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Sorry if this is a common question being asked for the millionth time, but I'm kind of too panicked to read through previous posts. I just went out to talk to my girls, and Myrtle (2yr old DLB) just threw up about a table spoon of a clear brownish liquid....(WARNING: kinda gross) that she very...

Our ten day old Double Laced Barnevelder has a very distended crop...you can see the veins in her very tightly stretched skin. I have not witnessed her pooping today. I have been giving her 10ml droppers of water 3 to 5 times a day, and I have been removing the feeder at night, to prevent her...

Yesterday, the hawk that killed my BLRW on Dec. 5th returned...and killed my BO. Which means my JG, Agnes, is now an only child. My question to you folks today is two-fold: First: Has anyone had any success with a deer-type mesh, batting cage kind of enclosure? If so, how hefty a mesh is...

Hello folks, I will start by saying that I haven't been on BYC for quite a while. I thought that that was a good thing....our three hens are now four years old....we've survived doing bumble-foot surgeries....we were kind of on a smooth-sailing plateau....until this question came up...

I found this on a site called cheezburger.com, on their "daily squee" page. Thought it was a great story. I think, because they call sweaters "jumpers," they may be in the U.K. 133 Winter Is Coming... And best pals Sage and Onion are ready, thanks to hand-knitted jumpers purchased on eBay by...

I didn't know until my Agnes laid her first egg on October 14th, last year, that the second Friday of October is World Egg Day. So, Happy Day to everyone, and happy anniversary to Agnes! mm

My BLRW, Florie, laid her last egg on June 21st, brooded for 38 days, and still hasn't rejoined the ranks of egg-laying girls. She's not acting at all unwell, though she did experience some molting toward the end of the brood. That seems to have tapered off now. When do I start to worry? Or is...

Hi everyone, I have just run a virus scan, done a disk check, and a defrag, rebooted.....and I still can't get my BYC page to look like it did even earlier this morning. Is anyone else experiencing any difficulties? I'd love to find out that it's not just me, I think....as long as it means it...

My Violet has been favoring one foot for about 3 days now. I managed to grab her this morning (she's not very accommodating when it comes to being held) before she got out to free range, so I could get a good look at her foot...only to discover that she actually has 2 bumble-feet. I've been...

My eleven month old Buff Orp, Pearl, has been acting (for about a week now) as if she is going broody. She's been spending every waking (and sleeping) moment in the nest box. For reference, we have four hens and two nest boxes, and only 2 of the 263 eggs they have laid have been laid in the...

To our esteemed moderators: Within the new system, is it still possible to click on a photo to enlarge it? In the old system, we were able to post pics in either of two sizes, (I think), and, if the smaller size was chosen in the original post, the viewer could click on it to enlarge it. (Yes?)...

Yes, I am new. Yes, I have a monster of a cold. Yes, there's more snot in my head than brains, so please, bear with me...... Am I contagious to my girls? If people can get Bird Flu, can chickens get People Colds? It may be the Day-quil talking, but I've begun to worry that I may pass this along...

Hi, my girls are just about 20 weeks old now, (they are SLW, BLRW, BO, & JG), and we are on the "egg watch." I have seen mention here of something called the "Egg Song." I'm just wondering if there is an actual song, recognized by all breeds of chickens, that we can be listening for? The girls...