Great pics, just wanted to let you know that the image links don't work properly since the [/IMG] has been added to the end of each link. I was able to see them by copy and pasting the links without the endings.
I haven't started to raise chickens yet, so I can't comment, but your chickens...
I was watching a youtube video the other day about a duck that had a flap-like growth form over the trachea. It looked like the duck was choking but when the flap would dislodge it was ok for a bit. Maybe something similar happened. Here's the link in case you'd like to pass it along: