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Hi! We've been using galvanized steel waterers paired with a heating stand, and they keep rusting (quickly). Does anyone have suggestions for a metal waterer that will not rust? We have tried the Harris Farms brand. We use plastic in the warmer months but do not want to put plastic on the...

Hey! I have a 5-year-old Wyandotte who has started to limp and does not want to walk much. Her feet/toes have always been a little knobbly but they seem worse and the pads of her feet and joints seem swollen. Not sure if it is bumblefoot or something else. Her comb has gotten pale and she does...

Not sure if this is frostbite or what? Combs are all fine and the feet of the others are fine. If it is, what should I do?

Hi! I have an EE who is two years old. A couple of weeks ago, she had been pecked by the other chickens. We separated her and she was healing well. But, then she started limping. It was a weird limp, too. Her left foot with her toes curled. Soon she started dragging it. Now, she can't really...

I have a chick who is about a month old. Yesterday morning I saw she was having trouble standing and being weak. Just now I noticed some things that might be tumors? One pupil looks elongated, but it is hard to tell since her eyes are so dark. She is still eating some and drinking electrolyte...

Hey, all! On a whim, I put an egg laid by my light Brahma under a hen that had just gone broody (she caught broodiness from another who was already on eggs). The Brahma mom ended up dying the next day, and I was heartbroken but held onto hope that the egg would be fertile and hatch. It hatched...

Hi! I have had a broody silkie sitting on eggs for a while. It was five to start with. One died because it was turned the wrong way. One hatched yesterday. The other two are duds that quit developing. A bit impulsively, I went and got a couple of chicks from a neighbor with the plan of giving...

Ok, I have a sick hen whose symptoms don’t seem to match any main chicken illnesses, so I’m not sure what is wrong with her. If anyone has any advice, that would be awesome! She is an EE, about 2 years. The problem has been going on for about 5 days. She is just laying on the floor in the coop...

I recently started an Instagram account for my flock, and I have come to realize that chicken Instagram is a whole niche/community. Does anyone else have an Instagram account dedicated to their birds? I'm looking for my accounts to follow! And here are some examples of my photos. I like to take...

Hey, all! I have kind of a weird question. Can a hen's comb shrink? I have a leghorn who had a comb so big. it flopped over and now it is much smaller and lighter colored as well. She did just molt, so I don't know if that has to do with it. I haven't had chickens very long, so I was just...

Pretty sure at this point that this Silkie is a roo, but wanted some more input. About four months old. Thanks!

I picked up a few chicks from a farm store a couple days ago. This girl is supposed to be a light Brahma, but today I realized she does not have feathered feet. All the other chicks in that pen looked similar, so they must have been mislabeled. What could she be? I know this store gets their...

Hey, all! I came home yesterday to find that we had taken in the neighbor’s daughter’s rooster. Whether or not this is permanent is up in the air. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what type of breed he is. He is really scruffy from being picked on by the rooster he had been with, but he...

Hey, I hope it is okay to post this here? Redbubble is a print of demand site where you can get designs on shirts, mugs, bags, etc. I have a few chicken related designs in my shop, so I thought I would share them here. These are all available on multiple products if you click through here. I...

Hey, first post here, though I've read the occasional post over the last few months! I first got hens last spring. Of the original seven all but one is dead now due to predator attacks, unfortunately. A couple weeks ago a dog attacked my chickens, killed one and injured another. Most of the...