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Poor thing...and TY. He does have red on his legs, I had read it's hormones raging, and we have had to remitted his behavior.... I was thinking it was hormone related as well, but I'm still a novice at the chicken world. I appreciate your time and help...THANK you!

Hello all...I just noticed my rooster has a red behind...used a q-tip to seeing anything comes off and nothing did... sprayed with Vetrycin. Any ideas and help will be much appreciated!

We've been doing the deep litter method, but our way...full clean outs about 2x's a year, but, we rake the litter, and add barn Lyme and stall dry every now and again. It's been working about 7 months now.

Thank you so much, she also keeps us on our toes! I just worry as its been a few weeks since she started laying and seemed all was good, regular, but small eggs....until this past week...lol. I'm still a newbie chicken mom so I thank you for the input.

Hello all...I have a 21 week old Easter egger hen that started laying at 15 weeks...she was laying blue/green small eggs. She is the smallest in the flock, though she's named Rebel as since 2 days old she's always the one to do things first, hence her name. She laid a pretty large egg about 6...

I'm hoping that's what it is too! Hopefully we'll get informed input! Good luck.

Hello all..worried new chicken mom here.....would anyone know why I just found clear jelly like "mucus" in a nesting box? No egg shell to be found and also no membrane....should I be worried? We have 2 year old laying hens, 2 20 week Olds newly laying and 4 waiting on their first time...could it...

Ha! Learned something new today! Lol

Game birds don't lay eggs? And hope she was ok. Ty for the input! 🙂

Yes, they have multiple wayerers and ice is added when it's too hot, and are on layer feed from a feed mill with Oyster shell provided at will. Thank you so much.

Ty! Yes.... she has had one that was bigger than the rest so far, and I've seen it my 2 older hens variations in size and color. Rebel's eggs though are like fairy eggs, though aso far all are whole very small whole eggs. I wss just curious as to whether they will remain that small. She is the...

Hello all! I'm fairly new still to being a chicken mama...I have an Easter Egger hen, Rebel, who started laying about a month ago at about 15 weeks. Her eggs are fairly small, and I know to begin with they usually are, my question is being she's the smallest of the flock, will her eggs always...

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Ty! If I can cath them I'll try! LOL

I'm a new chicken mom...would that be near the vent?