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Two days ago I picked up a pullet that the owner believed had bad eyesight, but some sight none the less. She figured having her in a large group was too much competition. She's about 3 1/2 months. Thinking she could kind of see I made the four hour round trip to snatch her up...only to...

I will post pictures on the next post. Semi-graphic. I am not as prepared for a duck emergency as I am for chickens so please bear with me. Until today they've never had any major issues. Yesterday we were gone for an event and we came back a little later than the coop is usually closed...

Last winter I only had Buff Orpingtons until mid Winter when I inherited some White Leghorns. They all layed straight through. This year I added some Black Australorp pullets. Then in Fall I picked up some older Buff Orps So I have young pullets, 1 1/2 year hens and 2 1/2 year hens. I...

I have a 21 week old Buff Orpington pullet that just doesn't seem to want to fully grow. I did bring her in this Winter because she was really struggling in Fall temperatures. She has virtually no wattle or comb and she's a munchkin in size. Has anyone else had a situation like this? Did...

Back in August my hen, Supper, wasn't looking right. She was kind of drowsy, but no super lethargic, and had bad poo, and layed a soft egg. I gave her a calcium pill and wormed the whole flock. She was also pretty pale at the time. Since then she started to lay regular eggs, her comb is...

Does anyone have a favorite story or moment with their chickens? I'd love to hear it :) I'll try to post the picture or video later when that option is available to me again. Out of all the great moments with my flock one really stands out. I was candling an egg and I could see the chick...

One of my Buff Orp's used to be slightly more solid colored than not until a recent moult...or molt? Whichever. Now she's almost speckled. I wish I could have showed you the before picture and I suppose I could add the after picture later. Is this common or am I crazy? I would have thought...

I have a hen that has always been a little "off". As a chick she would be pecking around with the group, they would move without her noticing, and she would freak out. Bawwking and bawwking until she found them. At about four months she layed her first eggs next to the neighbors garage. We...

Hello my fellow BYC'ers. I have two chicks that my hens hatched so I have no clue what gender they are. Before I just bought them sexed, but quickly learned that's not always accurate either. I have one buff orpington and one buff orpington x white leghorn that are a little over 5 weeks...

Here's something I never thought would happen. (also this is my first time letting hens raise chicks) I had two hens go broody and each ended up with one chick. As of now they are 4 weeks. The hens are Pearl and Banana just to make this easier to explain. Two nights ago Banana left her...

I need some advice. I haven't had to deal with something like this yet and am a little lost. I have year old buff orps and white leghorns. In April I picked up two black australorps. I figured they were just kind of shy because of the age difference until today. I moved them into the main...

I currently have two ducks. One male, one female. I was wondering if I were to add to the flock what are the best ratios. Does anyone have an equal number of male versus female or do you know of a safe ratio? I'm not 100% convinced I want to add more, but if I do I want to make sure it's...

I have a 14 month old Blue Swedish that has laid an egg faithfully since October. Now, if this is normal I have no problem with her taking a break. I'm worried because for about 4 days now she has not laid an egg. Usually it's there before 6 am. Is this a normal occurrence in Summer? Her...

I get excited over many moments with my critters. I love this site because most of my friends and relatives don't care much for chicken stories hehe So I'd like to share the first meeting of my new chicks with the flock. Theres one with their Mama's and one with the rooster. The rest of the...

Hi everyone. I have a couple new babies and I'm running out of ideas for names. Here is what I have/had used. Any extra ideas would be awesome. Buff Orpingtons Henriegga Chomper Goldie Hen Magnet Supper Noodle Cashew Pearl Banana Mama Runt Sussex Lacey White Leghorn Bullet Hook...

I have a white leghorn that came to me with a crooked toe. Crooked as in was completely broken as a chick and it is permanently in an L. A few days ago I noticed a lump forming in the web of the crooked toe and the normal one next to it. It's like the size of a marble, but it has not changed...

A few weeks ago one of my hens had a prolapsed vent. I took her to a vet to be stitched twice. The second time I was given an antibiotic. Things went from bad to worse, but a few days into the antibiotic she started to do really well. She stopped laying for a roughly 9 days and the prolapse...

A while back one of my buff orpingtons went broody. I tried to get her out of it, but eventually she convinced me that I should just let her try. At first she didn't stay in one nest. Every day I came home she'd be in a new on sitting on all new eggs. I tried to put her in a single coop by...

We've been having a run of bad luck this month. In just a little over a week I have lost three hens. Two to illness and one to a predator. (whole different issue) With the first one that was kind of ill I thought it was from a mite problem I was battling for a while. I brought her in right...

I have been trying to get rid of mites for some time now. I've been dusting the bedding with DE and I have also been using Manna Pro Poultry Protector to spray the chickens and the roosts. Just when I start to think I have finally won this war they pop up again. About once every two weeks I...