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My BCM seems to have an obsession with molting. Last year she molted in the spring and again in the fall. This year she has done the same thing. Is this a nutritional issue? Is she just weird? Any idea what would cause this? I’ve been keeping chickens for a while but have never seen this before...

My sweet 2 year old Wyandotte is sick but I can’t figure out what’s wrong. 2 months ago I was out in the coop and noticed she was weak and having trouble standing. After bringing her inside and giving her water and poly-vi-sol she perked right up and acted fine. She stayed in the house for two...

I am looking for at least one female and possibly a male as well of any breed. I have a lonely female in need of companionship. She needs at least one other female. I will take a male but only with another female so that he doesn’t harass her too much. I have a big yard with chickens in their...

Hey guys! I have been wanting to get ducks for a while now but just got hubby to agree. Long story short I ended up rescuing a black east india duck. I’m 80% sure its a male (I wanted females because I have chickens and have heard the drakes can hurt them). I know chickens pretty well but don’t...

Ok y'all, I want to see your most interesting chickens. Be it a personality quirk, unusual feathering, unique eggs or whatever makes them different. Post a pic and a story. Go!

I would like to put a light in my coop to encorage my ladies to lay again, but I am worried about one of my birds. Last summer, my lovely BLRW Laura got egg bound. We gave her calcium and she passed the egg. I know they are more susceptible to getting it again after they have had it so I am...

My moms 2 tear old easter egger, head of the flock started this sound this morning and is on and off. Its a loud honking/wheezing noise. I dont think shes sick. It sounds more like shes injured her windpipe ir something. Any suggestions? I took a video but im having a hard time uploading it. I...

I have a 1 year old olive egger hen who's had a dirty bum and weird poo for a couple weeks now and I'm not sure what the cause is. Symptoms: Watery poo that runs down her bum Egg shell in poo, just tiny pieces Her bum is a little red and swollen but I don't feel an egg and it isn't squishy or...

I have a small flock of 7 hens and one rooster. Most are LF but I have 2 banties (my rooster and a silkie) and 2 chicks. All went well for a long time but lately Lua, my speckled Sussex, has become an evil demon hen. She chases the babies that I let my silkie hatch and viciously attacks my...

I just found my 8 month old Wyandotte with a prolapsed vent. I took her inside, washed her bum and when I pushed it back in I felt an egg. It's behind a membrane or something so I couldn't actually pull it out, but I could definitely feel it in there. I got some hemriod cream and Epsom salt. I...

I noticed today that several of my hens are missing feathers on their undersides, starting a couple inches from the vent and going all the way up to their crops. It's not a lot, as you can't see the bald spots without pulling the feathers around them back, but it's concerning me. It looks just...

Ok so not sure who did this yet but I've found several of these poops this morning. It's nasty looking and I have no idea what could have caused it. Any idea? Should I be concerned?

I got freedom ranger broilers this year as an experiment to see if I liked them. I butchered 3 at 13 weeks and had noticed one seemed to breath loudly and have a bit of trouble, but when I butchered his lungs looked great so I didn't worry. I just butchered another at 16 weeks and she was having...

I got freedom ranger broilers this year as an experiment to see if I liked them. I butchered 3 at 13 weeks and had noticed one seemed to breath loudly and have a bit of trouble, but when I butchered his lungs looked great so I didn't worry. I just butchered another at 16 weeks and she was having...

I have two splash sizzle chicks that are 10 weeks old. The were broody raised. Both are exactly like silkies (5 toes, black skin, blue ear lobes, etc.) except for their smooth sizzle feather type. They tame easily and become wonderful pets. Dad is the sweetest roo I've ever seen, content to be...

I have a 22 week old blue copper maran pullet who started limping about 2 weeks ago and I still can't find what's wrong. No bruising, swelling, or broken bones that I can see, her feet look fine, no bumble foot signs and she hasn't gotten any worse (but no better either). She eats, drinks and...

I have a 7 week old silver spangled Hamburg who was a surprise chick. I am fairly certain it's a cockrel. He is going to be a beautiful boy, but I can't have another rooster. Healthy and spunky little guy who's been fun to watch. Not friendly but not aggressive at all. Would be great to add some...

I've been finding this poop for a week now. Just one or two at first but these were all from this morning. The red seems like intestinal lining not blood, as its stringy not bloody. I started treating for worms. Is it worms or something else? Coci maybe?

I just bought 20 chicks from McMurray hatchery and they are now 2 weeks old. There are several breeds. I have 2 Cornish x and one has always been smaller but I thighs little of it until today I found the smaller one stuck inside the feeder and unable to get out. I pulled her out and that's when...

My sweet silkie hen went broody and has been sitting on 3 of her own eggs for 5 days. I suspected that she might not be getting off the nest but I didn't know for sure. Nothing could have prepared me for what I came home to today. I peaked in her nesting box to see how she was and that's when I...