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Hello all, Thank you in advance for any help and replies given. A friend has a house chicken that appears to have a swollen eye and an overgrown beak. With the beak would you use a nail file and gently file it down? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. As for the eye, I have no idea. I...

Hi, this might be a long post of questions so bear with me lol. A friend brought over a chick last night and I am mostly sure that it isn't a chicken. Google says it is a partridge, that works with where the chick was found. The chick was found in a dirty puddle and there have been partridges...

Hi all, A friend has got chickens and has asked for my advice about a pekin bantam chicken who is about a year old. I am unsure of the gender but the mass is said to be very solid and about 5 cm in diameter. As I have not seen for myself, I don't know what it feels like personally but the...

Hi all, I have recently hatched some more chicks and I am certain about the genders of most of them. Just wanting to confirm that this little chick is a boy please. He is a gold laced bantam barnevelder and is about 6 weeks old. Thanks.

Hi all, I have recently hatched Wyandotte chicks using an incubator and broody hen and I believe all the chicks are healthy with the broody hen. They are about 5 and a half weeks old, which could be a bit young, but I'll update this thread every few weeks with new pictures. If you could help...

Hello, I think 2 of my 5 chickens have bumblefoot. They are all just under 1 year old and are all Pekin Bantams. They are still laying, eating and drinking normally and are not limping. Happy to take them to the vets but if anyone has any advice on how to treat this in its early stages at home...

Hello all. I have had this hen for around 3 years and I got her when she was point of lay. She lay cream eggs weighing around 54g. I think she is a Bantam hen as she only weighs about 1084g. Her name is Salt. Any ideas what breed she is? Thanks in advance.

Hello BYC, I have been a chicken keeper for about 3 years in the UK. At the moment I have 1 hen and 4 pullets who should start laying anytime soon. The 4 pullets are pekin bantams with colours of lavender, black, buff laced and a white frizzle. I love spending time with my chickens and I only...