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    Is this a lash egg?

    Hi chicken friends! I went out to the coop this morning and found what I thought was a lash egg. After looking at pictures, I’m not so sure. All the pictures I’ve seen show lash eggs as having dense material inside. I broke it open and it was filled only with what appeared to be egg white. The...
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    Bottoms of toes raw and bleeding - HELP!

    Hello all, For the past two days my rooster, Joe, has had some peeling on the bottoms of his toes causing them to bleed. He seems to be in pain when we put him on the roost and won’t balance. His pads and scales look fine. For those who don’t know, Joe is blind, so he has his own pen he stays...
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    We found a baby opossum!

    Two days ago we found this little guy scurrying around in the chicken run, scared the chickens to death! We didn’t see mama anywhere. He’s only 5 1/2 inches and weighs 62g. We were going to call the wildlife rescue, which I’ve been advocating for, but it looks like we’re going to try raising him...
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    Lethargic hen - what to do?

    Hello all, One of my dear hens, Chippy, suddenly started acting weak/lethargic this evening. I believe she was acting fine earlier today, but wasn’t really paying enough attention. We were all cleaning the coop out, and none of us noticed her acting strange earlier. This evening while the rest...
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    Rooster enjoying his first egg - thinks it’s a winner!

    Had a whole bunch of eggs that we weren’t going to be able to use in time, so I shared with the chickens today! This time I decided to crack an egg and see what my blind boy Joe thought :)
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    Buddy; The Stalker Rooster! + his mini photo shoot!

    Here’s some pictures I took of my sweet rooster today, and he’s as handsome as ever! What a stud! I rarely see any of these chickens on the dipping bars anymore, they used to fly up there all the time. It always makes for some really cool photos. He also tried out his custom eyepatch I got for...
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    Advice on rats and building a new coop?

    Hi everyone! So, it is embarrassing to admit but our chicken coop/run just isn’t working at all. We have been wanting to build a new, more efficient coop but have put it off for a long time because we have a rat problem. We’ve probably had rats for over a year by now, and no matter what we do...
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    What causes recurring pus in eyes?

    Hi all! One of my one-eyed-roosters, Buddy, has been experiencing pus buildup in his eye for some time. It’s not all the time, but occasionally we will notice yellow pus in his eye and remove it with a q-tip. It’s always only the eye that doesn’t actually have an eyeball. Somehow, probably in a...
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    Bloody poop? (GRAPHIC)

    Hi guys! I’ve been finding bloody droppings in the same general area in the mornings, after they roost at night. So it appears to be just one chicken having this problem. The droppings in these photos are all just from this morning. Can anyone differentiate this from cocci or intestinal...
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    What would cause two seemingly healthy hens to suddenly die?

    Hello BYC, today is filled with much sorrow here at Chicken Crossing. This morning I went out to the coop for the chicken morning service, just like every morning. Opening the gate, expecting to be greeted once again by all my lovely chickens with happy clucks and morning crows. Only, this time...
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    Black/brown growth and drooping comb on my rooster

    Hello everyone! It has been some time since I have posted here. Recently my sweet rooster, Joe, started developing this odd growth on his comb. At first, I thought it may be a scab. He usually has scabs on his comb, as you can see, since the other chickens do attack him sometimes. Today it...
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    Are these lice or mites?

    Hello everyone! We took the saddles off our girls today and there were these tiny bugs on them. They look like they might be lice, rather than mites, but I’m having a hard time identifying them. Does anyone know? Thanks!
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    “Duckie” the broody mama of three!

    Hello everyone! This is our sweet girl Duckie and her three babies! Her babies for sure have Wyandotte and Silkie in them (our only mating rooster is a Wyandotte Silkie mix), but we have no idea what breed she is! We named her Duckie because she looks like a duck to us, especially with her...
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    Providing vegetation and bugs for a blind rooster

    Hello everyone! I've been lurking around BYC for a bit now but just decided to join to ask my own question! We rescued a fighting rooster (Joe!) who was blind in one eye. He was the very beginning of our chicken adventure! We never planned on having chickens, but took him in because it was the...
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