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My black jersey giant named Ebony somehow ripped her comb half off. She doesn't seem to mind except she doesn't like the hanging part in her eye. I know I should cut it off, but I don't want to hurt her. She may be able to take it, but I don't know if I can. The other chickens pay no...

Most of my chickens are older than 2 years and I have such a routine with them that they act like little doggies! At times they know the plan and lead me, other times they just follow me! I have three roosters that all get along with each other and are sweet to me as well. I'm so blessed to...

My namesake hen, Judy Dean, has white stuff on her comb. I thought it would be some soft gooey substance that would rub off, but it is not. It's hard and doesn't come off. Have you ever seen this? What can it be? My other hens are fine and don't have this white stuff. Any ideas? I hope...

I bought some fertile eggs for my Blackie hen to obtain her dream, to be a Mama! 11 days ago she hatched out 4 chicks. (If you are wondering about the previous post I made about watery eggs candled at day 15, they didn't make it) One out of the 4 chicks is developing faster than the others...

I have two broody hens and candled their eggs today, which is day 15. I'm not the best at candling as my light is not the best. They looked good to me until I noticed when I tipped them a bit that it's quite liquidy. (I know, that's not a word, but you get it right?) There are two eggs with...

I named this chick Hope because I was hoping it would be a girl. We were doing well but now I see more growth and redness in her crop. She is 8 weeks old today, what is your opinion? Sorry the photos are so blurry, I took them with my phone, which takes terrible photos. And, Hope never is...

I didn't know where to put this. It's really not an injury or disease. Just wondering if any of you have hens with rooster type toes? I have a Delaware with one and a Easter Egger with one. They are for sure hens, lay eggs and all. I've never seen this before. Any one have an explanation?

Yesterday, my chickens received a treat of grapes. I always cut them in half so they don't choke. I have 4 Leghorns and they got their share. Everyone was acting normally. This morning I found one of my Leghorns dead. She looked like she had fallen from the outdoor roost. She was in...

I lost my rooster and want to replace him with a Ameraucana rooster. I figure the best way is to get some fertile eggs and hatch them. I always get some roosters! I prefer white, but I'm not super picky as long as they are real Ameraucana. You know, muffs and beards, pea comb, slate colored...

A friend asked me to "watch" her chickens for a few weeks while she relocates. The last time I had seen them they were all beautiful, including this rooster. I have them in a separate coop and run so they are not comingling with my flock just so you know that. Rooster has few feathers, his...

This chick is 5 weeks old tomorrow. He? has been abandoned by his "mom" last Tuesday. He knows all he needs to be be a chicken and is accepted by the flock. I think it's a boy, going to be a nice rooster. What are your thoughts?

I have a few very large hens from my Jersey Giant Rooster. Last year one was broody and hatched an egg, but she was so large she squished it and it died. This year another large hen has been sitting for me on eggs along with fake eggs to help keep her full weight off the chick. The two eggs...

I'm not sure what is going on. I had one of my red stars suddenly die a couple of weeks ago, when I released them in the morning she seemed just fine, just after noon I found her dead next to the water bowl. I didn't do a necropsy on her, I just wasn't in the mood. Her name was bluebird...

I'm in California and on September 8th we were evacuated because of the "bear fire". It raged through our area and out of 200 homesteads on my road, only 3 are left. It was swift and deadly. I was evacuated for two weeks exactly. The shed for the chicken feed burned to the ground and was...

Yesterday I finally realized (must have been two days) I'm missing a chicken from the flock! I've been leaving the coop doors open because of the heat and it makes me very nervous to do so. I finally went out and counted everyone tonight and yes, one of my wyandotte's is missing. I...

I have some cute little cockerels for giveaway. Two white (leghorn mix), and two black (jersey giant mix). Still small but growing quickly. One little guys is tidbitting and just started crowing yesterday, he's so cute! Come and get em! Outside of Oroville, CA.

Mom is white leghorn and Dad is either white jersey giant (I think he's the dad!) or amerucana/wellsummer mix. Looks like I got a couple of "splash" looking chicks! I don't get genetics and wonder how this happened? Can I make it happen again? This is Dad (I think), and then Mom. I've...

I have a broody Black Jersey Giant hen. A big girl. She sat on her egg for the 21 days and yesterday it hatched! The sad part is that she didn't seem to realize what was going on right under her. I checked and the chick was almost out of the shell. Two hours later I went to check and the...

My hen Sadie is sitting on one egg. I've candled it and it is developing. . .or was. It's been 105 degrees to 107 degrees daily. The past week she is in the nest, but will not sit on the egg. She stands over it! It's just too hot! Will this kill the chick in the egg? Or will the high...

I try to watch my flock (40 plus chickens) closely but this one got right past me. Yesterday morning (every morning) I went out and looked around at all the chickens for signs of injury, illness, looked for eggs on the coop floor, etc. I do this everyday. I,m sort of a nut with my camera and...