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Wondering whether anyone can help "diagnose" our sweet chicken, Rosie. She is almost 4, and has been behaving strangely: no longer staying with the flock (3 3-yr-old birds) while free-ranging; walking slowly & with a somewhat strange gait -- almost a waddle; sitting around most of the day, by...

One of our 3-year-old hens, Blanche (my BYC namesake :-( was fine on Saturday, down on Sunday. We found a fairly large egg that we believe was hers, with some clotted blood on it. Had been in the coop long enough to be cool -- first egg in a long time, from any of them. She was acting strangely...

One of our 2-year-old layers, Rosie, lost some tail feathers 4-5 months ago. Initially we thought she was molting so we weren't concerned. But now the skin where her tail feathers should be is very red, and there is a small growth. Any thoughts / suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Meet Sparkle. She came to us in early May (from Privett Hatchery, via a local feed store) as a 1-day-old buff orpington, which she is clearly not! Instead, she has prominent tufts on her face, an almost-non-existent comb, darker brown neck & head feathers, a speckled face, a chestnut body...

I posted several months ago about an Ameraucana chick with head tremors. Her symptoms never worsened (though the tremors never went away entirely, either), and none of our other 5 chicks -- now 13 weeks old -- developed any problems. Her only other obvious issue has been a split beak; she's been...

Having posted earlier about a chick that shivered despite seeming not to be cold, I'm now very concerned that she may have avian encephalomyelitis. We brought six 1-day-old chicks home on Wednesday. (Today is Saturday). All have been eating, drinking, dashing about etc. One chick, however, has...

Brought home 6 baby chicks 2 days ago. Five are doing really well but one shakes/shivers a lot (usually when she is awake; it does not seem to happen when she is asleep -- or, at least, doesn't happen as often). Do not believe she is cold, as she does not stay directly under the heat lamp; also...

Brought home 6 baby chicks 2 days ago. Five are doing really well but one shakes/shivers a lot (usually when she is awake; it does not seem to happen when she is asleep -- or, at least, doesn't happen as often). Do not believe she is cold, as she does not stay directly under the heat lamp; also...