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She is my heavy chicken. She has always been the biggest since a chick. She is the dominant chicken so she's first and last to eat. I was watching her this morning, she seems a bit perkier then yesterday and talkative. still has a good appetite and drinking well. I'm torn between thinking she...

I’m positive she laid an egg today. Vent looks okay, her belly/under carriage feels like maybe it could have fluid?? I have nothing to compare it too though. When I soaked her yesterday in an epsom salt bath afterwards I felt like she looked a little puffy under her vent in the belly area. She’s...

My 1 year old hen Loretta has been walking funny, kinda with a waddle, since yesterday and I thought she was eggbound. She egged today and is still the same. She’s eating, drinking, foraging and basically herself other then tail down and walking as if she’s weighed down. “Loaded diaper walk” if...

Here's a picture of her when I first got her and now

Has anyone every had what they thought was a blue (grey) silkie turn out to be white? When I picked her out she was a solid grey color and now that her fluff has come in, she is a beautiful solid white. She is my first silkie so I have no idea about their coloring and I am absolutely in love...

Ill try that. Thanks for the advice!

4 chicks came from a hardware store, same hardware store I got my original 6 last year. The staff at this store is not your typical hardware store. The staff is very knowledgeable and chicks always look healthy. 2 came from a local breeder. The sneezing seems random to me, I've tried to watch...

Hi, I have six 4 week old chicks that have been randomly sneezing but otherwise look healthy. Do I need to be concerned? Does anyone know if I can have them tested for common resp. illnesses or should I just watch them? Wouldn't they be obviously sick by now if it was respiratory illness? My...