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Yesterday I noticed my scissor beak chicken, Mocha, wasn't acting like her usual self. She was sitting in a corner with her feathers fluffed and her wings down. She wouldn't even come to me for food. I took her to a vet and I was told she should be put down because of her deformity. She has...

(Sorry if I put this in the wrong place but idk where else to put it) I hatched a chick that seems to have a sull deformity. Unfortunately it only survived about two hours after hatching but I'm curious about it's bone structure. I usually boil skulls that I find to remove the flesh but I don't...

I'm just starting to breed my own chickens and I'm wondering how I should track the genetics for my flock.

A friend of mine has a guardian dog with a large mass on her leg. She's pretty old and we suspect she has cancer. The mass on her leg is getting really big and it's starting to make walking difficult. It's attached to the skin and seems easy enough to remove but I was wondering what sort of pain...

I'm coming up with ideas for a breeding project in the spring and I was wondering what the best comb type is for hot and cold weather. I've heard rosecombs are best for cold weather because they can't get frostbite. Is that true? Would a single comb be best for warm weather?

I started a flock thread before but no one posted on it so I'm trying again! I love talking about my chickens, I have over 120! I also love hearing about everyone else's flocks so join in! I just bought 8 new chickens and 2 still need names. Here's a Self Blue Ameraucana cockerel, any name...

My brother noticed one of my Silkie chicks was acting weird so he called me outside and it's struggling to breathe. It makes a clicking sound every time it inhales. I brought it inside and gave it some benadryl and nutri-drench. It's a bit chilly outside so I wrapped it in a heating pad and it's...

One of my hens has been laying for a few weeks and she only lays double yolk eggs. She's never laid a 'normal' egg since she started laying. I thought it was just because she's a new layer but it's been going on for a while now. Is this normal? Will she start to lay regular eggs as she matures?

Hi, I have an egg that internally pipped over 48 hours ago. After 24 hours it still hadn't externally pipped so I poked a small hole through the air cell and put it back in the bator. 24 hours later there was no progress and I could no longer hear it peeping. I began chipping away the shell and...

So my girls are starting to lay and I'm hoping to start a breeding project to learn more about genetics. Here's what I have to work with: Easter Egger Sapphire Olive Egger (Hens only) Amberlink (Hens only) Prairie Bluebell Egger (Hens only) Australorp Maran Orpington Wyandotte Brahma (Hens Only)...

So I have an egg that pipped yesterday and has now started zipping. I wasn't home when it started zipping but I came home to it lying in a pool of yellow liquid. It's still alive, I can see it breathing. Anyone know what happened?

So my rooster is having some breathing problems and Tylosin was recommended to treat him. I can't find it anywhere! Does anyone know where I could get some or an alternative for treating him? I'm located in Virginia. Here's the link to the original thread...

Hey all, I'm out of drawing ideas and I've already drawn all my pets so I thought it would fun to draw yours! Upload a photo of any of your pets and I'll draw them! I'll be doing them first come first serve. You can Upload as many photos as you want but only one pet per post please. Try to use...

I'm just super excited so I made a thread! My girls just stared laying and I popped one egg in the bator and it pipped this morning! It's from my Sapphire Olive Egger (she doesn't lay green eggs but oh well) and most likely my White Japanese Bantam. It's pipped at the wrong end but I've had eggs...

What breed is this guy?

This is a Barred Rock, right?

Hi, I bought some silkie chicks and most of them have hard feathering. I'm planning to breed the hard feathered ones with the chicks with the correct feathers. How many generations I'd need to breed before all the chicks I hatch have the fluffy Silkie feathering?

So I have two Cornish X pullets that have been squatting for 1-2 months now. They haven't laid but my Barred Rock rooster has successfully bred with them many times. I'm wondering if anyone has successfully bred Cornish X because I've read they have bad hatch rates.

I got it from a fair so it could be a mix.It has a single comb and orange feet with no feathers or extra toes. It's wing feathers are coming in white.

I got a few chick from a fair and I'm wondering what breed they are. Any ideas what this spotted one could be?