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I have a backyard flock, including a 2.5 year old wyandotte whose feet are pictured below. Note the nail overgrowth and raised scales. She's the only bird with overgrown nails, everyone else's are a much more normal length. Their run is large and they spend plenty of time scratching. I went...

I finally gave up on my 'milder' attempts to break my GLW, Betty White, of her broodiness, so it is off to broody jail for her! If only I had known she would go broody before getting some new chicks in May, but I will keep it in mind for next summer to see if she might adopt some chicks.

Today my gold-laced wyandotte, Betty White, made a strange sound that I can only liken to honking a couple dozen times today (see video below). It's hot and humid here, but the flock has plenty of access to both water and shade, and I haven't ever heard any of the other chickens make this noise...

This is the beginning of a little experiment to raise a group of Florida's feral street chickens! So far so good. I started with 8 last weekend, though one that was particularly weak didn't make it through the first night. The remaining 7 look great! It will be interesting to see what I end up...

Betty White (named because she is a golden girl, a GLW), laid her first egg today! Her adorable pullet egg is pictured next to a typical egg from my red sex link for scale.

Today is the day the new girls are officially part of the permanent flock. I purchased a group of 16 chicks in October from my local Rural King, and they all survived and are ALL PULLETS! I think I may have used up all my luck for the year 😂 I gave some to friends and sold the extras, keeping...

Hi all, With all the talk about avian flu, I was having trouble finding a good resource aimed at backyard poultry keepers from a reputable source. Here's a great fact sheet I found from University of Minnesota Extension...

After 3 rainy days, the sun came out for my chooks to enjoy! I have various breeds, but happened to capture 3 easter eggers together.

I have 3 6-7 week old gold-laced wyandottes. All are from a pullet bin from Hoover's by way of my local Rural King. Pullets or cockerels? Individual photos labeled.

I have 3 six-week-old silver laced wyandottes from a pullet bin at my local Rural King. Pullets or cockerels? Pictures are labeled to ID individual chicks.

I have four 6-7 week old easter egger chicks, all from a feed store pullet bin. I've labeled each chick in the photos with a number. Not all of the photos are the best, sorry! I'm sure many of you understand the struggle of getting decent photo of active chickens 😂

I have two 6-7 week old black australorps from a feed store pullet bin. The top picture is one chick, the two bottom photos are of the same chick. Pullets or cockerels?

I have a group of sixteen 5-6 week old chicks who have been transitioning to the outdoors over the past couple of weeks, tonight is set to be their first night out in the coop since they are pretty much fully feathered (minimum temp tonight is 42ºF). I first noticed that one of my 6-week old EEs...

Hello and Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! This is one of my 5-week-old easter egger chicks. Its coloring is a bit different from the other EEs I got from the same bin. I know that EEs are mixes and therefore variable in feather colors/patterns. Does anyone have an EE with similar coloration? I'm...

I just added a "my coop" article here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/swamphikers-urban-coop.77151/, but I am seeing big gray boxes interspersed in the body of the article like in the screenshot below. They don't show up in the preview and I can't figure out how to remove them. Do...

My new chicks are 3-4 weeks old, so it is time to let them visit outside! It's 78°F right now where I am which makes it easier. I will sit outside a short distance away keeping an ear out for any issues and I will bring them in after a few hours. It's always amazing how fast they grow; they are...

I just want to post a little love for how adorably awkward chicks look as they grow in their feathers. Below is one of my 3-4 week old Australorps. I think the combination of the black feathers and the white down makes them look like they are wearing a little tuxedo or are maybe pretending to be...

I'm about to build a temporary coop for my pullets who will be ready to live outside full time in ~2 weeks. I have an established flock so I will be putting together a temporary coop for the pullets (and probably a cockerel or two) to sleep in until they are big enough to fully integrate with my...

I just wanted to share this cute photo of one of my Easter egger chicks with my dog. This chick is so brave! Don't worry, the dog is only allowed access to the room with the brooder under close supervision. We already had chickens when we adopted this dog, who fortunately has never shown any...

I have a 1.5 year old buff orpington that has been laying only thin-shelled eggs for going on 2 months. The other hens' eggs are normal with nice thick shells. I switched from all flock to laying feed when I first noticed the problem, and they also get crushed oyster shell and I see my problem...