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This is my first time having Blue Splash Marans and dealing with feathered feet. Today I noticed one of my chicks, Poppy, (5 weeks old) has pink, inflamed areas on the outside of both feet where the feathers grow. She's eating, drinking, walking and acting fine. I have 2 others with feathered...

I was sitting with my (almost) 3 week old chicks a little bit ago and noticed one seemed to have strange leg formation. I have 7 total and the others all look normal but this one, the only rooster, has legs that almost look like they’re bending in a bit toward each other. He has no problem...

Hello! I have seven 10 day old chicks that have been doing great until this morning. I noticed one of them doesn't want to walk, she just wants to scoot across the brooder. I picked her up and looked her over, no obvious sign of any issue that I can see. I set her down on the ground and she...

Hello! I am getting my brooder ready and I’m wondering if I need to add something along the sides for extra security, so they can’t hop out. This will be my second time getting chicks- since I already have several adult hens, I’m using a dog crate as a brooder this time around so that in a few...

Hey all, I've been trying to figure out if my hens are over eating, and I keep seeing "chickens don't over eat, so don't worry about giving them too much food"... The majority of resources I've come across say a laying hen should eat around 1/2 cup of food a day. I have 6 girls, almost a year...

I have a 10 month old Silver Laced Wyandotte. When I went to let the girls out of the run (6 in total) they all got excited and ran out the door like a kindergartner at recess, except for Gypsy the Wyandotte. She was fine when I let them out around 11:30, but this evening she is walking a...

So I keep seeing these tracks in the snow... I’m thinking they’re probably made by mice but I always worry about weasels! I have never seen a weasel on my property, or at all here in Ohio for that matter, but I know we do have them so it’s always a worry in the back of my mind. The paw area of...

One of my 6 girls, JoAnne the White Leghorn, has been perplexing me lately with her hot and cold attitude. :rolleyes: When I let them all out to free range, I walk around with them (hawks are all over the place) for a while and she will come up to me, pecking at my boots or pants because she...

Over the past couple of days I’ve noticed a couple of my girls are losing feathers from their cheek area (not sure if chickens technically have cheeks but, you catch my drift...). I have 6 hens, all about 8 months old. One of my Ameraucanas and one of my Leghorns seem to be losing the feathers...

Hello! This is my first time raising chickens/having a coop and I’m wondering if the ventilation is ok. I know people have said you can never have too much ventilation but I’m just uncertain. I’ll post some pictures to give a better idea, but the coop is an 8x8 shed with a metal roof. I’m...

Hello, I am a first time chicken mom and totally freaking out. I have 6 hens (2 white leg horns, 2 wyandottes and 2 ameraucanas), all are 8 months old. Last night and this morning have been bitterly cold, -9F/-18F with wind chill. Last night I coated my leg horns combs with green goo just to...