone's favorite way to keep water from freezing in the coop? Do you use a heated waterer of some sort? This will be our first winter with our girls. Not sure what to expect!

What would you call this type of comb?

We were so excited our first pulled laid her first egg. The next day, another one! That was last Wednesday and Thursday. Not one egg since then! I know she's new to it, and people have said the can be sporatic in the beginning, but is this normal?

So excited that our girl Dottie laid her first egg. The next day, another one! Since then...none! I know they don't always lay everyday, and she is new to this. Is that normal? Chicken behavior is perplexing!

We have our first egg!!! And its perfect! ❤🥚🐔

Its been so hot here, and i just switched to seeds/grains to ferment instead of feed crumbles. I can't tell if this seed is fermenting properly or if its getting moldy. What do y'all fermenters think?

Thank goodness for y'all! I'd never make it with out your help! I took pictures today as this girl(?) Changed a good bit while I was away for a few days! EE pullets, 14 weeks old.what day you all? Are they both Pullets, or is one a Roo? First 2 pictures are the one, second 2 the other.

Previously went were pretty sure all my Australorps where outlets. Just maturing at different speeds. Do y'all still think this one is a pullet?