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My 22+ week old pullet was, as the title suggests, sneezing and had a bubbly eye in the left inner corner. She actually woke me up this morning because I could hear her "sneezes". They didn't really sound like normal sneezes, but a bit of a small cluck and cough and sneeze all mixed together...

I have three backyard hens all just around 4 months old. None of them are laying yet but I want to make sure that they have enough calcium for when they do. They are currently on regular layer feed pellets for food. A couple of times I have put out a small tray of oyster shells for them that...

Whether or not my Cochin is purebred doesn't really matter. She's just a backyard hen whom I love regardless. I thought it would be interesting to know what you guys think! I learned a couple weeks ago that my Silkie Roo (who I traded for some mutt young hens because I couldn't keep a rooster)...

So I traded my White Silkie Roo for some small hens. The woman I traded with didn't know what exact breeds they were, just that they were 'mutts'. They are pretty small, about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of my 4mo Cochin, and are apparently a week younger than her, too. They are pretty identical, but...

Rhyme intended Anyhow, it turns out my Silkie chicken that I took a chance hoping would end up a pullet... Did not get the memo. Today, at 7:20am, I heard my first crow from my Silkie. :( Long story short, I have two chickens (Cochin hen and now confirmed Silkie roo) and they're not too...

So I have a couple of questions about my chicks, and rather than hop onto old threads, I thought I would compile all my questions here. I am a first time chicken owner and I got both of these chicks at 7 days old at the same time. I have a Silver-laced/pencil-laced Cochin named Peridot, and a...