My buff minorca has some type of growth on her earlobe. It almost looks like a small clump of dirt. I pulled (gently) at it and can tell that it will tear the earlobe's surface and probably bleed if removed. I cannot seem to find anyone else with a similar issue.
On the same hen, I've...
Our Black Australorp is one of our sweetest birds. Yes, she is larger than the others, but even my five year old is able to pick her up and carry her around.
I will check, but I know we were careful when picking out their food. None of the others are feather picking, and the Leghorns are only doing it to the Ameraucana.
We have 9 chickens or varying breeds and two ducks, our first flock. The Leghorns have been, for the most part, the dominant ones since they were chicks. In the past few days, however, they have become a bit violent towards our Ameraucana, who is quite docile. They have pecked out the...