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Can anyone critique these photos? They are for my county fair. Also please help me decide between 6a and 6b 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6a. 6b. 7. 8.

Hello, I have an 8 m/o d'uccle pullet who I am trying to train to pose but she will not stand still and flips out. She is a backup bird incase my main dies, so not much pressure on her. Should I try to calm her by bringing her in the house and doing things with her? Should I give up and get a...

Hello, My BO hen died last night. She was 4 years (and one of my OG chickens so great start to today) She was by the door of the run when I went to let my chickens out. I am looking for some ideas on why she may have died. She is buried so no necropsy or anything. She was healthy and active and...

I have a poultry show in 1 1/2 weeks and I want to know the best ways to win it. Some extra info: I have won showmanship before (in a class of 5) and this show is as equally as small I believe. I am showing a Mille Fleur Belgian Bearded D'Uccle pullet. She is trained to pose and I am about to...

I want to get a cat to help with rodent control with my chickens. How should I acclimate it to my birds? I have 6 large fowl hens that it would have to be acclimated to. Would cats also be able to sleep in the coop/run? Any advice/tip and tricks please! Thanks!

I have an Easter eager right now who seems to have trouble walking. She is going through a pretty heavy molt and is losing a lot of body feathers including her tail. She can eat and drink well, her eyes and nares are good, her crop was flat this morning and has normal poop. She can walk...

This morning my hens got attacked by a cat. We think we may have let them out too early. We have a small backyard and live in a city so we cannot have anything like a livestock guardian dog. What would be best to ensure other cats don’t come to attack our hens? would another cat marking its...

My 1 and a half year old OEGB hen had some almost bloody looking poop today and I am a bit worried, is this just occasional? What could it be? I feed my bantams layer crumble and they have been drinking lots of water and have been getting tons of watermelon. It has been very hot lately up to 108...

I am going away from my girls for 8 days, and on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday it will be 99F and above (Thursday being about 107 and Friday being 113F, but will get back when it is about 104F) My friend is taking care of my birds, and they will be giving cold and frozen treats like watermelon...

I have two hens, a 3 y/o and a 1 y/o who are both about 3 pounds (Most of the birds are 4-5 pounds) and I am worried because they are thin. They are both at the bottom of the pecking order, lay regularly, and get pushed away from the food. They both have good appetites and seem to want to eat...

Yesterday I noticed my EE Hen was a bit thin. She has diarrhea, but is acting normal, eating, drinking, making noise, being active, not isolating herself. This makes me think it is worms or mites, which my australorp probably has worms. I sprayed premtherin under her wings and around her vent...

I am planning on getting A couple D’uccle hens/pullets, and I wanted to know if they are heat hardy (talking about an average of 93 degrees to 107 at highs), like I get they will need to be cooled down, but can they survive 90s to 100 with little help?

I went out to check on my chickens, and I noticed my silkie seemed hot. I doused her in some cold water and now all of a sudden, she cannot walk on leg. She seems to be sleeping/tired and she can stand, but doesn’t want to. She was acting fine before. She is not currently laying (Not...

My 5-6 year old bantam Wyandotte hen has been having issues breathing and has shown signs of Gapeworm. Tonight I steamed her and her head and chest started to twitch. I am really worried she might die. Any ideas? Maybe she was trying to dislodge it?

Lately (Last 3-5 weeks) I have noticed my almost 6 year old bantam Wyandotte hen stretching her neck out slightly and opening her mouth a little to breathe sometimes. And she also has occasionally sneezed and today had a 5 second sneezing fit. I think it may be gapeworms and it has been getting...

It has been an extremely wet winter here in NorCal and it has kind of stank (the chicken area) so I was wondering if there were anyways to keep the smell down so neighbors don’t complain

I have been noticing lately that my older hen has been slightly opening her mouth when she breathes. She is about to turn six and she is a bantam Wyandotte. I was wondering if older birds tend to breathe different than younger ones? She is active and eats and drinks so I am not too worried just...

my silkie Pullet has been sleeping pretty much all day. She has an appetite, she just seems tired and lethargic. I am really worried because my other old English got cancer and was really lethargic but it doesn’t seem like the same symptoms. What do you think it could be? Any help welcome

My 9 month old silkie pullet has been acting tired lately. Yesterday she just kinda stood around (shes not the most active hen but that was not very like her, but she had just been in a stressful situation) And this morning she has just been laying down and not doing much. She was inside last...

My 3 y/o barred rock hen Piper did a mini crow today. It was like a normal roosters crow but really short and a lot quieter. Is she turning into a rooster or doing a hen-crow?