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Good Morning, I hope everyone is staying well. We have a 2 1/2 year old hen not acting right. Her belly seems warm and swollen and she just stands there with her head tucked in her chest and seems like her eyes are closing. Her comb is limp and a little shrunken and looks like shes breathing...

Good afternoon, I hope all is well. My three Rhode Island red chickens were laying perfectly for about 13 months. They suddenly slowed and then stopped. From what I understand this is all that they do lay. Suddenly one started laying again which I am very happy about. I don’t know why. Any...

Hello! I have a question please. My RIR chicken seems to have something wrong with her toes/knuckle. The middle toe has very prominent knuckles on both feet and the middle nail is actually curving inward . I’m not sure if the nail is causing the problem within the toe or the problem with the...

Hello, I have a two-year-old RIR that lately has a messy butt so I took her in the house to clean her back end and once her feathers were wet, noticed her abdomen was yellow. Are they all this color or can she have liver problems and jaundice? She’s eating, drinking and acting normal. Not...

Hello Everyone! Today I noticed something pretty disturbing. One of my Rhode Island Red hens poop looked pink. When I examined it, there were eggshells in the poop. Does this mean there is an egg stuck in there somewhere, or is she eating the eggs? I give them crushed oyster shells as a...

Hello Everyone, Please can I have some feedback. Right now my four Rhode Island Reds are acting fine, but almost ceased egg laying. I am finding 1 to 2 eggs a day. The last egg I found was just a yolk with a squishy shell. Since they have stuck feathers and crusty-red vent area/abdomen I am...

Hello Everyone! Question please. One of our Rhode Island red hen‘s which are now two years old, lays rough feeling, oblong whitish and sometimes dented eggs. We don’t know exactly which hen it is coming from, as they all behave normally and seem very healthy. We give them grit, oyster shell as...

Hello! Yesterday I noticed a couple of my girls have a dark scab on the bottom of they feet. Of course from reading I think it’s bumblefoot. I bought everything to soak, and treat. I always thought we kept everything clean! Is there any way to prevent this? One thing I did read in my searches...

Hello, I have four RIR happy healthy hens. I slowly started to notice that Margherita has bald spots. When I go to pick her up she now screams and squawks and he’s very nervous. The places where the feathers are missing still have the end of the quill in her skin. Her comb looks paler than usual...

I have four 9 month old RIR Hens. They were raised together as chicks and we proudly watched them grow so beautifully and peaceful.. Free ranging and laying delicious eggs. Suddenly.. Bam!! Wednesday started jumping on Margarita and biting her! She does not do this to any other of the RIRs! I...

Today we finally got our first egg from one of our RIR! We are so excited! Now how do I store it? In the fridge or on the counter? What egg boxes do you recommend for the refrigerator? Thank you! RainieB

Hello everyone! This is Robin at almost 20 weeks old. Does she look like Hen or roo? I would hate to give her up.. We really love our chicks!! ❤️❤️

OK girls don't tell me you were planning dinner for tonight. I was going to grill fish..

good morning! Our 9 week old RIR Robin has mushy green poop (pic attached :rolleyes:) And others are all normal (pic attached of that too :sick) I knew where to come ask because I know we have all seen poop, cleaned poop and been pooped on! Just worried something is wrong. She is acting...

Hello! After much research and checking my town's code we decided to raise chicks. We got four Rhode Island Reds that were two day old on 6/9/17. We stumbled upon Backyardchickens.com when we had many questions from caring for chicks to creating the coop. These are our only pets! We have two...