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Need some advice. I noticed that my Annabell had what looked like a milky substance in the corner of her bad eye. I thought it was debris of some kind so I gently flush her eye thinking this would help. The next day it looked like a white ring. I did some research and it is eye worms. I'm new at...

My hens are fully feathered and started laying about 2 weeks ago. It has been extremely cold here and we have about 2 feet of snow in the chicken yard. My husband keeps clearing a path for them. I notices a couple of the have black spots on their combs (not raised think it might be frost bite...

My chicken are 20 weeks now( all cold hardy) at what age will they start laying and does it make a difference that we are in the dead of winter with temps around zero?

The temps are expected to drop to -25 below zero. How do I keep my chickens from freezing to death? I have cold hardy chickens but they are not Arctic birds. I have a heat lamp in the barn now and extra straw down but my barn ( or coop) is 10x14. So if anyone can please help with this question I...

Recently I asked the question when was the proper age to offer my chicks a dust bath. I want to thank everyone who replied I bought a cat litter box and after reading several other post filled it with play sand. I gave it to my babies this morning and stood back and watched. My babies are two...

What is the proper age to offer chicks a dust bath

I had been around chicken my whole life, family and friends had them. I will be the first ti admit that I don't know a lot about raise chickens from babies. And I am new to Back yard chicken. I read the post look through everything. This is the first time I have had chickens from"scratch", my...

One of my Buff Orpington chick had an eye that seems to be fussed shut. She has an eyelid and it looks like there is an eye rolling around but her little eye wont open. It doesn't look crusty in any way, just simply like her eye is closed. I personally haven't seen this and am not sure , do I...

Can ground corn cob be used for adult chickens???? I'm trying to find a better ECO friendly/ compost friendly bedding other than the shaving. Advice please

Hi everyone, I'm new to Backyard Chicken. My husband and I are getting chicken but my Mother -in-law has had chicken since my husband was about 12 years of age. I have learned a lot from her as to how to care for chickens BUT I have also learned more about what not to do. My husband and I...