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These two are 2 14-week pullets i recently added to by small backyard flock. They came form my friend's backyard flock who got them as little chicks advertised as Buff Orpingtons. At this point they look pretty much like RIRs to me: rusty red, yellow skin on their legs, overall shape seems to be...

One of my barred rocks just got this black mole on her comb. It's not flat. There does not seem to be any other new skin marks so far. The bird looks otherwise healthy, with good appetite. She is not laying at the moment as i let my chickens have natural rest during winter time. What can this...

Hi there! One of my Easter Eggers, being a hard-working layer for more than a year now, recently started showing a strange build-up forming on top of her egg shells. See the blue egg in the picture below. This has been consistent for the last week or two... No change in the diet, and...

One of my young barred rock hens (about one year old) is going through a hard molt right now. Her neck lost all feathers and is practically naked. It's December here in Northern California, not that cold of course, but it gets down to 28 degrees F during night time, which means frost on the...

One of my pullets who just started laying, an Easter Egger, always lays outside, under the bushes. There is enough space for that in the coop, though. In fact, one of the boxes in the coop has never been used so far by any of my laying chickens. Wonder if there is a way to change the place where...

My 20 week old barred rock is making kinda weird sounds all day long, starting early in the morning. It's a healthy bird otherwise. It does not sound like rooster crows, but is laud and annoying - especially in the morning. I have another barred rock of the same age - she is already laying. The...