Hey everyone, I am not new to chickens but I do have a chick with an issue I have not encountered before so I’m not quite sure what it needs. She is about four weeks old and for the last 4 to 5 days has just been standing with her feathers slightly fluffed out and sleeping more often than not...
Hi everyone! This one is stumping me but I'm still fairly new to chickens so I'm hoping y'all can help. I have a hen, around 18 mos old, that has a swollen breast down to her legs. I know that can happen after a day of eating but I think there's more to this. She also has two fleshy spots, one...
Hello everyone, I'm hoping you can give me some insight into what might be going on with a few of my chickens. All of my birds are roughly 10 months old. Three of my hens look like they could be molting. However this is my first flock and I have no prior experience with chickens, so this...
Hello! Forgive me if this topic is covered elsewhere - we have have our chickens since May 2017, they were chicks and have all been raised together. We have 18 hens and 3 roosters. Yesterday, I noticed a particularly aggravated hen spending a lot of time in the nesting box. When I came near to...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, I am new to chickens. We were given 31 chicks at the end of May and it's been an experience and adventure in learning since! Currently down to 26 birds, 12 of which turned out to be roosters. We have two roosters that we are...