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Also there was a broken egg in the box so its possible it was attached to a full egg but when we found it it was like this.

They are a year and we have been free ranging and feather fixer because a lot of them were molting over the winter.

what is this?

my rooster was breathing with his mouth open a little bit and sneezing. What can I treat him with and how and dosage? None of the other chickens seem to be so do they need to be treated or just him? Can you eat eggs if you treat the chickens?

I got my first egg today. I'm so excited!!! Feels like I have been waiting forever lol. One of my 18 week old silver laced wyandotte girls layed it. It's so tiny but so beautiful. ❤❤❤

I bought brown leghorn and welsummers. There are two who have a little darker chest with a different color to the tip of the chest feathers (first two pictures). The other four are like the bird in the third picture with a redder chest. My question is which is leghorn and which is welsummer?

Congratulations

I thought there was one squatting like 2 days ago but now shes not so I'm not sure. Do they have to do it or just some do it?

I put up nesting boxes two weeks ago and nobody was interested and now today there were a handful of chickens inspecting them and some getting in them and kicking around bedding. Does that mean they will lay soon? Some have bright big red waddles and comb and they are 18 weeks old and some 16...

We are going through this also. We got flock raiser and are offering oyster shell free choice. 🤷‍♀️ mixing with their current feed to ease transition. Didnt know whether to go with flock raiser or all flock or if one was better than the other. Just hoping my girls like it and start laying soon...

I have some girls who are 18 weeks and some who are 16 weeks none are laying. I also have 2 roosters. I'm wondering if it's ok to continue feeding what I'm feeding (pics attached) while supplying oyster shells or if I should switch to layer and if so when and will it hurt the non layers and...

I have barred rock, buff orpinton, silver laced wyandottes, black australorp, cuckoo maran, easter egger, olive egger, white rock, welsummer, cinnamon queen, and brown leghorn 🤦‍♀️ we were only going to get like 20 birds we are up to 41 😂 i am new to chicken raising my husband had them when he...

Here are some pictures of my babies. At this point I think I have more pictures of my chickens than my kids. 🤣🤦‍♀️

Still learning the layout not quite sure where to put pictures or how

Hello!! My name is melissa (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens my husband had them when he was growing up. We got them in mid-late march of this year. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? As of right now we have 41 (3) What breeds do...