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I noticed that my roosters feet have started looking really rough, swollen even? The bump on his right foot is also worrisome. He is a marans, 3 years old (& huge!) & has never grown feathers on his legs/shanks/feet, ever. Are his feet abnormal looking? I know the red is hormones, it’s his...

I need some help with these little cuties. On 8/5 My husband made a trip to TSC one evening to get some supplies. While there he called me & said that they had Light Brahmas, & if I wanted some. Of course, I said yes. Then he called back and said that they also had English Orpies, but only had...

I’ve had Ginger since she was a day old chick from Mcmurray’s & I always noticed this tiny brown dot that she had in the same exact place on her nose as this bump, but it looked nothing more than a freckle. Now it’s grown fairly big. When I study it, it looks like it might have a small pin hole...

Sorry for the play-by-play story, but the way I found her, & how she looked at me has haunted me & stuck in my brain. 😞 Something got one of my khaki Campbell ducks the other day. 😭💔 my dog kept barking, I walked onto the porch to see if something was out there. I seen 3 of my ducks (1 khaki ...

I’ve been selling my mixed flock hatching eggs on eBay & it’s been a complete hit...& turns out that I also love boxing up the eggs & sending them to buyers, while I have a large flock full of different pure breeds creating mixed breed babies.... but now I’m interested in getting rare (ish)...

I finally had my first chicken loss, & I haven’t stopped crying since. 😞 Pretty sure it happened sometime during the day this past Saturday. I only let my chooks free range if I’m able to be outside with them. Saturday evening I was getting everyone back into their run for coop time. While I was...

It seems like the warm weather is gone for good now, & cold weather has been hitting hard, sometimes down into the teens at night....sadness. One of my little silkie/Cochin bantam girls decided this would be the perfect time to go broody. This is my first year raising chickens, never had one of...

I don’t think I can catch a break in between my boys getting sick! I have another 11 week old cockerel who has been sneezing & is now very raspy sounding, like purring. When I picked him up he also seems to have a doughy feeling crop that keeps position when pushed. Are these 2 things related...

Me & my little guy Slade have been battling his sour crop going on 1 week now. He’s lost weight, was very lethargic until I started feeding him a mash of boiled egg, damp crumble & yogurt & adding ACV to his water, then taking times to do garlic water only. In the mornings his crop is a hard...

My 9 week old cockerel has been doing this motion with his neck for the past 2 days now. It isn’t constant, but he seems to do it when his crop his full? Has anyone ever seen this before??

I asked a question about my young cockerels crop a few weeks ago because of a nagging feeling I had about it. I did feel settled with it until now. Slade is around 9-10 weeks old now & I’ve been letting them free range for the first time these past 2 days. Last night I noticed he was doing this...

I’ve been busy integrating my bantams & standards over the last couple weeks, only by free ranging. There’s been some scuffles here & there. Nothing too brutal, everyone ignores the rest for the most part. But 1 sure way to have death come for you...is to chase & try to fight Hei Hei’s women...

I have a 21-22 week old Easter Egger who laid her first egg yesterday! 🥳 I was so excited for her blue egg, I’ve been gathering white & tan eggs for a few weeks now, it’s nice to see a color change. But she’s one of the bottom in the pecking order & is being chased away from the coop by the...

How I wish I could post my Live Photo’s on here & they actually be live!!! I have another post questioning this little guys crop. A very helpful member gave some great advice & made me feel little more relaxed about it. But I keep getting this same, nagging feeling in my gut that something isn’t...

I have 8 Easter Egger chicks that are 3 weeks old from Mcmurray’s. I was taking each one out to hold & spend time with when I came across this little one. This isn’t the crop, is it?? It’s very mushy to the touch. Chick doesn’t act sick or anything, eats, sleeps, poops, raises hell. It’s got me...

I have 6 bantams that I rescued, the back story about them is in another post I’ve made previously. I’ve been checking them over ever since I found mites on them & after treating them. Today I noticed this flaky, yellowish skin under a couple of the bantam’s wings. I’ve also been noticing that a...

If my calculations are accurate then my khaki Campbell’s should be 17 weeks old. The have 2 KC & 2 Pekin that have been doing their little morning mating rituals in the morning after being let out, but not actually mating. I’m sure that my other khaki is a female, but this one I have no clue. It...

I waited a few weeks before I started looking for the surprise chick in my lot of Easter Eggers & so far this one seems to be growing an entirely different comb compared to the others, plus it’s a bit smaller than the others too, but still has olive-y colored legs. Can anyone help? If I need to...

I quote rescued chickens because apparently, that’s what I’ve done with these poor things!! I acquired chickens on September 12, 6 total. The man was supposed to give me 5 (Different)certain chickens but gave 6 totally random breeds/gender. One of the roosters he gave me is pitiful looking it...

The man that was giving away some of his chickens told us he would bring us some frizzles & blue Cochins. The frizzles I’m satisfied with, except the black one was supposed to be a male but from the looks of it, it’s a female. Which is okay, I guess. She’s adorable. But he also threw in another...