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My daughter has a 6 yr old silkie hen as a companion animal. Hen sleeps in the bedroom cage but spends the day (when not in my daughter's arms) with other bantams in a chicken tractor. My hypothesis is she got an impacted crop from eating long grass (but other illness could be possible.) Hen is...

My modern game bantam hen - 2 yr old - has developed a swollen hock joint. Slightly pink and warm when compared to other side. She's acting normally, but hens also hide illness too well. Feathers, skin, eyes, etc. normal. I believe it's been growing over the past week. I dusted the bantams...

Here were my 2 silkies over the summer (Both hatched April1) In August we determined that the big one was sadly a male. He went to live with a friend. Such a sweetheart! He remembered and ran up to me for cuddles when I went to visit in September. The smaller one still looked female. Now...

Looking for Gender predictions.... My two black silkies (Hatched March 30-April1).... 12+ weeks old now Leaning toward small one = pullet. Some friends think 2 pullets, but I'm not convinced on the big one yet. It seems to have some traits of both genders. Big one: (narrow walnut comb, doesn't...

Leghorn egg??? The large egg is from Tillie- our leghorn hen. The smaller egg is either from our Sebright (a bantam) or from our leghorn pullet - named Millie, hatched May1st. Millie's comb grew & turned red over the past month. BUT these new round eggs have a tiny hint of color. Can...

Our little Old English Game bantam is a little over a year old & looks like she's getting cataracts. Is this possible? She was broody and still cares for her remaining chick/ pullet - a 7 wk old LF English Orpington about 2xs her size. Another bantam in the coop went broody last week & the...

The touch of comb color of my silkied serama has me concerned. It started looking pink but depends on the lighting. No wattles yet, so I'm a little confused. 28 days old: Here it was a few days ago (24 days old) next to its orpington sister.

The kids just picked 6+ lbs of cherries & I've been pitting all morning! There's some good fruit around many of the pits.... as well as a few wormy cherries. Can I give the remaining cherry pits & parts to my flock? Will they peck around at the fruit or try to competitively swallow the pits...

"Interesting" is a good word to describe my recent chicks. I only wanted a few chicks, so I ordered them from Cackle via a local store. The store is newly opened & slightly closer to my house, so I placed my order there. They had no idea what they were doing. All 200+ special order chicks...

Found this in the run today. Didn't see any other dropping like it, but I have never seen blood in poop before. (I scooped it from the sandy run, so that's where the gritty particles came from. Both pics are the same specimen.) Does this look like a normal piece of intestine? If so, would...

My EE Tyrion is currently molting. She always gets a hard molt & is bald in a few places. (That's pretty much standard for her, so thankfully she grows feathers back quickly.) This year it's her comb that has me worried. For the past month, I've noticed white bumps on her comb. (long before...

Chicks are now 5.5 weeks. Chick A has the biggest Spitz. Hatched 1st, so is oldest. Has some wattle development & maybe a comb. Not much color in either, but sometimes gets pinkish if hot or excited. No idea of gender. Anyone have a guess? (My fav chick, but I'm not naming it yet....)...

Cuddles = 2 yr old Lav Orpington Last egg Sept 1, 2015 Had unknown illness in Sept. that cleared up with Corid & dewormer (SafeGuard). Followed by molt Oct-Nov & then winter. I knew something was off when she didn't RUN to me for treats. She was hanging out quietly in the coop, which is the...

I just discovered that one of my lav orp pullets has a cracked beak. Otherwise, she looks OK. I'm trying to debate if I should try to clip the beak, superglue, or just leave it. I offered a bite of bread which she ate. Do I need to separate her for feeding? Thanks in advance...

We're dealing with an ill chicken (my fav lav orp, Cuddles) & I'd like some help troubleshooting & treatment advice. Yesterday when outside taking some pics, I noticed she wasn't in my face asking for treats. When I threw some scratch near her, she gently pecked- not pushed her way to the...

Happy July 4th! We woke up to an unexpected Dominique chick in the incubator. (PO scrambled the eggs but one managed to develop & HATCH!) I am inexperienced with this breed, so i'm having trouble identifying a chick that should be sexable. Is this a male or female? The spot isn't a perfect...

Injured toe. Please help. Found a lot of blood on a hen this morning. It was on her feet & caked on her chest. After closely checking, I believe her nail from her back toe got ripped off while roosting. (Not sure how yet) So far, I've washed her feet & soaked the bleeding one in a dilute...

10.5 weeks and I'm still not sure. Comb & wattles look red, but the comb is rather small. Any predictions?

My hens have some feather damage from a hormonal rooster - back in July. (He's no longer present) Now some may be finally molting. They were hatched last summer, so it's their first time. Is this what molting looks like? (1st pic) I'm more concerned with the second pic, because at times the...

Below are my 2 worst chicks from yesterday's hatch. I'm very concerned about the 1st one pictured below. It was the only shipped egg that hatched, It hatched OK, on time, & all by itself , but it has a nasty navel. (herniated?) I was very surprised that it lived through the night & was...