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I have a crippled chicken, a little over six months old. He, I thought it was she, was born with a deformed foot. He’s a Silkie/Cochin mix with five toes. He’s always been able to get around without any issues. A few days ago, when I went out to open up their coop, he didn’t move. Unusual so I...

Greetings, chicken peeps, NOTE: thus is a long post. My sweet girl LuMa had two ingrown feather surgeries on her tail last week. I was so sure I was going to lose her, but the incisions are closed, her skin is nice and pink, she’s healing nicely, and there are no “hot” spots. I have her...

Good morning, it’s an exciting morning here at Little Wendigo! A week ago, when I moved my chicks to a brooder, I mistakenly unplugged the other incubator. I did not realize it until the next day, about 18 hours later. I was just sick. I had lost my beautiful little Cochin mix that laid litter...

Please help. Can I save this baby? She’s several hours old.

Another dead chicken…She was separate from Festus, who I found dead yesterday, in a different coop, secured in her coop/run…no evidence of trauma or injury. No parasites, nothing to indicate anything wrong and she laid an egg this morning. My Cochin mix, hatched here, the only one who laid...

I’m so sad. This morning I found my sweet little Silkie boy, Festus, dead. He was fine yesterday. The day before he was “helping“ me build his new geodome home. He was prancing around, singing and humming. I have never had one sing and hum like him before. He was so happy and had such a sweet...

I had to leave town for three days. Because of predator loss I confined all my chickens before leaving. I separated them so they would have plenty of room. They had extra food and water, were completely covered, and fresh bedding. One coop had 13 eggs with four layers, averaging one egg per hen...

When do you start counting 21 days when a hen is on her nest? I have no idea when she stopped laying and when she started incubating them.

I have two Cochin Silkie hens sitting on eggs in the maternity ward. In South Mississippi the temperatures will be upper 40s at night. Do I need to bring them inside? Mama Chilkie is a beast and is trying to take my hand off. I want them to be okay. I was wondering if I can keep them where they...

I bought eggs and they don’t look anything like their breed. The white and brown ones came from green eggs, the others came from blue. I have a WTB rooster and several blue egg hens.

I could use some advice on my chirpies… Is it too hot to use chicken aprons in the summer. I have a nice rooster that is real rough on my girls. How hot is too hot to use aprons?

I have a little Cochin who likes to sit in water. Does anyone else have a swimming chicken?

This little Frizzle is losing lots of feathers. It isn’t red or irritated. Is this normal? I put Blu-Kot on her. She/he is playing, eating, and acting normal and playful. The other Frizzle is not losing any feathers at all.

This little Frizzle is losing lots of feathers. It isn’t red or irritated. Is this normal? I put Blu-Kot on her. She/he is playing, eating, and acting normal and playful. The other Frizzle is not losing any feathers at all.

Hello, Chicken Peeps! I have a question and couldn’t find an answer. I had a little hen go missing about 10 days ago. I looked everywhere, at least I thought I had looked everywhere. Today I found her. She was in a coop I am not currently using. I did check there but we may have crossed paths...

I have three little chickens, about 3-4 months old. They came from blue eggs. The rooster is a WTB, two hens, one Ameracauna and one WTB. Last spring I bought four WTB chicks, three out of four were roosters. I’m hoping I have at least one hen. Thank you!

My sweet little Snickerdoodle has something wrong with her. I thought it was wry neck. I Hager separated from the flock. I have an outside area for her to get fresh air, weather permitting. She is brought in every night. She quit eating do I spoon fed her three times a day. I gave her water...

My sweet Little Bit is in hiding. We found her last week and she was sitting on seven eggs. The funny thing is, there were her eggs and two others from another hen. I was going to move her to a private place so she could set on them, but, she was out with the rest of flock so I picked up the...

My sweet little Snickerdoodle seemed to be a little unstable and unbalanced yesterday. She’s about 6-7 months old. She doesn’t seem to be unwell, just flailing. According to what I have read, it can be vitamin deficiency. One of our girlies laid her first egg yesterday: it may be her: if so...

I hatched two Ayam Cemani eggs. One went back to my neighbor who gave me the eggs and lost his rooster. “Caesar” is now about 5 months old. He is beautiful, quite skittish, but, friendly. His feathers show a dark teal/green in the sunlight, and, as he’s growing, I see a bit of red/very dark...