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  1. A

    Help! Whole flock is just OFF!?

    Ok so since my neighbors chickens have ventured over and mingled with my flock before I noticed we’ve had a slew of issues pop up! a Few hens started sneezing and then several others did as well as well as random ones getting runny noses. Rooster sounds like he’s got wheezy/rattly breathing as...
  2. A

    Missing feathers and a few scabs?? New chicken.

    So a little back story, my daughter wanted a little Brahma pullet so we got her. She was 10 weeks old then. It’s been about..... a month? Give or take a week.... when we got her I noticed she didn’t have any feathers under her wings. That’s the only place missing any. She still has what...
  3. Strykester

    Molting Hen being bullied

    I’ve noticed in the last two days that my hen that is molting (I think she’s low on the pecking order) is being bullied by another hen. She’s afraid to leave the coop, only coming into the run when I’m in the coop to protect her, which is a bit surprising because we do have a rooster. I’m...
  4. PioneerChicks

    Cravings...they are real!!!

    I had heard that chickens would eat oyster shells and herbs and stuff when they feel like they need them, but wasn't sure if I believed it. Until a couple weeks ago. My eight year old (going on nine) hen, Dana, looked to be struggling in her molt. I had read that dry cat food has lots of...
  5. Fn87

    Chicken is making rattling noises when she breathes - Help!

    Hello all! I am having quite a few issues currently with the health of one of my chickens. She must have been recently attacked by a hawk or something because I found her hunched over in the corner of my coop with a wound in her back. This is going to sound a bit crazy but she has also lost all...
  6. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    The Mysterious Case of the Egg Yolk Stains

    Hi folks, HISTORY: I'm hoping someone can help me deduce what's going on over here. Two of my 19 month old hens--a GLW and BO--had been going through a pretty hardcore molt since a couple weeks ago. They'd been separated into their own pen, to help keep them from the drama of the rest of the...
  7. P

    Chickens pecking at another's back

    We have three sex link chickens that we got last spring. They've always gotten along well. One of them started molting a few weeks ago and now, the other two have discovered that they can peck at her, drawing blood. We simply don't have the space to separate them, and thus far, Blu-Kote has had...
  8. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Molting: What's Normal?

    My first flock of seven are about 18 months old, and at least three of them are going through a pretty hard molt. I was prepared for the feather loss and all, but I'm also noting some troubling behavioral changes that I'm not certain are a result of molting or something else. So, BYC'ers, please...
  9. DoubleYolk123

    Chickens losing feathers due to a skin disease or just molting?

    Hi, I have a brown hybrid who had a small bold patch for a while now, but recently it’s started growing and at first I thought I’d was melting but no one else seem to be doing the same. The skin seems a little sore on one spot but there is no blood or cuts and the she doesn’t seem to flinch if...
  10. valper

    Olandsk Dwarf Hen - Strange behaviour...Broody? Molting? Weak?

    Hi all, I'm new to this forum as well as to chicken owning and cannot find what could be the matter with my Olandsk Dwarf hen, Petunia. She is a little over a year old. About two months ago, I nearly lost her due to dehydration / heat exhaustion but luckily she pulled through. Since then, she...
  11. TiaMaria413

    Raspy Voiced Hen; also molting

    Hello. My Cornish Cross hen of 1 1/2 years old suddenly got a raspy voice and is being extra clingy. By that I mean she wants to be by my side all the time and normally she does her own thing, free ranging all day. She is a lone chicken so that’s partly why. Do you think that raspy voice is...
  12. Jasss998

    PLEASE HELP!

    sunny and milo recently started molting! they are 2 or 3 weeks. i was wondering if there are any tips to make them feel better because it’s probably stressful for them. cuddles and love or let them be? they seem A LOT more tired especially milo which is surprising because he’s a VERY hyper duck...
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  13. Sarag4914

    New flock member

    Hi everyone I thought it was about time I joined as I've been using the threads for information over the last few months. I became a first time chicken mama 2 weeks ago when I finally brought home my 3 silkies. They are uk LF silkies, I have a bearded red plye at 13 weeks old, a bearded...
  14. Tlco

    Is it too hot for my hens to lay?

    I have had chickens off and on most of my life and I am 58 yrs old so a little perplexed. Right now I have 2 Dark Brahmans 7 mo mo old, 2 Self Blue Cochins 6 1/2 mo old and 2 Brabanter 6 mo old (all hens no roosters). I feed a high quality feed for multi flock, fresh greens, fresh water and...
  15. L

    New to raising waterfowl—Ducks

    Hello, I am new to raising ducks/ drakes. Started off with 3 ducklings from TS, which are now 4 months old; one Khaki Campbell and 2 Pekins. Still waiting to see more gender confirmation signs.. besides quacking/ rasping. Will have a few khaki Campbell gals arriving which will hopefully be able...
  16. Alice's Amazing Moult ( Molt )

    Alice's Amazing Moult ( Molt )

    This year my hen, Alice, had the heaviest moult I have ever seen so I am sharing a time line of images to show what chickens can look like when losing and regrowing their feathers. Warning: images of semi-naked and spiky chicken to follow. 25th January 2020 This is Alice (front). Alice is an...
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    Red Golden Pheasant Molt
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    HELP! Missing feathers. Previous home bullying or illness THANKS :)

    I was wondering if someone could help me out. I picked up these 4 sex link hens that are supposedly 14 months old. The previous owner had 100 chickens running all over his yard. I’m concerned with the way their feather look and are missing in necks and backs. I just wanted to get someone’s...
  19. M

    Hen, 1.5 years old, very lethargic

    Update: Nugget did not make it through the night. I want to make sure I’m doing everything I can for my girl, Nugget. 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) 1.5 years old, leghorn, thinner than others 2) What is the behavior...
  20. ShyanneW

    Growing up!

    Hi! I’m not overly concerned about this, but I’ve attached a picture of the temporary “dry off” pen I have set up for my ducklings for after a bath. They have some bald spots on their wings, which I’ve read is normal? This just seemed like a lot of feathers to lose all at once, but I could be...
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