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She’s about a year old now. This morning she doesn’t have anything hanging out and is moving and acting normal. Super strange. I don’t see anything anywhere that she could of pushed out so maybe there’s still a problem

She’s puffed up and not moving much :( she was fine yesterday and had been laying normally

Thank you!! Going to try that. I’d rather not mess with them if I don’t have to. Fingers crossed!!

First picture shows both feet on one silkie. Other two pictures are each foot of the other silkie. I have 8 hens(silkies, barred rocks, isa browns) only the silkies have it. They also roost on the tall roost in the run too even though I have a shorter one for them. Not sure if that could be the...

Hi!! I have two silkies that have bumblefoot right on their middle pad. It’s not swollen looking, just the dark circle scab. I put gentian violet on it for now and plan on wrapping the roosts with hemp to make it easier on their feet. do I absolutely have to take off the scab for them to heal...

Pretty sure this is a roo. Can anyone please confirm? Almost 21 weeks old

Hi fellow chicken lovers! We live in central Florida and are looking to start a black soldier fly farm to supplement our 9 hens! Would appreciate any and all insight on how to do this!

Hello! I am new to having chickens and would love some insight on the best way to feed my hens cost effectively. Currently feeding them Scratch and Peck brand feed but it’s pricey. Just started them on oyster shell also. They get scraps everyday and greens. I am interested in learning if it is...

It’s been a week now since I added two new pullets. I have 4 isa brown/novagen 3 silkies and now the 2 new barred rocks. The browns are 14 weeksish, and silkies and barred rocks around 11weeks. There’s not any massive conflict (blood, wounds). Most of the day the barred rocks are down in the run...

So I rehomed the one I originally posted about. And now I suspect that this is also a cockerel. Thoughts? 😅

I too am overwhelmed with so many different suggestions online! So...I brought two home last night and stuck them straight in the hen house on a roost. I let them out this morning and watched them for a bit. They got pecked a few times but not tooooo bad. It’s windy here so they all went back in...

Okay soooo...I have 12 week old novagens/isa browns and 9 week old silkies. Just rehomed a roo and am replacing with a barred rock that is 6-9 weeks 🙃😂 the fever is real y’all. What’s the best way to add the newest member?