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Has anyone ever had a chicken with an off center beak? I have a chick who for the last several weeks is eating and drinking fine but her beak is totally crooked. It almost looks like her top jaw is too long but she’s only a month old. And her bottom jaw is cocked out to the side. Any idea what...

I have a one year old Cayuga who has been laying for a few months now. The last two days I had had trouble finding her and I thought she had been taken by a predator. However mid day I found her sitting on a clutch of eggs in a nest she made in some tall grass and bushes. I watched her and she...

I am hatching chicks from an incubator for the first time. Usually I use a broody hen. I have a chick that hatched earlier today which is day 18. The egg wasn't mailed it was mine and i took it from the nest box to the incubator the day it was laid so Im sure about it being day 18. Should i...

This morning my bantam cochin who is 3+ years old suddenly couldn't stand. She could barely move at all, frequently falling and rolling then getting stuck on her side or back. Then after lying there for a bit she seemed to be fine and began walking on her own. Then the symptoms returned. She has...

I have come to the decision that my aggressive rooster needs to be culled. However he is a bantam. Would it be worth it to then use him for meat? To go through the whole process of prepping him after culling I want it to be worth while. What is the best way to cull in either situation if it is...

My chickens have been steadily laying one egg a day for the last year when i got them from my cousin They are a few years old. Then about two months ago they all stopped. All of them. One kept on a bit after the others but then she stopped too. Their diet is the same, their run is unchanged. The...

I am building a small run off of part of my coop to house a single hen and her chicks. It will be temporary and inside a larger area with chain link fencing. I have heard mixed opinions on using chicken wire for runs. Is it safe to use? It will be secured to a wooden frame to help it be more...

I have decided to add to my flock. After some research I have decided to go with hatching eggs. I would also prefer to have them hatched by my hens instead of using an incubator. I have one exceptionally broody hen whom I know will hatch them. That said, do I need to move her to a different...

My booted bantam hen has been limping for about two weeks now with no improvement after rest and confinement. There is no apparent injury that I can find which is what is so weird. The others are starting to beat her up pretty bad if she is not penned up so I have to keep her separated. This is...

There are about a dozen peafowl that roam wild around my neighborhood. The peacocks never cause any problems but a couple of the peahens are very aggressive. One in particular has been going after my chickens in addition to eating their food. It bugged me a ton when she would eat the food...

I am new to byc and I won't be getting chicks until next year. That said I have recently had the opportunity to acquire adult birds in my desired breed (Barred Rocks). There will be two females and one rooster. They are not from the same flock. The rooster currently lives alone. My questions is...

Hello, my name is Maggie and I am just getting started on my BYC journey. I recently purchased a property with my husband with over an acre of land and we hope to start homesteading more. In addition to my vegetable garden we have decided to add chickens to our lives. I have been doing research...