Recent content by Leeloo7

I’m leaning towards cockerel just with the way that tail is growing in. We are coming up on 13-weeks so I’m waiting for that first crow before I make the final call.

Thank you everyone for your advice! I’m happy to report that the eye infection is clearing up! I cleaned out her eyes each morning and applied Neosporin (original kind). I couldn’t get my hands on Terramycin locally but the Neosporin I had in my chicken first-aid kit was a good alternative. She...

I’ve been treating for a respiratory infection with VetRX and cleaning out her eyes (Edited to add I’m also using some antibiotic ointment) and so far she hasn’t gotten worse in terms of acting sickly but her eye sockets continue to look too big for her eyes. She’s super active, ate lots of...

I know! This one has been so hard to gauge.

I checked her ears closely and no discharge whatsoever. She enjoyed stealing the q-tip though 😂 Aside from these weird symptoms, she seems fine and energetic. I have no idea if this is related but there was another LO chick from the same clutch that ended up growing severely deformed (her beak...

Thank u all for ur feedback! I noticed another symptom this morning - the area between her eye and ear seem to be swollen too so I’m thinking this may be a big infection. Any recommendations on treatment? Should I use a topical antibiotic still on her eye or does she need a more comprehensive...

Hi everyone! I’ve suspected this little OE may be a boy for some time. Their pea comb turned red early and is a bit more pronounced than the other pea comb chicks I have and they spar a lot with my orpington chick (who I also suspect is a roo). I was holding out hope cause she’s never been brave...

Hi chicken buddies! I have an odd situation with my 11-week LO that I’d love some feedback on. To provide a little context - This sweet orpington has not had the strongest start to life. At first I thought I had a “failure to thrive” situation because she was half the size of her brooder-mates...

Hi there! I got this cute little silkie-cross a few weeks ago and her feathers are coming in at odd angles! She just turned four weeks. What type of feathering would grow in crooked like this where the feathers don’t lay flat against her body? I thought maybe she was a frizzle but from what I’ve...

Hello all! It’s been some time since I posted around here but I’m excited to be back in the forums with a new batch of chicks. I have a theory that I wanted to run by you all. I have two 2-week-old lavender orpingtons who each have quite a different shape with their wings/body. I’ve heard from...

Thank you all for this really helpful and fun thread! I just made the plunge into the EE world and just got my first EE! I have an OE already and it was a lot of fun trying to guess how they were going to feather out so I’m excited to go through this with my new EE. So as we wait to see what...

Hi everyone! I wanted to post on here and let you all know that despite my barred rock showing some rooster-like characteristics, she ended up being a hen! She definitely has the largest comb of our flock but we are getting lots of beautiful eggs from her now. Here’s a pic I took today of her...

I got her from a local feed store. I’m not sure which hatchery they use but since she has a pea comb and what I thought was the typical look of an OE, I never questioned if she was actually an OE. Thank you everyone for your feedback too! These are the last two eggs she’s laid so this girl is...

Hi everyone! I have an egg mystery I’d love your advice on! We finally got our first eggs this past week (yay!) and I am pretty sure it’s our olive egger laying the eggs as she’s the only one that we’ve noticed going in the nesting boxes. It looks like she’s not a green egg layer (which I know...

Hi everyone! I am new to raising chickens and have my first health question for y’all! I have a flock of six chickens around 13-20 weeks, and today I noticed one of their stools looked like it could either have worms or be shedding it’s intestinal lining. The chickens seem to otherwise be in...