So I have 2 pet silkie chickens who live in our backyard and are about 9 months old, both hens. I was looking up how heavy silkies are supposed to be, and I saw that hens should be 1-2 lbs??? I weighed them, and they are 3.2lb and 3.8lbs! They also lay eggs pretty much every day and their eggs...
My 8 week old chick, named Dodie, has recently developed a lump underneath her beak. It's been about a week since she got it, and it's gotten a bit bigger. It doesn't seem to be hindering her ability to eat, and she doesn't seem to even notice it, but the increasing size of it is making me...