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My BO's comb does NOT look right. She is laying,eating, drinking, pooping & foraging just fine but this comb does not look right.I read online that it may be a fungal infection? I appreciate any feedback

I do not have fake eggs in the boxes but I will do that this weekend; and if I have to I will just lock up the smaller coop. Thanks so much for your input - I really appreciate it.

I have 2 hens, a RIR and an EE - they are 1 year old. I recently got a BO and a BR that are 17 weeks old. I have a "playpen" in the coop and the new girls have been in there for a week. Each day I let them out to mingle but only if I am present. The RIR rules the roost - no doubt that she is...

Her wing has already been clipped ;-)I was afraid that was what the missing tail feathers meant

So, my easter egger, Gertrude, decided to go for an outing on Friday afternoon. I got home from work and she was missing and I was DEVASTATED - I just knew that a hawk or something had gotten her, but there was no evidence of a struggle. Then I remembered that she is a flyer and has flown to the...

So, I have 5 birds that are approx. 5 wks old. Yesterday morning I noticed bloody, watery, droppings in the brooder box and 2 of the babies were just standing in the corner fluffed out. I IMMEDIATELY got them to the vet and he prescribed Albon twice daily for 1 week then nothing for a week and...

I bought this bird on October 30, and was told he/she hatched mid July which would make him/her 23-25 weeks old. I was also told it was a pullet but the tail feathers have me questioning that. Although, there has been no crow YET and I would think a roo would have crowed by now. When I got this...

I am in the Kansas City area

I am still fairly new to chickens (less than a year) and I have a question. I have 4 barred rocks that hatched mid July, but I have only had them for about a month; this means they would start laying about January - give or take. However, I live in Kansas and it is quite cold and we only have...

She is actually in a dog kennel in the house right now b/c I was worried about the flies. Thanks for the info - glad to hear that she should heal up. I didn't realize chixkens can be so mean. The bully is DEFINITELY getting separated - she was almost dinner last night - LOL

I have a lavender orpington who sustained a pecking injury from my RIR. It's on the back of her neck as you can see in the photo. I'm fairly new to chicken keeping and am a little worried. I have separated her from the birds, I cleaned the wound with peroxide and put Neosporin on it. I TRIED...

I thought so, but wasn't sure. Thanks !!! She could be a bantam - I honestly don't know.

I am nrw to chicken keeping and I have a question - what is "bantam"? Is it like a smaller version of the breed?

This picture is about 5 days old. And when I got her on June 11th the lady I bought her from said she was 6 to 8 weeks old, but I don't think she was 8 weeks old on June 11th because I could fit her in the palm of my hand.

Lavender orpington

I am new to keeping chickens and have already had to re-home 2 roos. VERY stressful. I bought this bird at 6-8 weeks old off of craigslist and was assured she was a "she"; she is now approx. 10-12 weeks old and the comb has me worried. Her feathers are all round, not pointy, but those tail...

Entirely possible I am wrong about the age. She/he could only be about 10-12 weeks. Here is another pic that shows tail feathers

I think she/he is about 13-15 weeks old.

I have a lavendar orpington chick is it too early to tell if it is a pullet or a rooster? I'm hopung for pullet - I can't have roos in my city.