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Hello BYC, I have a 3-4 year old silkie rooster who has been acting off for about a week now. He is lethargic and as far as I know not eating or drinking on his own. He also seems to loose his balance pretty easily and whenever I go out he is either next to a wall or a higher spot of pine...

Hello BYC! I have a rather bossy hen that I am trying to integrate into my flock of six (five hens, one rooster). Prior to living with me, she was alone free ranging at a farm for quite a while. She has been through quarantine already. I did the “see but no touch” method for a few days and she...

My current buff orphington rooster is mean, will attack me and my family out of nowhere. I am trying to make the discision as to whether or not I want to cull him, and right now I’m leaning towards yes. He does his job, and has saved the hens multiple times, but the majority have featherless...

Hello! I was given two chicks from a friend and was told they were porcelain silkies. I’m not so sure they are silkies though - they don’t have black feet or five toes, and not much of a afro look to them. Although, they do have feathered feet. Any ideas to what they might be? I don’t know how...

We have a Easter egger hen that we are 99% sure has a impacted crop. We noticed it yesterday, and tried olive oil mixed with apple sauce and she ate almost all of it (it was close to a quarter cup of apple sauce and a generous amount of olive oil). That didn’t work. She is starting to act...

I have a large buff orphington rooster with huge waddles and comb. I went out tonight to find him agitated and shaking his head back and forth. Upon further examination it seems that he has severe frostbite on his waddles and comb. The tips of his comb is black, but I am more concerned about...

I have a sweet little splash silkie named Ying that I love dearly, but for about 3-4 months now she hasn't been laying. Ying has had two extreme broodiness spurts, and after the last one she completely stopped laying. She is only about a year and a half old, so I have to idea what is causing...

Hi everyone! I have a 5 week old Easter Egger chick that, when I hold her and blow on her back she falls asleep. I don't know if that's bad or not, I just thought it was weird. Thanks.

Hello everyone! This little chick is a three week and one day old, and he/she's sister doesn't have as big as a comb as this one does. I was wondering if maybe he/she could be a rooster. Thanks!

I am getting chickens in a few weeks, and I was wondering what your thoughts are on the chickens that are listed below: Barred Rock Buff Orphington Isa Brown Black Australorp Easter Egger or Ameracuana Thanks! -PonyR

So we will be getting chicks in a few weeks, and I have a question about the bedding. We have LOTS of eastern white pines, and they "shed" needles ALOT. The needles are dead, and there is probably 6 inches under each of the trees. So I was wondering if I could use pine needles as bedding. The...