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My 10 month old pullet, who otherwise seems energetic and healthy, just spit up a bunch of clear mucus. I don’t believe she ate anything strange. Can someone let me know what some potential causes might be? Is there anything I should do? Editting to add, she has always had an issue with...

I like to make a Christmas ornament for my tree every year, usually of something special to me like a pet or keepsake. I make them from felt which I embroider and stuff with batting. Well, this year I started raising chickens. I received four chicks in the mail and fell in love! So, of course...

I’m uncertain where to ask about this, so I’m sorry if this post is in the wrong section. I had mentioned it before in the emergency section but got no responses. Here is the link to that thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/questions-about-chicken-with-loose-wet-droppings.1595185/...

I have previously extolled the virtues of autosexing breeds, thinking I had found the best way to avoid unexpected cockerels. I still think it’s the best plan theoretically, but now I’m realizing I won’t be able to stick to it, or rather, I’ve already unintentionally deviated from it. I have...

Hello all! My four girls are 22 weeks today received as day old chicks on 6/13. My Cuckoo Marans, Juillet, has become much more vocal this past week and is squatting when we go to pet her. She always crouched and tried to slink away, but now she sometimes just stands still and gets really flat...

My 15 week old Dominique has some reddish discoloration in her iris. She seems to be able to see just fine with it, and her other eye is normal. I just want to make sure this isn’t something I need to worry about.

I have a chick (almost 10 weeks old) who seems to have a chronic loose stool issue. Once or twice a day, I find that she has extremely wet, somewhat explosive bowel movements that should be solid (not cecal). I’m not watching every time she poops so it could be more frequent still. She otherwise...

I was wondering how the Blue Cuckoo Marans was “made”. Was it a cross between a Cuckoo Marans and a blue chicken breed like an Andalusion, the cross now being stable so the birds will breed true? Or does it perhaps (not sure if this is even possible) come from a blue sport that originated from...

Hi all! :frow My four chicks are 5 weeks old now, and I would love to know if I indeed have all pullets as ordered. This is my first time keeping chickens. I bought day old chicks from Meyer Hatchery, and picked autosexing breeds thinking there would be 0% chance of getting any boys, but since...

Hi all! Just wondering about how healthy runts grow in comparison to other chicks of the same age. Can anyone please share their experience with me? I have four chicks just over a week old. One is a rather small Dominique, but she is feathering out nearly as fast as the other girls, though just...

:frowHello! Please forgive me for making my first greeting here and not in the welcome section. This is a lovely community and I’m so glad it exists, especially now when my baby chick is unwell and I need advice! This is my first time raising chickens. My four mixed breed female chicks were...