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Both my polish roosters have broken beaks. The only thing I can figure is they are getting it caught in the hardware cloth. Any suggestions?

I have a 1 year old Buff Orpington hen that is acting strangely, she is panting and clicking in a way that sounds like a goose, she has an abnormally large belly, I have tried to drain it but nothing comes out but digesting food, she is a chicken that is usually heavy, but is extremely light...

I have a 4 week old polish chick that is having some sort of leg issue. She still runs around but lays a lot more than others. Any idea? Deform from birth?

6 week old got her beak stuck somewhere 🤷🏻‍♀️. Was bleeding sprayed with vetericyn and separated her. She keeps crying. I feel bad for her. How long before she can be put back with the others?

I have a broody hen for about 2 weeks. Tried putting babies under her she sat for a few minutes then got up. When she laid back down the babies wouldn’t go under her, and she did nothing. How do I know if they accept each other?

I have a 4 mo old rooster limping with no apparent injuries. Do I cage him separately or let him stay in coop? What else can I do for him?

My 14 week old rooster is plucking feathers from hens and eating them. This is only when they are free ranging. So it’s not a crowded thing. Any help

Hi I am having an issue integrating my 6 hens and 1 rooster with my older flock. The littles are 14 weeks. The older ones range from 4 years to 7 months. They all free range fine no real problems. I put them together at night but when I check on them in the morning the littles will not go out in...

This little lady is 3 mo old. She came to us with a watery eye. I’ve been putting antibiotic ointment in it off and on. Now her face on that side only is very red. Does anyone have any feedback or info on how To help her?

Hi I’m wanting to add my young flock with a young rooster to a already established flock of hens. I’ve already noticed he is acting protective of the littles. Any ideas would be awesome.

I have a 5 week old chick that has an eye that “I’ll say waters” It’s been that way since she was a day old. It’s not bubbly and she or the others have no other symptoms. Any suggestions would be awesome.

My flock was attacked by a fox while free ranging (my coop is very secure, I went into the house to help my daughter. This was in the middle of the day.) This is the first attack in almost five years. Anyway he killed 8 and took 1, 12 are fine and the last one got away by jumping into the pond...

Hi i have these 2 6 week old's. They appear to have 2 different types of combs. I fairly new to this so my question is does this have something to do with sex of the bird? The first 3 are 1 bird and the next 3 are the 2nd.

HELP !!! Hi i have a 2 year old hen (was told it was a comet but she doesnt look like a comet) with a prolapsed vent. Have been trying for 3 days to put back in. But it will not stay in. Have soaked in warm water, cleaned,applied preperation H. Nothing seems to be working. Is this painful for...

Hey all been awhile since ive posted. I have 11 chickens 5 Orph Buffingtons and 6 comets. All of the comets are missing the feathers on their heads. None of the Buffs feathers are missing any. It has been this way for about a year. I cant figure it out. I dont see any mites but i dont know what...

So this morning a rooster just showed up at my barn. I have 12 hens no roosters. I am assuming he does not plan on leaving any time soon. I really dont want a rooster i have never been around one. Not sure of anything at this point about him. He just seems to walk away when i go towards him. So...

can someone tell me if this feather loss is from mites?

Hi im new here. I was wondering if anyone can help me figure out why 1 chicken that use to be the nicest one. Now runs after and basically attack my 6 yo daughter. She also will get up and sit in her chair if my daughter gets up. Any advise would be great. Thank you

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? yes we got 13 (supposed to be 12) in april (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 13 (3) What breeds do you have? comets and buff orphingtons (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? searching (5) What are some of...