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Thanks! We trimmed her front feathers earlier this summer when she couldn't see well. She seems fine visibility wise for now, but I want sure about the dirty crest feathers since she can't get to them and I'm not sure they get the attention her other feathers get in a dust bath. I'll just check...

This is my Polish hen, Marshmallow. Her crest feathers have been getting noticeably dirtier lately and then the past couple days it's been raining. She's looking a bit haggard. We don't show her. She just hangs around with her friends in our yard and we collect her eggs. She's six months old...

Thanks! I thought of that as I was writing. I guess time will tell.

So, I've got this six month old Ameraucana rooster. He's been my favorite of all our chickens since they were chicks. He's always been a bit spunky, but as he's grown he's become the sweetest and most willing to let me pick him up and hold him. Over the past couple days he's been sick and...

And diarrhea! Forgot that. He looks physically fine, except for the saliva. My other chickens were fine as of last night and I have him quarantined now, just in case.

I'll also add that he hasn't been crowing, except yesterday afternoon right after I got him to drink that water. He normally crows every morning like clockwork.

So, my six month old Ameraucana rooster has had thick, bubbly saliva since yesterday morning. I ran and got him some activated charcoal yesterday, thinking he'd just gotten into something toxic (they free range in our backyard). He drank some in water and had some in some watery oats I gave him...

So, my rooster (Willie Nelson) has been sneezing/coughing/gagging on and off today. I haven't seen them much over the past three days as I've been working long hours, but my husband says one of the chickens was making weird sounds two days ago so it could have been going on for a while. He was...

Yes. This one is a total gentleman. Our last one wasn't and he went to find his fate at the local feed store. I would have no problem with his crowing if it didn't mean potentially losing all our chickens. We live in town, so no roosters allowed. The second half of the day he was mostly back to...

Well, his options are to wear it or be eaten, so I'm giving this a chance first. Anybody who has experience? Update: I just talked to the breeder who uses them and she said it's normal for them to hang their heads in defeat. :( This, sadly, is a relief because it seemed he couldn't breathe. He...

I made my own version of the No Crow Collar last night. Due to my novice sewing skills it's stiffer than I had hoped (thread tension issues with thinner fabric + Velcro). Anyway, this morning I got our little guy up early and dressed him in his new collar. I'd read about the walking backwards...

Thanks, everyone! That pretty much confirms what I was thinking. I'm tempted to just keep him and use a collar. Wish me luck!

Yep. They all look like pullets to me!

I have been dragging my feet in dealing with this little guy as he's been my favorite since we brought them home, but he's now started crowing and I can't live in denial anymore. The breeder told me he was an Ameraucana, and his sister has the slate legs, but his have been taking on a pinkish...