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Hello, My poor little bantam Cochin who I love dearly has been having difficulties walking for the past 2-3 weeks. We originally thought it was due to the grass growing and her foot feathers being long and dragging. Put the past week she has been almost unable to walk and has extreme...

Hello everyone, Let me preface this by saying that I am a grad student that lives at my parents house. If I seem uninvolved in this situation, that's why. My mom does most of the chicken work! Recently, one of our silkies has developed swollen toes and feet. I noticed it about a week ago. Her...

Hello, I am a long-time chicken owner and recently I've been looking to get a parakeet or two. I don't want to get them from the pet store so I've been looking for breeders. Unfortunately, finding parakeet breeders is much more difficult than chicken breeders! I don't know if anyone would be...

Hello everyone, I have recently been alerted that one of my favorite hens is struggling with balance issues. She was completely fine yesterday, but today can barely walk without flapping and falling. She seems okay otherwise and is still lively and excited to eat. She's about a year old and...

Hello all, I am located in the Kansas City area and am looking for some silkie pullets. I absolutely cannot have a rooster since I live in the city so I need to be sure they are female. If you breed silkies and have any available now or in the spring please contact me. Thank you!

Hi all, My silver laced Wyandotte, Willow, has been acting differently lately. She’s at the bottom of the pecking order in my flock and gets picked on from time to time. But recently she’s had a wound on her comb that seems to be getting worse. I’ve separated her from the others but it still...

This may be a long story but I would really appreciate it if you would read to the end. This story has a lot of significance to me and I think you will enjoy it. I have been meaning to write this story for a while now. A year ago yesterday, my favorite hen and dear friend Ebony passed away. I...

Hi all, today all but one of my flock was killed by a fox. Poor Peggy is now a lone chicken, which is very sad for us and distressing to her. My whole family is extremely distraught, but especially my mom. She absolutely adores our chickens, and with me being in college this year, she loves to...

Hi everyone, I woke up this morning to my hen squeaking. Yes, squeaking. I thought it was funny but then I realized that she was trying to cluck and was squeaking instead. I went to get her and she makes this noise every time she inhales and exhales. It's not a sound coming from her lungs or...

Where are all my Marvel fans out there?! Hey everyone! I haven't been on much lately and I want to talk to some people! I thought a great way to do this was by creating a Marvel Fan Club thread. I am a HUGE fan of Marvel movies and I think it would be fun to discuss anything Marvel! Anyone...

I need help immediately. My hen has not been doing well for the past weekend suddenly she has gotten much, much worse. She is lethargic, not eating, barely pooping, very skinny, and has a swollen abdomen. She has not been laying eggs for about a year. Today she has started breathing more...

I have two 2 1/2 week old chicks that I got from orscheln farm and home. They are (supposed to be) black sex links. However one looks to be developing a comb and wattles. They are not red yet but they are there. I absolutely cannot have a rooster and if I do I need to figure out what to do oath...

Hi all! I just recently got a new Ameraucana chick from the feed store but I'm not sure what kind of Americana it is. Can someone help me out? [/IMG][/IMG]

Hello, One of my hens has recently seemed not quite herself to me. I think Monday was the first time I noticed it. She has been a little less active, though not much. She's still her perky self, but I can tell that she's just a little "off". She's been having very runny poops that range rom a...

Hi all, I have a red sex-link hen named Peach who I have had for almost 4 years. Poor Peach has what I'm almost sure is cancer. About a year ago I noticed that she seemed a little bit bigger, but I didn't think much of it. All of the sudden it has gotten worse and her abdomen is huge and...

I got home today to my 3 silkie hens to find a red-ish dropping with stringy things in it. I couldn't tell for sure if they were worms or just a strange poop. I couldn't take a picture of it because I didn't find my camera in time. My girls seem fine, if anything they might be a slight bit...

Hello, My favorite hen Ebony has not been herself lately. I started noticing two days ago that she was not herself, but today it has gotten a lot worse. She is usually a little ball of energy and follows me around everywhere, but today she it just staying in one spot and walking around...

Hi there! I'm more of a chicken person than a duck person, but my grandma got some crested ducks around Easter time and I have to wonder what gender they are. They have no distinguishingly male or female features so I wasn't sure whether they were male or female. She had 5 to begin with but now...

My favorite hen Ebony has not been her spunky self lately. Usually she is peppy and excited but recently she has not been running around as much and I have caught her standing in one spot a lot more than normal. I also noticed that she has not laid an egg in a few days. I'm not really sure how...

I was outside when I noticed a strange poop that I shiny and oily just like oil looks when you see it on the ground and it shines rainbow colors. I've never seen my girls poop like this before and I wasn't sure if I should be concerned or not. I'm not too concerned about this but I wanted to be...