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Just had my 1 yo Cochin die and sent for necropsy. Came back positive for MS, Coryza and Bronchitis. I know even if I treat the rest of the flock they can remain carriers. I’ve got chicks I hatched out that have not been exposed to the one that died and I practice strict biosecurity when it...

I bought chicks from a local breeder and the majority were the breeds they were supposed to be however this hen Is questionable. Supposed to be a Light Brahma But she looks nothing like my Dark Brahmas that I have. Anyone know what she is?

I have a broody hen and so i’ve left her alone and just let her sit on some eggs. Well to my surprise just for fun i went to check the eggs since she was off them for a few minutes i picked one up shined my flashlight to it and it started chirping at me, and so did the next one. The next day...

Came home after being gone for 2 days to a trail of baby chicks from the coop to my garage. Somehow the gate to there run had gotten opened and one of my RIR adult hens was in the babies coop with the rest of the babies on the opposite side of where the adult hen was. i removed the hen and...

HELP I was putting my girls to bed and noticed my Russian Orloff hen is breathing funny almost like she is wheezing similar to having asthma in humans. She’s been eating , drinking and running around active all day like normal. I kept hearing a squeak once in a while today like a dog toy but...

Back a few months ago I ended up rescuing a young game fowl from a neighbor. She was best guess 3-6 months old no injuries. i quarantined and dewormed her and up til now she’s fit in with my flock just fine. 4 days ago she disappeared didn’t see her all day and my Head hen(Nugget) was limping...

I have a Speckled Sussex that is about 8 months old and she still has no comb. Should I be worried. She’s never had one so it’s not from getting pecked from the others , she’s the head chick in the flock. I’ve checked for mites and lice and nothing. I’ve attached pictures of her. She eats and...

A neighbor of mine called the other day and said she had a young chicken in her tree and had been there all day long asked if i could come get it as ac h thought it had been chased up the tree and might be injured. So now i have this chicken but have no idea what kind she is. No injuries eating...

A few weeks ago my 3 Rhode Island Reds 9 months old started sleeping outside in there run and won’t use the coop. They have a completely enclosed run predator proofed. Checked for mites and nothing. Fast forward to now and my younger mixed flock ( 2 Sapphire Gems, Speckled Sussex and Bantam...

I have these 4 new 14 day old chicks and after researching pictures I’m at a loss to what they are. I got them from a local feed store and clearly the signs they had up were completely wrong on breeds as I looked them up after getting them home. Best guess 1.Welsummer. 2 ? 3. ? 4.Black bantam...

Hi everyone I’m so glad I found this forum. Im Kim and new to raising chickens. I bought a house last year and they had a chicken coop in the backyard so I figured why not this could be fun. The chickens should fit in with the 4 dogs 1 cat 5 Chinchillas 1 tortoise and a fish. So I’ve added 8...