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Hello! Lavender Orpington bantam or failure to thrive? Half the size of pullets same age. Treating entire flock for cocidiosis, the little one was sick and underweight but doing so much better. She is still In crate and eating like no tomorrow. Again, putting the illness aside don’t know...

No not necessarily. She gets right in theRe with them!

me again! Out of the 10 chicks I purchased 4 were supposed to be columbian wynadottes. One of the Wyandotte’s is sporting a black plumage on her head. I believe she is an appenzeller spitzhauben!

Hello! I am raising 14 chicks. I hatched 4 of the 14 from my hens. The other ten, I purchased. One chick is a lavender orp! They all hatched around same time within days. The little orp is much smaller but eating and drinking as well as feathering. Next week was hoping to move them to...

No disrespect but keeping chickens is keeping chickens. It’s that simple.

Hello! Day 20 or 21??? 4 chicks went through the process of pipping and hatching. 2 eggs left - 1 moves occasionally, the other no. Candling the one that moves looks like a viable embryo/chick. Egg 2 shell is a dark brown and I can’t see anything. How long should I keep them in...

Here is an updated photo. She is a bit better but continues to strain. Giving her a tum crushed in feed and ACV in water. Baths times 2. Do you think the recommended honey could be making things worse? Thank You!

Hello! My hen has what looks to be Vent Gleet. See photo. She also has prolapse for 3 days. She had an egg stuck but I was able to help her pass. She gurgles at times. I bathe her in warm water/epsom salt times 2 a day. I have used Monistat cream, honey and olive oil. I can’t seem to...

Hoping someone sees this.. I too, have a lone Canadian goose.. he/she flies and appears uninjured. Other geese land in the paddock and call but this goose wants to stay... named him/her Goose... Goose hangs next to the chicken coop, drinks water from a bucket and also hangs with the horses...

Hello... posting my concern again with photos and video. Have 8 hens and a roo. 2 hens are from same clutch. They are about 12 months. Both began molting ( I think) Their back feathers near tail are all down with white feathers all over their barn daily. The one sister walks slow, is...

I believe so. Came from TS. I do have a few hens I integrated over the summer/fall.

Hello, I have lost 2 hens within the last 3 weeks. Each hen displayed symptoms runny nose, occasional bubbly eyes. Treated them both with tylan soluble. Improvement was seen. After a week of treatment, isolation and getting stronger, I reintroduce. (10 days). I also treated the entire flock...

My fav roo (15 weeks old) is not doing well. He started acting a little strange on Saturday, gagging a little. Sunday am, roosting alone. In the run, he was raspy/gurgling gaping a little. I removed him From the coop and put him in a dog crate with food and water. He got worse and stopped...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, in April (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 10 (3) What breeds do you have? Marans, Easter egger, blue sapphire, California white and mixed (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens...