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Hi, I have five buff orpington chicks that are about 2 months old. One of them always has her tail pointing down. Otherwise, she and all others seem Ok. Is that something to worry about? Thank you

Hi, I got 6 Buff Orpington chicks about a month ago. They have grown a lot. The one in the middle of this photo looks different with a developed comb and waddles. Can someone tell if that is in fact a rooster? Thank you

Hi, My Rhode Island Red has been pecked at by my other five chickens to the point that she has lost her bottom back and some side feathers. In her side, she also had an open soar and was not walking well. I separated her from the other chickens and sprayed on the purple antibacterial. She is...

Hi, One or maybe more of my 6 month old chickens started laying. I think it is my Rhode Island Red but have never seen her laying. I also have: 1.- White Rock (x - white eggs) 2. - Easter Egger (x - colored eggs) 3.- Silver Laces Wyandotte 4.- Sapphire Gem 5.- Black Sex-Link (Black Star) I...

Hi, In July, I got 3 baby chicks: (1) White Rock, (1) Rhode Island Red and (1) Easter Egger. Last week I added 3 more chickens that are around the same age. Can you help me identify the breed? The new ones are (1) silver color, (1) black with copper green tone, (1) black and white. Thank you.

Hi, I got six baby chicks in early July (2 white leghorns, 2 ameraucanas, & 2 red stars). They are now about 10 weeks old. One of the white leghorns and one of the red stars developed their comb and wattle (see photos) while the other 4 don’t have them yet. Should I be worried that those two...

Hi, A couple of months ago I started seeing that one of my five chickens (a Dominique) started loosing feathers in her bottom and that the feathers around her tail were becoming kind of fussy. I started a thread here and several people said to check for mites (haven't seen any) and otherwise...

Hi, I have 5 chickens (9 month olds) in San Diego, CA (not very cold). All eating organic laying feed and laying eggs daily. We started noticing that 1 of them (a Dominique) had fuzzy feathers before her tail and then noticed that all of the feathers in her bottom fell out (photos below). The...

Hi, First time raising chickens. I have 5, raised from 1 week old chicks and now they are 3 1/2 months old. No problems until 2 days ago I noticed one of my Plymouth Barred Rocks with a swollen comb. The other chickens barely have combs coming out. This one has a very swollen part and on the...

Hi, I bought 2 ameracaunas, 2 plymouth barred rocks and 1 dominique and was told 90% chance of being hens. They are almost 3 months old now. 4 out of the 5 do look like hens but we are not sure about the black and gold ameracauna. Can someone tell based on the photos above? Thank you.