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It just passed away. Would have been a naked neck too. Thanks for reading.

So my mother - even though i told her not too - removed the egg -.- what do i do now?

Can I do anything for the chick? What should I do? It is still breathing! So normally I let my hens raise their chicks but when I came home from school (about 15 minutes ago) and checked on the chicks I found 7 of the chicks pecking at this baby. I'm not sure if this is because the babies who...

Thank you guys. She also has a swollen neck and watery thick fluid on the beak when she opens it it's on the side of the beak, not good at explaining but you know who sometimes if your sick you get like a spit bubble when you open your mouth, it's like that. I really want to take her to the vet...

My apologies as i haven't been on this forum for ages. I've been trying to focus on my studies and assessment work but i need you help. It's Priscilla, yes this chicken seems to cope all the bad stuff dog attacks, getting almost drowned in a swamp etc.. Right now i pretty sure my little bub is...

LL HELP APPRECIATED! So two days ago, my family and I noticed a HUGE mite/lice type problem. BAM! Suddenly the ground and chickens :( are covered in little brown crawly bugs. I mean I had this problem before but it was so small, I sprayed the coop and chickens in live and pest spray and they...

Yesterday I was renevating the chook coop. After I finished I came up stairs and noticed brown bugs running all over me, obviously small. I flicked and squashed some but when I could see heaps running on me, and occasionally biting me, I scrubbed my self in the shower. They were gone. I then was...

Yesterday after school I came home at about 5:00 pm to discover my chickens have gotten out of the pen. I called my chickens and 3 came to me. I couldn't find my naked neck hen, I searched the yard, and feared that she had drowned in the swamp. At about 5:45 I saw her trying to get to the...

First of all I'm so if I posted this in the wrong section, but I thought that this looked like the appropriate section. Anyhow, my mum wants to know how we can tell if our hens eggs are fertile eggs. I tried to explain it to her but she wants an expert telling her. We have 3 hens and one...

Thanks guys, this information really hepled. The 3 hens Priscilla, Nugget and Silver has settled in really well with Omelette. There were a few pecks from Om to the girls but that was just to show them who was the boss. Once agian thanks!!!

Omelette my frizzle rooster, has been on his own for a day. My aunt was going to get me a few hens and chicks, but at the last minute she couldn't. Tomorrow, i am going to pick up 3 young bantam hens in a hope they will make perfect companions for my lonely buddy. 2 of the are pekins and one is...

Here is one of my articles: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/roosters-the-good-bad-and-ugly It is bad but oh well! I'm going to write another one tomorrow :)

SEE! When i put my wings up like this it looks like i have big ears!

Please share you scary chicken stories here, because we have all had a rooster run at us and that evil broody hen attack us! My story: I'd like to introduce you to a 'friend' of mine. He is a 12 week old bantam rooster, who is freaking scary! Now bantams are small, tiny compared to other...

At a friends house: Me: 'Can i go bin diving?' Friend: ...........ok....???

My rooster is still growing :( But here is a picture of him, i think he is a little cutie!

Thats happened to me once too! Nomad is beautiful! Good on her for coming back :)

It is a very blurry photo but i just love her expression. I have no idea what she is thinking!