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Hoping to get a little insight here, I'm not sure what is up with my hen. I noticed there was some poopy gunk on my 1 yr old silkie hen's butt, so I took her inside to wash her off. She hasn't laid in a few days, and when washing her I felt her crop and it is VERY dry and gritty. When I'm...

Hi all - my 7 mo. old BO has two little white/yellow spots inside her beak, one on each side. Her tongue and throat are clear, she's laying (very well!) and eating/drinking normally. Her activity is normal as well, but I want to catch whatever this is. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Here...

Hi all! I got this Barred Rock from the pullet bin at the feed store - but I'm not sure it's a pullet. The color and wash on the feet say pullet, but the comb and wattles are suspicious. It's about 6-7 weeks old. Thoughts? (For some reason, the camera washed out the color on the comb and...

Last week a predator managed to get one of my girls. (Just one, thankfully.) It has been bothering me ever since, I don't quite know what got her and I was hoping someone else had some input. Stupidly, I left the chickens out in the yard while I was inside. We live in the city (nowhere near a...

I got this chick from the local feed store today, there was no sign and they weren't sure what it was. Any help would be great! Also got this little one, I know what it is but I thought I'd throw in a pic because she's so cute!

These two silkies are about 7 weeks now. Any guesses on gender? I have my suspicions, wondering what others will say. I know it's just a guess at this point, but I'm interested in opinions all the same. :) Chick #1 Chick #2 -

To give a little background, we have a small flock of 4. One of them started growing a large pink comb and wattles before 4 weeks old, so obviously a cockerel. The breeder agreed to take him back in exchange for a 12 week old pullet. The others are between 4-6 weeks still and not completely...

Hey all - I'm looking for some opinions on the sex of my black orp chick. S/he is 4 weeks old tomorrow, and I am thinking it is a roo because of the comb and wattles turning pink already. I thought it might be a pullet because when we picked it out, the other chicks (they were 1 week old at the...

I got my first flock this weekend! We brought these three home on Saturday, the Orp was hatched on the 14th, and I'm not exactly sure how old the silkies are, but pretty close in age I'm guessing. We had another one join our flock a couple days later (Red Star) but I don't have a good pic of her...

Hi all - We are going to be picking up our girls soon, and I was wondering what thoughts are on organic feed? I've read a bit but all info I can find seems to be coming from the producers of organic feed. I was just wondering if anyone had some real world thoughts on the advantages of feeding...

Hey all! my name is Lisa, and I am a brand new chicken mom in northern CA. (I guess I'm not even a chicken mom yet, we haven't picked up our girls!) I have been interested in raising chickens for awhile now, but just recently found that owning hens is legal in my city. I looked around and found...