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Yall I'm not sure what I'm dealing with and need your help! Porcelain Belgian d'uccle 16 months old shown in video here along with video/pic of couple feathers from her neck. She's not the only one wirh this...but her neck looks much worse whereas my black Silkie has only 2 strands of her tail...

This is 10 month old Lizzy, Satin pullet. Ignore the wack job of a haircut she just got...but I gotta be able to see what's going on with her. I noticed her all puffed up this morning when I let em out of the coop. She came out like normal then I noticed her just standing puffed up and not...

DH brought this home thinking I could use it in dust bath...what do yall think? Here's an pic of it...Paver Crush And here's how it looks in the fire pit he had to move and he used it as a base. https://www.lowes.com/pd/American-Countryside-0-5-cu-ft-Paver-Base/50408224

So there are a lot of threads here on fermenting chicken feed. But thought it would be interesting to get a little more information gathered in a single thread. So here's hoping yall participate and give details so we can make sure our babies are all fed the best they can be! I recently ran...

These are buff Silkies I hatched from shipped eggs from well know champion breeder. I did have 1 week old Cochins in the brooder with these newly hatched Silkies until the Cochins got a little rambunctious and I moved them about 5 days ago or so. The Silkies have had various things going on from...

This chick has been perfect up til this morning! I noticed it belly up kicking and chirping loudly. I turned it over and now it's neck is turned sideways. I spoke with the breeder and she feels sure it either got pecked on the head or it hit uts head on the brooder plate. I tried to force...

I got one that was really bad aircell like u were talking to kurby bout....and it was also malpositioned in the pip. I kept humidity up as well as draped a damp towel over it when takin the others put. But it isn't looking good at all. Looks like part of intestines are out, cross beak and just...

Yall tonight I have 5 lil cochins going into lockdown! I need yalls advice please... So Kebonnixs sent me a replacement incubator for the one that will not maintain 99.5 because it just gets to bout 98 then drops to 96.4 I've been testing the new one and it isn't getting much higher than 98.8 or...

This is my first time with cochins...I have 2 that are bantams. My mille fleur wings look really strange. Have yall ever seen anything like this? Is this a birth defect or what?

Quick question on heat for babies this time of year...we've been in 90s and 100s...but had an unusual day today and garage where their brooder is at is 85. Cuz it  was beyond hot i didnt move the heat plate out there cuz ive got 7 day old babies inside kitchen using it. If the 13 day olds aren't...

5 day old silkie with 6 other silkies same hatch has begun pecking its own foot obsessively to the point it is bleeding now. I tried making a shoe to protect it but she just gets it off n goes right back to it. I tried making a sling but she climbs out unless I hold her. I've put buprocin on...

We finally have a break in the temperatures here today. Only low 80s! Nice breeze! And all my 7 to 12 week olds are sitting! They are NEVER LIKE THIS! They are always coming to me, chirping, etc. Only thing they have had different is watermelon. Could they possibly have eaten too much and...

I have always dreamed of having hostas but we have never had an area with enough shade for them to survive! I think i do now but need some hosta expert opinions please! The back side of my chicken run 20' long gets morning to mid day sun only. I have a trench dug to help with the wetter seasons...

My grandson pulled carton eggs out of the frige and they all broke...in haste I just scooped em back into the carton and sat them in frige with the idea that I would scramble em up for the chickens...of course I forgot. Are they still any good...happened lastThursday? Or should I toss em?!

I have a 6 week old Satin acting normal like others except a sneeze here and there. I noticed this side of her nostril dried up. Any suggestions as to how to get this off? I tried rubbing it she didn't care for that and I cant tell it really helped much. Video of kinda sneeze she's doin

I have a customer that purchased several chicks from me a week ago and they have all been doing great! Then yesterday ONE was just sitting around and not joining in with the others as it normally was and then in less than 24 hours dead. I'm trying to determine what might have caused this as I...

Not the typical walnut comb I'm used to seeing on satins...lookin like cockrel to me. What do yall think?

Just wondered if there was a post out here to give special recognition to those BYCers that have gone above and beyond in your adventures in raising chickens! Who here at BYC is that for YOU?!?! Give em a shout here!!! There are several for me, but one in particular really stands out as I hear...

We finished my new coop just before winter setin here in Tennessee in November. Since we had good ventilation, we put off cutting out windows til spring. When my run collapsed during first of the year and DH had me a new one built they tied it into the back side of the coop really nicely! My...

Here's our temps for the day... Do you think two 5 ½ week old silkies would be ok in the run outside separate from older chickens but with them. They have been without brooder plate or any other heat source in garage for over a week now and doing well. Garage temp low has been bout 60.