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Do I even have to ask? This is a little rooster, isn’t it? I know Easter Eggers can be tough but that comb is screaming roo.

Hey guys - so we moved and of course took our flock with us. Our 17 chickens were transported in 2 separate xl dog crates with blankets over the crates to keep it dark inside. The trip to the new house was about 40 minutes long and we let them all immediately out into their new home. Everyone...

So one of my girls has sour crop. Or at least I think she does. Her crop is all mushy and soft like a water balloon. I did see her “throw up” (I know chickens don’t throw up) and it smelled rancid. One day she was gagging like a cat with a hairball, if that makes any sense. She’s eating and...

Hey guys so our run is completely enclosed and predator proof as is but we are considering putting an actual roof on it. We are looking at something like this https://www.homedepot.com/p/Palruf-26-in-x-8-ft-Clear-PVC-Roof-Panel-100423/100038031 What I was wondering is: 1. is there any benefit...

Just checking to see if anyone knows if Swedish flower hens are typically large as chicks. We have one and she just seems so much bigger than the rest of the girls that are her age (about 2 weeks). Her tail is exceptionally more developed than the rest of the babies too. Not sure if she’s...

Three month old backyard mix - Easter Egger X Cochin. Pretty sure this is a little boy? Thanks so much!

OK guys, just for fun what do you think about these 4? Their daddy is a blue Cochin X Easter Egger and the mama of the light grey ones is an Easter Egger mix and the dark ones mom is a super blue layer. I’m thinking the bigger of the light gray ones is a boy.

Hey guys, So we’ve officially made the decision to go from free ranging our chickens for the last two years to keeping them in a large enclosure connected to their original run and coop area. We’ve made his decision based on their safety (predators) and the simple fact that they are pooping...

What do you guys think? Last time I asked everyone resoundingly said Roo. S/he is 4 months old today, is very brave and bold. “Acts” like a boy but is still sweet.

Ok so Baytril is banned for use in poultry because of fears of antibiotic resistance in humans but it is still legal to use in cows and pigs?:confused: Can anyone explain this to me because I’m so confused lol

Would love to hear everyone’s methods on how to disinfect their coops. There seems to be so many methods and opinions!

2 month old cochin/Easter egger mix - only successful egg hatched under a broody mama. Been outside since day one with the flock - very bold, unafraid, pushy and chases other babies that are a month older. I was thinking “girl” because of the complete lack of any waddle but now I don’t know...

We are dealing with a possible E. coli infection in our flock. The sick ones have been seen by our vet and have been quarantined and are being given AmoxiClav. What I am wondering is, the ones that are still out free ranging, if they possibly have E. coli as well, can our dogs pick it up by...

Is Coryza always accompanied by a smell? Is it always noticeable?

Hey guys super long story and you may have seen some of my post this past week but in the span of 7 days I have lost 3 chickens since first showing classic respiratory symptoms. I’ve been treating with Tylan with not much success. Some have gotten better and some haven’t shown any symptoms and...

Hey guys, so I’m dealing with a respiratory infection with me Chickens right now. I am treating it as Mycoplasma as we wait for test results to come back from the vet. I have a few three month old pullets that are coming down with the same symptoms as everyone else. Not anything too bad but I...

Has anyone had one done? Everyone keeps saying to go to Frederick but the website says something about having your chickens registered. I know that that’s not the same as licensed but I’m a little uneasy about getting the state involved with my chickens.

Extremely long story short but we are dealing with some sort of respiratory illness that was diagnosed by my vet. Still waiting on official lab results that were done this past Sunday but he thinks it’s mycoplasma. Was given Tylan powder which we have been giving for five days in the water...

Hey guys, So one of our neighbors chickens got into our fenced in property last week and now half my flock is exhibiting classic respiratory infection symptoms. While we are awaiting the official test results from the vet, we were given Tylan Soluble to give in the water to treat the entire...

Hey guys! Our chickens are free range during the day and someone is always home to keep an eye on them. If we go out for an hour or two we put them in their run. Their run has a high fence but is exposed aerially. We will be away from our home for basically the entire day today (7+ hours). I...