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Hey! We have a red ranger in our flock of ladies who routinely becomes broody, usually after a predator visits the area (snakes, hawks, eagles, foxes). We broke her broodiness a few times but it keeps coming back. One time we just carried her in our arms throughout the day near the flock and it...

Thanks so much, extremely helpful insight. Here is a photo pre-clean-up and I’ll send one post-clean-up. Any thoughts?

Hi! I have a 10 month old female sapphire gem. Just noticed today in this 20 degree F snowy weather that her vent (it isn’t necessarily prolapsed), but it was dripping blood and feathers around it bloody. Her Egg broke in the nest and it was already pretty much eaten before I could see it...

Today a person I live with tested positive for Covid-19. Knowing all the risks etc etc... on a side note, I’m most curious if it could spread to my flock??!

Hiya! I have 13 chickens and notice they consume a lot of oyster shells! A 5 lb bag of scratch and peck’s organic oyster shells is too expensive for me to maintain, at $16.99. I’d love to order it in bulk but they don’t do that, anyone have any other organic/bulk ideas? Thanks so much!

For the 2020 Photo Contest! Red Ranger & Yucca Can't wait!!

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thanks for your expertise on this. Can we just close the flock without antibiotics and see where we go from there?? Keep em as pets, perhaps eat the eggs?

It’s spreading fast through my flock (by the end of the day, a new hen has it). If you go to my posts you will read more in depth information, but here are pics and answers below: thank you for your prompt reply!!!! 1) It’s spreading fast through my flock (by the end of the day, a new hen...

hello, I just posted in my content a possible CRD/MG infection in our flock. Is MG really both eyes AND sneezing/coughing? Because our chickens only have 1 swollen eye that is spreading throughout the 15 of them. Pics are in my feed let me know if you can help me identify their “illness”. Thanks...

hello! Our chickens have the same eye, I just posted a new post, how are your chickens? Can you help us?

Hello there! Help! In the span of 10-days, 3 of our 15 flock members have possible eye infection/ disease. We are new to backyard and free-range chickens. We have 15 hens that are almost 4-months old. Their breeds are Sapphire Gems (5), Red Ranger (5), and Ameraucana/Easter Egger (5). 9 days...

Hi what did you do and how were your chickens? Our flock seems to be infected with swollen eyes :( bought colloidal silver put one drop in their water

Hi thank you immensely. Today 3 more chickens have the same poofy eye thing and we don’t want to use antibiotics what do we do I’ll send pics soon

intuitive feedback!! The top one is black beauty and so subtle and graceful, perfect. The bottom one is a fat bully.

Great thanks I appreciate the comments: they are 3 months old, assuming they are both hens of course

Hello, My sapphire gem chickens are beautiful, but I’m wondering what gender they are (however, I have to assume they are all hens!). We didn’t get a rooster, but we are wondering about it. what gender are my sapphire gems? One beautiful one has a large white dot on her beak (not her heas male...

Hi! Thanks for the reply, and I agree! I uploaded a short video of her eyes today on YouTube—. It's been nearly 1 week. - It's her right eye, no pus or bubbles; no smell - She's eating and drinking normal (may even be the leader of her flock) - Very active and running all over - We isolated...

Hi there, We are avid followers of backyard chickens. We love the information!! Thank you all; we were curious if the iPhone 11 (or any other iPhone/Android for that matter) affects the chicken eye/ specifically the right nearsighted eye. 2 of our friendliest chickens, their right eye is...