I saw this on one of my chickens feet. I think it might be bumble foot but I’ve never seen it before. Please help me identify what is wrong and what the best treatment would be. Thank you! Sorry photo is a little blurry
My rooster loves to sit and stare at the corner. But today I came out to let my chickens free range and he didn’t come out. A couple of my hens are really broody right now if that could be affecting him. He is pulling things towards home like my hens do when they are nesting. He is definitely a...
I’ve been trying to hatch an egg because my girls have been really broody. It’s day 19 and I think I heard a peep but I’m not sure. I took a couple pictures, can anyone tell me if I’ll have a chick in a few days or if it’s dead?
Hi everyone! I am hatching chicks for the first time and I know they need to get vaccinated for mareks disease. I have a couple questions about the best ways to obtain and administer this vaccine. I have done a little bit of reading on the subject and it seems easy enough to administer at home...
We got our first egg today!! The problem is we don’t know whose it is. My oldest silkie hen is only five months but it looks like a silkie egg. The other hen is a few weeks younger and was very upset today after we took the egg. Neither was near it. They are both so young and this was such a...
I raised this silkie rooster and he is so gentle and sweet. However he is four months now and has reached sexual maturity. I only have three hens so I want to make sure they are not getting hurt. I don’t want to sell this chicken for meat. If anyone in the New Jersey area or somewhere else that...
I am a first time duck owner and I have two Pekin ducklings. I had three but one got sick and died I am still unsure of how but now one of my other ducks is showing similar symptoms. It is quite big compared to my other one and it just starting to get its white feathers. It is keeping its head...
I purchased silkies and this one came. It looked normal but then the feathers became dramatically curled. Please leave thoughts on breed and gender. Someone said it may be a satin frizzle? Six weeks old by the way.
I have this silkie chick that’s only about 4 or 5 weeks old. I was just wondering how rare it is to get a chick that’s a frizzle that also has a vaulted skull. (I also just wanted to brag about how adorable this one is!!)
Every night I let my chickens out of the run about an hour or two before sunset. After about five minutes of running around, they all jump up and sit on my chest. Should I stop letting them out of the run so late?