My chickens have a history of being escape artists, but this time I have no idea what happened...
A few days ago, I went out to my garden to find one of my Silver Laced Wyandottes inside it.
The garden bed is surrounded by 4 foot tall chicken wire that has no holes under it, (I checked), and I...
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My Lavender Araucana has a history of being a very... fussy layer. She is my best layer, dont get me wrong, but when she gets broody, there is nothing that can break her brood. She is currently extremely broody, and I have been wanting to isolate her. How ever, I have done this before in the...
The picture with the coop in the background is pretty old, I have since gotten a much nicer and larger coop for my girls. The picture where she has neck feathers missing is from when she was lower in the pecking order, how ever this has since been solved and she should regain her neck fluff next...
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Both of my Silver Laced Wyandottes have a habit of constantly scratching up new bedding and getting it everywhere. Does anyone else have chickens that do this? I'm constantly having to fill in potholes they have left in the run.
I am wondering if this is something caused by lack of...
One of my Brahmas sneezes frequently when she drinks water. She has been doing this her whole life. Wondering if this is a cause for concern? Should I be worried about her? No chicken I have owned prior has had this issue.
One of my birds is worrying me quite a bit, and was wondering if anyone could help me figure out what to do. She has been known to have health issues in the past, mainly an iron deficiency when my flock had mites. (Those have since been taken care of.)
There is a currant bird flu outbreak where...
Hi! Ive owned chickens my whole life, and decided to join BYC in hopes of getting a bit more insight about these wonderful birds. I do my best to learn as much as I can about chickens, because I want to give my flocks the best lives possible. I currently have a flock of 5 hens, consisting of 1...