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Hi azygous! Thank you for your response and your great post about your bullying issue. So one of my chickens is molting, the others are not. We are in Orange County, California and my chickens are all 2 years and 4 months old. They were all hand-raised together from 2-days old so they are...

Hi there! Yes, we had this issue too and we ordered some ceramic eggs online to help them stop cannablising their eggs and it worked! They cannot tell these eggs apart from the other "real" eggs and so they gave up trying to eat them. I ordered 8 of them on Amazon in the brown color (which...

Hi all. So I have 6 backyard chickens, that's the whole flock. I have one Buff Orpington (Buffy) who used to be near the top of the pecking order and now she is being mercilessly bullied by the other 5. We noticed a change in her behavior two weeks ago and then saw her being pecked in the...

So happy to report that Alice has rejoined the flock!!! 25 hours of solid TLC worked!!! I really think she had something lodged in her throat that needed to clear because she has no symptoms of disease other than the hoarse cluck. She was eating and drinking with her flock mates and is...

Hi Eggcessive! Yes, you read me correctly that I am heating their roosting area. I am going to turn off the heater. I had no idea it could make them sick to have that warmth. I have also opened up their vents at night now to circulate air! Alice is doing MUCH better this morning! She is...

Hi! Yes, that is possible and very realistic possiblity! I have been giving her water via a syringe and massaging her throat to see if that helps but she is still wheezing. I dont want to stress her too much by sticking my finger down her throat. Is there any other way to help clear a...

Hi there! So how did you treat your chicken for mycoplasma? Did you have the diagnosis confirmed by a vet or did you just know she had it? I am trying to figure out how to make her better before going to the vet and having them tell me to do exactly what I am doing now. I called a special...

Hi Eggcessive! Thank you for this. She has no other symptoms other than the wheezing sound shes making. Her eyes are clear, no nasal drainage, no sneezing, no coughing AT ALL. I am keeping her in the bathroom with her vaporizer and the heat lamp on. Its about 84 degrees in there. I also...

Thank you, Mary. Yes, I am very worried about her. I just got done sanitizing their coop with Seventh Generation wipes and antibacterial spray. Its so hard when a pet is sick!!!!!!

Hello all. One of my 6 chickens (small flock) is making a very strange noise and stretching her neck out. (VIDEO ATTACHED: ) She was absolutely fine first thing in the morning and now she keeps making this sort of howling noise. Her mouth is gaping open and she is distressed. I have...

Yay!!!!! Are they coming week of 7/17? That is when my juveniles are now scheduled to ship! Good luck to you and your new babies. I hope they are all healthy and happy upon arrival!!! :love

OK, that is great news! I think I will move forward with the three juveniles I want to order. Sounds like there is WAY less shipping risk than the day-olds cause they dont need supplemental heat. I cannot bear to open another box to dead baby chicks but I want to have around 10 total and need...

Hi all! I am considering buying some 4 week old juvenile chicks from Murray McMurray Hatchery and wondered if anyone had experience with them? If so, what was your experience? Was the shipping good? Did you lose any chicks in transit? Are they chicks of good vigor? I would really...

Hi all! Ugh, not what I wanted to hear!!!! I'm a little surprised cause we went with a hatchery that claims 95% success rate for female sex determination. This is exactly the type of situation I wanted to avoid. I have not idea how we will rehome if it is a cockerel cause I don't want my...

Yup, sorry! Here are a few pics of her comb and her rump. :) Any ideas? Her comb is the most grown in of all 6. She is my only RIR so I have nothing to compare to. Thanks!!

Hello all! So one of my babies, my RIR "Cherry", seems to have a faster growing comb. Its not red but its more pronounced than my other 5 chicks. Is this a sure sign of a Roo? This is my daughters favorite chick so I am REALLY hoping its a hen! Is there any way to sex at around 3 weeks old...

Oh, that makes me feel so much better! I know I am super sensitive so trying to keep all that in perspective. I just wish people realized before they typed something judgmental or hurtful that there is another human being on the other end here. I am doing the best I can with these chicks and...

Oh, I didnt know that and the hatchery didn't tell me that when I asked them what kind of feed to give them. So should I take them off the medicated feed? I can surely do that but I dont want to upset their digestive tracts by a change of food. Thank you!

Hi there Buffy! Thank you so much for this response. Some of the other responses have been quite hurtful so I am starting to question whether its a good idea to post on here or not. I don't understand why some folks are lashing out regarding what I wrote. I was hoping this would be a safe...

Oh geez!!! I can't imagine that right now but thank you for the warning!!! I am learning so much with these chicks. Everything scares me but I think it will lessen with time and education. I saw a video my friend posted of her hen on her back and she looked dead! It was insane. My friend...