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I have a 23 week old Silverudd Blue laying shell-less eggs. This latest one has a yellow substance on it. This is her 3rd day/egg with no shell. Has never laid an egg with a shell. Her 6 flock mates now have all started laying (same age). I have them on a grower mash feed (S&P) and provide...

I have a 14 week old bielefelder and suddenly she is exhibiting droppy neck like she can barely pick her head up. No obvious injuries. Any idea of what it could be? I’ve separated her from the rest of the flock. See video,

I have a 14 week old bielefelder and suddenly she is exhibiting droppy neck like she can barely pick her head up. No obvious injuries. Any idea of what it could be? I’ve separated her from the rest of the flock. See video,

I’ve noticed the last few days that my one year-old wellsummer has been sort of leaning to one side when she walks and favoring one leg. There’s no injury evident. It’s only been a couple days that I’ve noticed this, so maybe it will improve. She is healthy otherwise, and is one of the more...

We lost our silkie last week to a predator. While I don't know what it was for sure, I have a little bit of video footage of it's escape as I entered my backyard. We live just outside of Seattle, our backyard backs up to a creek. We had 4 chickens at the time. Last week I was just coming home...

Alright, my babies are now 6 weeks old as of today. I have my own guesses about their sexes, but will let you make your own. I got them all from Feather Lover Farms in California. Let me know if you have any questions or if you would to see pictures from other views. I am most stumped with the...

I need help sexing my Silverudd Blue chicks. I have 3 of them about 4 weeks old. Initially, I thought it was pretty clear when I noticed 1 chick was significantly larger than the other two. While that size difference is still there, I'm second guessing my thoughts. What do you all think? Weights...

I recently got some day old chicks, some breeds unsexed. At 2 weeks, I know it’s too early to definitively sex my Silver Double Laced Barnevelders, but want to know what to look for as they age. I’ve read some things about Barnevelders, but not certain that applies to my SDLB breed. I understand...

Last March we started a flock of chickens from chicks. We've lost a couple over time to Marek's disease and rehoming roosters. So our flock of four includes Cream Legbar, Silkie, Welsummer, and D'Uccle. The silkie has been the most consistent layer and has been the only one to lay through...

My 7 month old silverudd hen has this patch of skin to the left of her eye that I noticed a month ago. I was out of town for 10 days and came back and noticed it is bigger. She is the dominant one in the flock and is the first one to jump into my lap for snacks. Any idea on what this could be...

I have a 4 month old silverudd blue hen among my flock of 7. Today I first noticed her inability to walk normally. Her legs don't seem to be functioning normally. Feet kinda wanting to curI believe she is still eating, drinking, and roosting at night with the other birds. She does not seem...

I’m trying to figure out what is wrong with my chicken. I have a sick 16 week old cream legbar named Lizzo among my flock of 8 chickens. See the timeline below. 6/11 - started acting lethargic, getting pale, wobbly on feet, diarrhea present in coop but unclear who it was from, no blood -...

A new chickenkeeper here.. I have a sick 14 week old cream legbar named Lizzo among my flock of 8 chickens. On Saturday, 6/11 here were the symptoms I noticed: - pale comb and feet - lethargic - feathers looked unkempt - wobbly on her feet and hunched - diarhea present in the coop (couldn't...

My 3 month old cream legbar has been not herself lately. She is the sweetest and most human social among my flock of 8. Here are her symptoms: - Her comb and feet seem quite pale this last week or so - Today she seems to be very sleepy - she’s always been quite small compared to her sister...

I have 2 silkie roosters that are 11 weeks old. I have 7 hens of different breeds (silkie, creme legbar, welsummer, d'uccle, silverudd blue). I can only keep one of the roosters. I am more attached to the white silkie, a bit more social and alpha than the black silkie. The black silkie has...

Both of these are extremely social and cuddly. They seem to lack spacial awareness compared to the other breeds I have (carelessly stepping all over the other birds, messily pecking at grubs from my hand). But I am wondering if I could get some help sexing them here at 8 weeks old. I have Robot...

I have an 8 week old silkie (sex still to be determined) but ever since it was making any noises, its had a raspy voice. It has no problems otherwise.. eating, socializing, foraging in the run, pooping.. all seem to be normal. Is this something I should be concerned about or can I just chalk it...

I have 3 silkies I am trying to figure out their sex. They are about 8 weeks old. The white one is Lemon. The black one is Muffin. The gray/black one with irregular feathers is Ash. Let me know what you think! Thanks. Lemon Muffin Ash

I've been researching different feeders for my flock of 8 chickens (half are bantam size, half are med-large). Some of my design parameters include: - no daily visit required (no capping for rodent prevention, but coop is fully enclosed and has a 12" skirt of hardware cloth vertically and...

I'm a first time chicken keeper of 2.5 week olds. Part of my flock of 9 are a few silkies. I got my birds from Feather Lover Farms (a terrible experience). Two of my silkies have feathers growing in that look expectedly wire-y hairlike feathers, but this gray one feathers look too neat and...