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So I have 6 baby chicks, I picked them up from the feed store the other day, they were all in a big bin with alot of others, i got them home and noticed something off with ones eye. I dont know if it is a injury like a peck or something worse like mycroplasma or eye worm or whatever. Im hoping...

2 years ago I started out with chickens for the first time ever. I had a plan, I wanted a good dual purpose breed that would give me year round eggs and dress out nicely for the table. I did my homework and decided rhode island reds were for me!!! However I didnt do enough homework to know that...

I have a 3 month old pullet who is one of 8 that i kept from a bad batch i bought this fall. Long story short i bought 25 chicks from a bad breeder, they were all sick and started dying so we decided to send a few in for necropsy. They came back with MS, MG, cociddia, roundworm, mites and...

Rural king had some baby chicks for sale today there wasnt a breed listed and when we asked noone knew what they were. My sister ended up buying some. I originally thought they were black copper marans but they dont have feathered feet. Some have yellow dots on thier head and some are all...

There was blood in the baby coop today so i checked everyone, and one of the 1 month olds has a red organ hanging from bottom, im afraid to pull or cut it, im soaking her rear in warm water now, can anyone identity this? Sorry its gross

I recently bought 20 chicks from a seller who all ended up being sick. It started as soon as i got them home. The older chicks I bought started sneezing weezing and gasping for air, they also had runny, crusty noses and they rank! Almost all the older ones have died, but 2. I had babies that...

This sweet baby is sick and probly isnt going to make it But id like to know if he is a she anyways. My guess is it is about 1 month old, we picked this baby up last week. I originally thought roo but now im not so sure, Im trying to get better at this! Lol

Anyone see a rooster develop a comb like this? Is it ok? Harry is a 2 month old production red cockerel.

Ok so i picked up a batch of chicks thursday that were 1 day old, the woman must have known something was wrong because she couldnt throw them in the pet carrier for me fast enough, when i got home i noticed 1 of the chicks was deformed she has crossbeak and something wrong with her right eye...

I dont know if its just me or if im over exaggerating over the whole thing, but in the last few months i havent had good experiences buying chickens from other people and its very aggravating! First I seen an ad on local craigslist about young laying hens for sale, went looked at them real...

I just purchased 20 baby chicks and didnt noticed one was severly deformed with sissor beak and an eye deformation. Like the post says i am looking for the best most human way to put this chick out of its misery,its only 2 days old.

Ive read almost every article i could on animals eating yews and every single one states the animal will die within hours sometimes up to 2 days later. One statement was that a mouth full of yew could kill a horse or cow within 15 minutes, and that 50 needles could kill a man. Theres no...

I have 4 eggs that I have been incubating for 8 days, everyone is developing fine but 1 has an air sac on the side of the top of the egg instead of the center like the rest, I was wondering if it is going to cause any problems, or if It will eventually kill the baby chick inside. Anyone ever had...

I kinda got myself into a pickle with a hen that half way incubated a dozen eggs,I wasn't even ready for it hadn't bought an incubator yet, the only ones at the store that is available now is a still air that I've heard iffy reviews on, If I do decide to buy one I want a quality one. Craigslist...

So yesterday I noticed my production red hen puffed up and I freaked out only to find she was broody. She had a clutch of 13 eggs! So I candeled them last night only to see speckles, but I put them back in the box anyway. Today I candeled them again because she went from 13 to 15 eggs! She's...

Just started today, I noticed one of my hens is puffing up and more vocal than usual I saw her kind of go after the other chickens like a rooster too. She's still walking eating ect just fine, she's not showing any other signs of an illness or injury and isnt puffed up all the time but does it...

Hi everyone! I've been on here a few months but never introduced myself. My name is Tura I was born and raised in a small town in tennesee. I decided a couple years ago to move away from the city with a dream of starting a small homestead. I knew I wanted to have a garden and fruit trees and a...

This last batch of babies I bought as pullets from rural king in May. They are 3 months old now and a few of them have raised combs. This one in particular worries me especially since I already have a full grown rooster. So tell me what you think, Thanks!

July 15 I noticed that one of my hens had a small white spot on the pupil of her left eye and was keeping it closed alot. I researched the crap out of it and figured it was either a injury, eye worm or respiratory issue. So I started her on terrimyicin oral antibiotics and the eye ointment...

Hi everyone! I'm excited to be a part of your website after reading forums for years on here! Now I finally have a question of my own lol I started raising chickens a year ago its my first time and boy have I learned a lot! I bought a rooster and 4 hens they were 3 months old within the first 6...