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Could someone tell me what is going on with this chicken that her eggs have this these white "shadow" markings on them?

My chicks are almost 4 weeks old. They have all been active and running around. Then this morning I noticed one of the chicks has developed toes that curl under on both feet and has trouble walking. The chick was fine yesterday. I’ve read similar posts but these all seemed to involve younger...

I noticed my pullet sitting on the roost all day. I wasn’t sure what to do. But I caught her and squeezed her crop. When I did water gushed out of her mouth! I did it several times until not much came out. What could be wrong with her? Do I need to take her to the vet?

Does anyone use shredded paper in their coop? If so, how does it work? Is it safe for the girls?

I'd like to hear from anyone who uses treadle feeders. We lose a lot of feed from our open feeder to birds and mice. Suggestions for other options to the open feeder would be much appreciated!! I've looked at some of the available treadle feeders. Prices from $50 to over $100! Are these...

We have a sick chicken. She has been acting moppy for a week or so. Sort of stands around with her tail tucked and back arched. Her poop is runny and doesn't smell like normal. We have separated her from the rest of the flock and put her in a tub with bedding in our greenhouse, so she can...

I was recently given an India Blue Pied peacock for my birthday. We have him penned up for now and he seems to be doing quite well. The question is.....can we eventually allow him to free range without much danger of nighttime predators getting him? He has quite a few white feathers and I...

Sort of a long title, but that is my question. We have 4 chicks that are 10 weeks old. Currently, we have them separate in a small pen to themselves, but will need to put them in with our 7 older laying hens before the youngsters begin laying. The chicks are on starter/grower crumbles and the...

I've attached a picture of a strange object that I found in one of our nests today. In addition to this object, there was wet nesting material in one corner. The white strips on the object is shredded paper from the nest box. It is sort of rubbery. I cut it open and it looked like this...

One of my RIR chickens has a knot over her eye. It has been there for at least 3 months and does not seem to be getting any worse. Is it something I should worry about? See Picture:

This spring we got 8 straight-run Rhode Island Red chicks and it is now obvious that we have 4 roosters and 4 hens. We paid more for our first chickens 2 years ago and got all hens, so this is our first experience with roosters. So far, they do not act any different than the hens. But, I'm...

We have 8 chicks which are 3-4 months old that we have put in with our 3 older hens. We don't have a good way of separating them since we only have one coop. We feed the older hens Layer pellets. So, this food is available to the youngsters. We were feeding the chicks medicated chick feed...

We have 3 hens that were our first chickens. They are now 2 years old. We got 8 day-old chicks this spring to help "refresh" our flock. My husband built a small "chicken tractor" for them to live in after they outgrew their brooder pen. They are now 3-4 months old and we have put them in...

I'm not sure what forum this fits under. This was the closest I could find. I've posted a picture of an egg that I collected today. It has a small round hole in it. What could have made this hole?

We are somewhat new chicken owners. We are on our first flock and are "hooked"! We have 3 New Hampshire Reds and 3 Hybrid Sex-linked. Sorry, I don't know much about the hybrids. They are all 2 years old now. One of the hybrids is obviously sick and distressed. She has been looking "poorly"...