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Yesterday, I noticed that one of my chickens had a large scab on her wattle (the yellow chicken in one of the attached pictures). Today, I noticed that two more chickens had scabs on their combs/wattles (the two Rhode Island Reds). Does this look like fowl pox? If so, how can I treat it? These...

My 1 year old Rhode Island Red hen has a bald spot underneath her vent (see pictures). I noticed that she had a poopy bum (poop sticking to fluff) before but didn't think much about it. I decided to lift up the poopy feathers today and see if I could trim them when I saw that she had a bald spot...

Hey BYC, So a hawk got my Dominique on Tuesday T.T It's been a rough few days, especially since she was my favorite hen. I was recalling fond memories of her and noticed that she really liked to shrink her neck down and look like the attached image (from wikipedia). I don't think any of my...

Here's Ash (Dominique, right), Willow (Cinnamon Queen, middle) and Chocolatella (RIR, left) in the midst of their first snow! Good thing they're cold-hardy breeds-- they seem to like the snow :)

Hey BYC community, So my local supermarket had a Black Friday sale of sorts; they marked down all day-old bread to $0.25. Of course, now I'm stuck with 8 huge loaves of bread that I can't possibly all eat by myself. So, I was thinking I could give some to my chickens. I fed them (6 hens around...

Hi BYC community! It's getting pretty chilly here in New England (dipping down to 20 degrees Fahrenheit during nights) and it's my first year having chickens, so naturally, I'm a bit worried about them. I read that feeding cracked corn to chickens will keep them warm so I was wondering if it...

Hey BYC community! So I just got my first egg today from Amber, my Cinnamon Queen :celebrate! I also have another Cinnamon Queen hen, 2 RIR hens, a Dominique hen, a SLW hen, and SLW rooster. Not all of the other hens have big red combs and wattles--> won't be laying for another few weeks or so...