Ar first we thought Ellie had bumblefoot but can someone with experience tell me if this looks like gout or some other kind of staph infection?
She jumps up on the roost but puffs up her feathers really big so I'm guessing she's in pain. She's walking around & will eat fresh berries from my...
I got a rare breed mix from Meyer Hatcheries in April. I do believe this is a Lavender Orpington but not the hen it was supposed to be. What do you think? If it is a rooster, then what? I live in a suburban neighborhood & roosters are not allowed.
I've had one single red chicken for a year and she's been a very happy girl. In the mornings she's pretty loud & I go out & open her coop & she free ranges all day. She greets me when she hears my car in the afternoons & during the day she spends time in front of a mirror propped up out in my...
I'm a newbie chicken keeper in the Piedmont of NC; looking to learn more and increase my flock. I was reluctant to get chickens at first and now I'm in love with these feathery, funny creatures.