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Can anyone tell me if these are worm casings and if not, does anyone know what they are? One of our girls has had diarrhea for a few days and we just assumed it was because of the heat. We clean up their poop board every day and I just noticed these in their poop today. If it is worms. what do I...

Today I was checking my other girls' feet for bumblefoot since I have one that I'm treating and noticed that Chickie (my husband named her Chicken) has a broken beak. It's not broken all the way off but it is separated and sticking up a little. Is there anything I can do for her? I would hate...

My sister found this in the coop this morning. So far all five of our girls have been acting normal, eating, pooping, etc. We've been getting at least four eggs from our five girls but we're only getting one blue/green egg a day from our 2 EEs. One had laid eggs all winter just like the other...

We've been having lots of rain here in South Carolina and my chicken run is starting to smell. The run is covered but the rain does blow in sometimes from the sides and also because my backyard slopes and if it rains heavily, it will run through. I've read on Chicken Chick that she prefers...

Well, they're just about through with their molt and one of my EEs (I think it's Sassy) is getting her egg laying back in order! These are the eggs she's given us within the last two weeks! In the order they were laid. I love those girls!

We have two EEs and they are at the bottom of the pecking order mainly when they are eating. Otherwise, the 5 hens get along fairly well. My sister found this under the roost this morning when she went to clean the coop and said that the shell was hard but thin. I have noticed that both EEs'...

Today while taking care of some bumblefoot problems, I noticed the abdomen area of one of my chickens. This is the hen that was broody a little bit ago, would that be the cause of her loosing feathers?

Our Speckled Sussex went broody about a week ago, I, unfortunately did not put her in a broody cage (dog cage) until 2 days ago. I worry about everything and was wondering if she will get enough exercise if she has to be in the cage for longer than a week?

Willie, my Welsummer laid both of these eggs today and they are very small. The smallest one is the size of a robin's egg and was in the nest box with the other four eggs. The slightly bigger one was in the run with a little peck hole on it. Since spring she has laid four normal eggs. She...

I had this on another's post and realized I was pirating so I started my own thread... Two of my girls just started to molt a few days ago. Being in South Carolina, it doesn't get drastically cold here just when we have wind chills. I have sand in my coop and deep litter in the run. I really...

Awhile back, I had a question about my Welsummer's (Willie's) comb that was once straight and had fallen over. Now, going back to end of October, early November...for some reason the other girls decided to start picking on Willie's comb and she developed a sore on both sides (I checked for...

We have 5 chickens, three are 9 1/2 months old and the two EEs are 2 weeks younger. We went from 3 to 4 eggs a day to one and that is from one of the EEs. I know why and I'm pretty sure I know who is laying it. Anyhow, that's not my question. The three older girls went through a mini molt...

I have 5 chickens, a Welsummer, 2 EEs, a Speckled Sussex and a SLW. I know that because of the length of the sunlight they are laying less but we still have been getting one to three eggs every day. These are from the EES, Sussex and the SLW. My Welsummer hasn't laid an egg in about three...

I know I read this on here before but searched and cannot find it. My sister went out to take care of the girls this morning and found an egg, it was ice cold. We put it on the counter with the other eggs, will it be okay or should we have refrigerated it? It was laid last night after 6:00...

The first picture is the front of the coop and faces south. We keep the girls' door open all the time. The human door and the two window stay open unless it is cold in the evening, which it has the last three nights. There are two long open areas on the east, north and west sides and a window...

I want to lime whitewash the inside of our new coop and am having a confusing time trying to find what I need. I read where I need hydrating lime or calcium hydroxide NOT dolomitic lime nor calcium carbonate, aka garden lime. Okay, so I go to TSC and can't find what I need. I tell the sales...

My husband built a larger coop for our five chickens that I want him to paint with lime on the inside. He doesn't want to wait until I go buy the lime, he wants to move the coop into the run and then spray the lime afterwards. Is this safe for the girls? TIA!

I'm not sure I have this in the right forum because it doesn't seem to be a disease or injury, at least I don't think it is. This is my chicken, Willie on 9/6. This is her today. Is her comb normal? This just started a week and a half ago. She's fine otherwise and nothing such as food...

My sister found this in the coop this morning. None of the chickens are acting sick and they are only 6.5 months old. Is this EYP? She said it looked like a scrambled piece of egg, when she slit it open it looked like runny yolk. Can this happen in young chickens? They are all laying though...

We've had our chickens since late April and I've never weighed them. They were eating the grower food and recently we integrated laying crumbles (at 18 weeks). They don't free range but we give them greens a few times a week and they have grit and oyster shell available. Admittedly, they were...