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    What breed is this turkey?

    Hi I purchased a heritage pack of turkeys from Meyer hatchery. Can anyone tell me what breed this one is? I’m thinking he’s a Tom
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    Muscovy gender help

    Hello friends. Can anyone identify the gender of this Muscovy please? I thought this color indicated female but the more I research the more confused I become. Thanks in advance!
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    Hen with swollen face

    Hi everyone, tonight I noticed my 3 year old barred rock hen, Angela, has a swollen face on both sides. She also appears a bit pale. She hasn’t exhibited any other strange behavior. Does anyone know what this could be? Thanks in advance!
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    Current Michigan air quality and egg production

    Hello friends. We live in southwest Michigan and currently the air quality is very bad, the AQI has been in the 200s this week. It is very smoky outside and I noticed this week that my girls aren’t laying like normal. Yesterday we only got 1 egg. I don’t mind because I’m just here for the...
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    12 week old sick silkie pullet

    Hello friends, I have a 12 week old silkie pullet (I’m not 100% sure it’s a pullet but I’m leaning towards that) who started acting odd Sunday evening. She has stopped eating and drinking and will just stand or lay down not moving. On Monday I gave her a drench and force fed some eggs. Yesterday...
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    Chicken died from mites?

    Hi everyone. Earlier this week I discovered mites on my 1 year old Easter egger. We dusted everyone with DE and then last night I bathed her and was going to do a dip in permethrin. I soaked her in soapy water and then clean water for a rinse. When she was in the clean water she started to...
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    Silkie rooster mating

    Hello friends. I have 2 silkie roosters in a mixed flock of hens, no silkie hens. Will my roosters be able to mate with them? They are almost a year old I think and my girls are almost 2 years old. The boys have exhibited some mating behavior, running around the girls, chasing them with their...
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    Marek’s

    Hi everyone. Last week I had a sick hen and ended up having to euthanize her and took her to the state university for a necropsy. I got a call today that she had marek’s disease. She was about 1 1/2 years old. I am really worried for my other girls and roosters. We did a full coop clean out on...
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    Sick hen! Salmonellosis?

    Hi everyone. I have a sick hen and no idea what it could be. As of about 30 minutes ago my husband and I are scared she may have salmonellosis. Here is some background info that may be important- she is about 1 1/2 yrs old, a silver laced Wyandotte. We have 13 chickens total, 2 are roosters. We...
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    The Ethel saga

    Hi everyone, this is a long one so here we go. We got our first chickens in may 2021. We had 10, one unfortunately “moved out” last summer when she was hit by a car. So we then had 9, we have a salmon faverolle, Ethel, who is very spunky. Around November of 2021 Ethel began losing her beard...
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    Duckling vomiting mucus

    hi hi, I have a 2 week old khaki Campbell duckling that keeps shaking her head back and forth violently and mucus is coming out of her mouth, almost like she is vomiting. Then she drinks again. This has been happening for at least an hour now. At one point I picked her up and while holding her...
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    Hen or rooster?

    Hi hi, I’m a first time chicken mom and my girls are about 9-10 weeks old. This is Skeletor and I was hoping someone could confirm whether she may be a rooster? Her face is much redder than the others. I believe she is a white laced Wyandotte. Thanks!
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