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My barred rock has a huge balloon under her belly! At first I thought she was egg bound but when I gently felt around it didn't seem hard, but squishy inside. So I did some research and found that she most likely has ascites. I promptly went to drain her and found what I was sucking out was dark...

Today I was out to see my girlies and my buff Orpington was acting really strange. She was all fluffed up and kept "growling" at different things. She would "growl" if the other hens were rushing to her. I was out giving them some greens and whenever she got a piece the others wanted she would...

I want to use sand in my coop, but I have a few questions. Since it drains really well, will all of the moisture soak into my wood floor? And if it does what can I put on top of the floor between the wood and sand? And how much would I need for a 4×4 coop? I've also heard about people using...

I let my hens out to free range for a while this evening and I noticed that my buff Orpington's comb is purple at the tips and back of her comb. She's one year old and I don't know why it's like that. There aren't any little bumps or other anything on the outside it's just that the comb is a...

This is my first winter with chickens and from reading previous posts I kind of get the causes and how to treat it but I still have a few questions. I learned that the main cause of frostbite is not proper ventilation and I'm pretty sure that is my problem. The roof to our coop is not completely...

This is my first year with chickens. So, lately my chickens (3) have been acting really strange. They would always be rushing to the door of the run and be jumping or pacing around to get out when I go out to see them and they have been pecking at me. For the longest time, I couldn't find out...

So, it looks like something runny got stuck, then dried, so the fluff is in stringgy clumps. I think it is her waste and I noticed one time that it looks runny but brown. Could she be sick? I haven't seen anything unusual of her other than this. Also it is not really huge chunks getting stuck...

So, today my leghorn started acting differently. Before, she would never really peck us on purpose, unless she was curious about something, but this morning she pecked on purpose. I was scooting her towards the coop to encourage her to wander that way so I could put her inside (I live in the...

I have three chickens. A white leghorn, a buff orpington, and a barred rock. Obviously I get white eggs from my leghorn, but I started getting brown eggs and I don't know whos is whos. One of the eggs is a darker brown, barely, and a little smaller , the other one is slightly bigger and if you...

This afternoon, my leghorn pullet laid her first egg!! I was so excited! It was about medium sized and perfect! I can't wait for my others to start laying.

I think I've seen only one other person with leghorns. Does anyone else? I know it's not a very popular breed but I'm wondering if anyone else has any. I love my leghorn!

So you know how most people think that a hen will not lay eggs unless there is a rooster? Well, this person asked me if / how we know if there is a chick inside. If / can you eat the egg if there is a chick inside (without a rooster) or is there a certain time after the egg is laid that you can...

I was just wondering if you could clip a chickens nails like a dog or a cat before they get long and twisted, or is it not very good? Thanks!

My 10 week old white leghorn pullet swallowed my earring. She was on my shoulder and saw my fake pearl earrings and started to peck at it. She got it out before I could stop her and swallowed it. Will it just pass through and not hurt her internally?

Is anyone else in Utah?

Hello everyone! I just joined BYC! I just got my chickens this spring, so I'm new to raising chickens. Please to meet you!