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I believe this is from a rat. The egg was found broken at the top, with nothing left inside. Please advise. Rat or something else?

I wasn’t sure where to post my picture of my baby chicks for the contest! Here’s my pic of my week old JerseyGiants!

I have a Rhode Island with a very swollen eye. Is this from puss or some other issue?

Still trying to figure out what is going on with this hen’s eye.

Hi, this Rhode Island first had an upper respiratory issue, now her eye is half closed from all of the swelling. There are no more bubbles coming from her eye. Is there anything else to do? Thanks.

Hi, starting this morning, I have a 4 year old hen that would not come down from the roost. She was gulping for her breath. Upper respiratory, gape worm? Here’s some pics. As of yesterday she was fine. Eating, drinking, foraging. Help

Here is a pic of an Ameraucana. She has blue ears. I’ve never seen this before. I’m presuming it’s normal?

Has anyone had experience with curled toe? I’m going to make the little chick a little boot. Does it ever get better on its own?

Here is a pic of the 8 week old chick with a hurt foot. She will not put any weight on it.

I have an 8 week old chick that is suddenly not using her left foot. It does not seem to have any grasping power. She was fine yesterday running around with her sisters and Mama hen. Any thoughts? Thanks!

I just noticed one of my chickens has a really swollen eye. Here’s a pic if anyone has thoughts on what it is and how to treat it. Please.

I purchased this red and blue Wyandotte as a chick with three other chicks. I bought them as female. I am suspicious that this is a male. Could anyone help me identify this young chicken? Oh, he/she is just about 5 months old.

Here’s a picture of my chickens out and about

My 9 month old Ameraucana has bright blue ear lobes! I have never seen this on any of my other Ameraucanas or any of the other chickens. Is this natural? Or is this a medical issue?

Hi, I have a 3 and a half year old Ameraucana that is quite listless and has no interest in food or water. Just yesterday she was out and about with the other chickens. Any thoughts? Thanks!

I just added 4 chicks to my flock. I had 2 broody hens, so I was going to give 2 chicks to each hen. One hen rejected the chicks and my other hen has already raised chicks, so she now has all 4. Luckily, the hen that rejected the chicks did not hurt them. Just wanted to let everyone know how...

I have 3 broody hens. I was thinking about giving each broody some chicks to raise. Has anyone done this with multiple broodies? If so, do the chicks get to interact with each other, do they mix up 'moms'? Any tips would be appreciated. Happy cluckin'!

I have a chicken that is a little over a year old. I noticed today that she looks like that she's starting to molt. Is July early for her to molt? Thanks for any input. Oh! I live in northern California and the temps have dropped a little bit.

HI, I HAVE A MAMA CHICKEN WITH 3 BABIES. ALL OF THE OTHER CHICKENS HAVE ACCEPTED AND ARE COMFORTABLE WITH MAMA AND CHICKS. THERE IS JUST ONE HEN THAT IS QUITE AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS MAMA AS WELL AS THE CHICKS. SHE WILL CHARGE AT THEM, AS WELL AS PECK AT THEM. SHE HAS MADE MAMA'S COMB BLEED A...

HI, I HAVE A HEN THAT HAS BEEN BROODY. WHEN SHE COMES OUT OF THE NESTING BOX TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT, A FEW OF THE OTHER HENS BECOME AGGRESSIVE TOWARD HER. IS THAT NORMAL? AND, MY SECONDARY QUESTION IS; WILL IT BE SAFE FOR HER TO HAVE CHICKS AROUND WITH THAT BEHAVIOR...