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  1. L

    HELP!!!!! Respiratory issues

    Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone can help me out. I’ve noticed one of my girls is sounding sort of “wet” and crackly. She is also breathing a little louder than usual. She is eating/drinking normal. What can I do to prevent her from getting worse?? I have separated her from the rest of the flock...
  2. S

    Is this considered Sour Crop?

    Hello, first time chicken owner(sort of) and I have a question about one of my chicks, she’s 11 weeks old. The temperature has been in the 90s lately so I come out a lot to check on them. But I noticed one of my chicks who was outside in the run, bent down as if she were going to peck the floor...
  3. K

    Scaly leg mites and lice on a chicken

    Hello! I was gifted a fluffy footed chicken from a neighbor and i discovered it is infested with lice. Im purchasing some permethrin and have been cleaning her with coconut oil and epson salt baths. Her feet are very swollen and I dont think it is bumblefoot as there is so scab at the bottom of...
  4. F

    Hen has been having saliva and related issues for 2-3 months and condition is not improving, not eating, what can I do?

    My chicken (silver laced wyandotte hen, about 10 yrs old now) has been having saliva and other issues (unsure if all are related or not) for about 2-3 months now. We've put her under a variety of medicines but none seem to work or only have improved her condition only to get worse in a week. I...
  5. Kewpieteef

    Feather Heaven Flock & Friends

    Welcome to my wannabe homestead, also known as a backyard with chickens and a garden. I decided to show what it's like starting a garden & flock from scratch. Pullets are still growing, seeds are still being bought, and a lot of pre-planning is happening. My flock is on half an acre with an HOA...
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    • australian shepherd beginner call duck chicken chicken coop free range chickens hens homesteader wannabe rabbit runner duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
  6. A

    Chicken poop

    Hi, my chicken has been feeling ill recently. She has been lethargic for a few days now we brought her inside and she hasn’t been eating or drinking like she used to. She always tries to sleep and just pooped today and it has been all water. I know when chicks drink most of the poop will be...
  7. B

    Egg bound or other?

    Hi Have a beautiful rescue chicken who never laid an egg for the four months had her. Unknown age/breed. We kept as companion to our brown prolific egg layer! Two days ago laid rough light coloured slightly misshapen egg outside. Now she is standing in one spot barely moving. Read lots of...
  8. Windwalker79

    🌙 Possum Drama at 4AM – Meet Ray Ray

    So here’s how my early morning started... Around 4AM, my rooster loses his mind, crowing like the world’s ending. Then I hear my 6-week-old goose honking like it’s being chased by a ghost, Ducks quacking, chickens flapping — the whole farm is losing its feathery mind. So of course, I fly out...
  9. Windwalker79

    🍉 Watermelon Wars

    There’s peace on the homestead... until someone cracks open a watermelon. I learned early on that my ducks, chickens, and goose all have one thing in common: a totally unhinged obsession with watermelon. It doesn’t matter if it’s 100 degrees or a cool spring morning — as soon as they see that...
  10. F

    Jersey Giant Growth

    Does anyone have growth weights on Jersey Giants according to a chart? I am trying to figure out the cost/benefit ratio of raising Jersey Giants and processing them sooner than their “maturity date”. I was hoping to get in communication with somebody who has experience with this breed.
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    • chicken jersey jersey giant jersey giant chickens meat birds
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  11. Birds4Eli

    Cages Vs. Tractors Vs. Large enclosed on the ground for quail

    Hello! This has been a very heated topic in my experience. Cages or grass? I am in the middle of building a quail tractor for my birds, because that is what I think is the best option. I have had my quail in cages since I have had quail, because I read that they were much healthier. I disagree...
  12. S

    WHAT COULD THIS BE?!

    A few months ago I got 8 pullets and this beige one is the funniest looking one. I am curious what she might be. Her egg color is a very light brown with almost pinkish color. Also I have what I believe to be a white leghorn but she’s laying cream colored eggs is this a thing?
  13. T

    Help sexing 3.5month old Buff Orpington. Hen or Roo?

    Hi!:D I’m a newbie here and fairly new in raising chickens. And this is Beeyo, my 3.5month old Buff Orpington, can you help me determine if she’s a She or He? I always thought she was a hen until this morning my husband told me he heard her crow, so I’m doubting now. Thanks in advance!
  14. Greaner_pastures

    Paint?

    So I’ve had these chickens for a few years now. I’ve learned from my mistakes…like putting bands on them when they are babies so I can tell them apart down the road lol. I’ve had a chicken I’ve been trying to get back in with the rest of her flock who was molting then got bullied, long story...
  15. D

    What to do with my who*e of a rooster

    I have an ameraucana roo who’s just about a year old. I hate him, I want to cull him. But, my husband loves him and doesn’t want me to. He’s super friendly and follows him around when he goes in there. But, all I see him do (I spend more time with them) is over breed all of my birds. Nobody’s...
  16. B

    Red butt, what does this mean?

    My chicken has a red swollen bottom. Can anyone advise what is going on here?? What should I do to help my chicken out?? Thank you!
  17. C

    Need help identifying please

    Hi, I picked these seven chicks up on 3/5 from a race brothers in MO. four are assorted bantams and three were from the “rare” bin. I’m sure two of the “rare” are polishes, thinking buff. I think the other “rare” is the black one but can’t remember for sure. Could anyone help Please me identify...
  18. S

    Frostbite on all Toes

    I checked over my rooster once more thinking he has bumblefoot as he always seems to have and found that on his left foot he has frostbite on his middle toe and his right foot Frostbite on his middle toe and the bottom pad of his outward facing toe. I know two toes may fall off though it seems...
  19. Caeleesi

    Screaming and Balding

    We currently have 5 chickens: 3 Australorps and 2 smaller ones (unsure of the breed) Most of them have some balding occurring, which we originally thought was due to brooding, but it's taking a very long time for our biggest hen's feathers to return (Images attached of her bald back, it's been...
  20. Caeleesi

    Introduction

    Hello! I'm caeleesi. My family has owned chickens for a while now, but there have been some issues arising recently and we aren't sure of the reasoning, hence I am now here seeking answers for any current (and future if they occur) issues :) These are our chickens :) Roadrunner & Luci are the...
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