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    Not recovering from molt?

    I typically keep 3-4 hens, one of which seem to have never recovered from molt. I have 2 Lavender Orps since chicks. In 2022 they were both beautifully feathered and colored. Then after molt last year one simply never seemed to grow back her feathers. She eats, poops, and lays, but she looks...
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    Prolapsed vent with a hard crust on it (graphic photos)

    I have been reading a ton of articles and comments on prolapsed vent and gleet and other things. My 1 year-old Easter Egger, Queenie, has her vent pushed out and what looks like poop on it. Much of it was poop, but that cleaned off. What remains is very hard and crusty. maybe poop/scab...
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    First time out a DOUBLE!

    This is my first time raising chickens. I noticed that one of my 4 girls, Dexi, was getting kinda fluffy in the butt and her face was coloring nicely. She is only 124 days old today. Still, I put the nesting box on the coop this Sunday afternoon. Dexi started going in and trying it out for...
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    New Chickens in Jax, FL

    Hi everyone, I am a newly-re-minted chickeneer in Jacksonville, FL. I had chickens around as a kid (more than 40 years ago), but only recently added them to my backyard. I have 4 little girls right now, they are about 14 weeks old. According to the sign at TSC two are "'Mercaunas" and the...
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