Hi y’all! This is Gertrude, she’s an Ameraucana hen and is a little over a year and a half old.
On August 12 of this year (10 weeks ago) she laid this egg:
I increased her calcium intake in hopes of helping her have stronger shells but, she hasn't laid a single egg since this weird one. She...
Hello! This is my sweet barred rock Olive. She is 4 months old as of yesterday and I purchased her marked as a pullet. I’m pretty sure she’s a girl but I was a little thrown off my those tail feathers, they look kind of rooster-like to me. She seems to have a hen comb and does make hen sounds...
Hi there! Pictured is my 4 month old lavender/self blue Cochin pullet. Fair is at the beginning of August and I am aloud to show a chicken her age but my concern is if I will be aloud to show her. Are self blue Cochins purebred/ will they allow her? They are judging with the APA standards and I...
Wow you so much! I can say that it wasn’t from a rooster, we got rid of it last year before any of the feather loss was happening. I will try your methods for the skin and hope for the best!
Hi all! This chicken is a Cochin and is a year and 4 months old. She started losing feathers after she hatched her chick in August. Her skin appears very dry on her head and neck. At first we thought she was molting but no feathers appear to be growing back. She might be broody but doesn’t seem...
Hi there! This chick was hatched today and immediately had one leg wonky. I think it may be splayed legs but not sure. If it is, I know how to treat it but I don’t want to treat for the wrong thing. She just scoots around but no walking. She is eating and drinking but just has a weird leg...