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Found one of my Easter eggers hunched in the run this morning, she walking around slowly and still eating and drinking, but she stops and sinks to the floor occasionally. We checked her vent and couldn’t feel an egg, any ideas? Her poop looks like it may be more runny than usual, there’s a some...

Today one of our chickens was found dead in the coop. Zero warning, no sign of illness the day before, and no sign of injury. She was found on the bottom of the coop looking like she had died in her sleep. My parents couldn’t tell she was dead until my mom nudged her a bit with a stick. The...

This Tuesday I got rid of my rooster because the city found out we owned him. We brought him to a farm nearby. Today one of my Buff Orps went broody for the first time, and I really wanted to try and hatch chicks when we had our rooster. I have bunch of eggs that are hopefully fertilized, (they...

I just went out today and noticed that our Buff Orpington, Tilda, is looking kind of sickly. She just molted for the first time and is the only one that molted this year. Her comb and wattles are looking really shrunken and pale, is this because she molted? Or because of the cold? I haven’t...

My Lavender Orpington rooster, Big Fluffy is all grown up. I’ve posted pictures and things of him before but I gotta take one more opportunity to show him off now that he’s pretty much fully grown (with spurs still coming in). Agh I know I don’t stop talking about him but I can’t get over...

About an hour ago I went out and did a head count and two of my lavender orpingtons are gone. I searched all around the yard and out front because the gate might’ve been open, but they’ve disappeared without a trace. My dad just recently expanded our run with a 4 foot fence and I think they may...

I'm trying to figure out what feed to buy for 400 chicks, and the chick grower costs a lot more than the starter. Before I make any decisions, what is the importance in switching chicks to a grower? I know that a grower has less protein, but what effects does 20% instead of 18% protein have on a...

Howdy guys! This isn’t to ask for help or anything, I just thought I’d share what I’ve been up to lately. After two months of preparation, on October 1st, I received 400 chicks in the mail. I worked on a farm this summer and I found out that they wanted to start a chicken egg selling...

I recently got 400 chicks, and I have a 3 day old baby chick that has messed up legs, and it won’t keep its eyes open, and I need advice on how to cull it, or if it is worth it to try saving, although I’m sure there will be more out of the 400 that will have issues. I’ve read that you can use a...

Hi there! I was wondering what qualities make a lavender Orpington rooster show quality? I have one that is about 13 weeks old and was just curious. Here he is, and I know he’s young, but what are the differences between him, and a show quality rooster?

I’ve been trying to figure out why my Buff Orpington pullet has been laying such gross eggs. She just started laying about a week ago. I read something about how some chickens can’t process trimethylamine well, and that makes their eggs taste weird. Does this problem only make eggs taste fishy...

Our chicken just started laying a few days ago, and her eggs taste chemically. I made a thread about this, and people said it could be the plants that she eats, so I started trying to figure out what this darn ivy is called. I’m pretty sure that it’s Virginia Creeper, can someone confirm? I...

Our Buff Orpington, Matilda, just started laying a couple of days ago, and her eggs taste really strange. They have strong shells and they taste great at first, but they have a strange aftertaste of chlorine or something. We have been feeding her a medicated chick starter, with mealworms...

I promise this is the last time I’ll ask about these guys! My 5 lavender orpingtons are now 12 weeks old. There’s one that I’m almost certain is a boy, how about the other 4? 1. Big Fluffy The boy (probably) 2. Penguin 3. Bo Peep 4. Peggy 5. Lavender Thank you!

I was holding the chickens today and I just noticed that one of the BOs looks a bit roughed up. She has a bit of blood on her comb and beak. Should I try and treat her beak with anything?I have 3 other BOs and they are all 17 weeks, and a bunch of 11 weeks old I introduced a month ago. Do I...

So recently I’ve notice that one of our Buff orpingtons has been getting a huge comb and wattles. Is Matilda actually a Matt? She is 17 weeks old. I’m not sure since she’s also rather small and lower on the pecking order. Thanks!

Where, (when possible) can I buy the BYC calendar? And is there a way to preorder it? Thanks!

I’m curious to see if anybody has had to train their cat to be nice to chickens, or anyone has a cat who was good from day one. Tell me your stories, and show off you’re kitties! Here’s my cat, Puppie. He’s 2 years old and great with the the chickens. He has white cute paws that look like...

I have 4 14 week old BOs and 8 8-9 week old brahmas/lavender orpingtons. The babies have a run inside of the big run, but I’ve been letting them into the big run and keeping the older girls out in the yard all day. I decided to let them free range together in the evening for a couple of hours...

I have a bunch of pullets, 8 who are about 8-9 weeks old, and 4 who are 15 weeks old. They have adjacent runs, with a tiny coop and run inside the big run. I’ve been letting them free range together supervised, and in the evening lately, and the 4 older ones are awful! They go after them just...