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Can someone advise me, please? Lauderee has a sizeable swelling on the right side of her face where the beak meets the skull. It is swelling up so that her eye cavity is being impinged, too. I found it today. It was not here three days ago. I noticed that she has been keeping her beak slightly...

I have a broody hen who's been sitting on eggs 30 days - have I waited long enough to end it? I tossed one 3 days ago because it smelled. The temperatures her have been hot and it's been humid. She is a first time broody and never leaves the nest. She is isolated. Do I toss the eggs and move her...

Hello, I hope someone out there has experience in this area. This is about a young hen rescued from neglect by some very irresponsible individuals. Three days ago I removed to safety a chicken from weeks of neglect, starvation, and lack of shelter in snow, rain, and sub-freezing weather...

My apologies, but I don't have pictures at this moment; will post some tomorrow. The other day my barred rock hen's legs and feet were patchy red and warm. I treated with vaseline, thinking it might be mites. A couple days later they were very hot and more red. She seemed very uncomfortable...

I have a 15 month old Welsummer hen who has been a reliable layer. Four days ago she was drowsing and cushing on the ground, tail down. Not really eating except a bit of her favorite white millet. I isolated her and had her poop checked for cocci; came back negative. I checked for lice; saw...

Our Sheltie Beckon is the chicken dog on our farmette. The hens chase him and he will twirl around them, giving the play stretch back at them. He will also serve as their "blocker" when they coming running to him for relief from the roo! Beckon will be 3 years old this spring. This is a photo of...

Hello. My hen has been isolated from the 7 other flock for about 3 months, recovering from an illness and putting on weight. Sporadically during the past 1.5 months she has been let out during warm weather to free range with the rest of the flock. For a long while they tended to pick on her so...

Hi all, Is it normal for a hen coming out of molt to lay eggs without shells? Yesterday afternoon my two-year old hen was in the nest box for about an hour. When I checked the nest box this morning I found her egg. A yolk and some albumen was contained in the sac but had no shell. There was...

Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you all know I'm a new member. I've also just posted my first ever question on BYC, really, on ANY website for that matter. I've been a lurker for a couple of years now and finally decided to take the plunge and become a member. Anyhow, thanks for reading this!

This is my first post. Ever. On any website. So I'm a little shy about it but willing to give it a go. Because I've got an unknown about which I cannot find a satisfying answer. It's about my barred rock pullet, Little Jane. She is just about a year. She has not yet laid an egg. About 3 months...