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My Salmon Faverolles hen, Fleur, has been recovering from a hard molt and being bullied. She's almost three. She has not been able to preen or dustbathe. Yesterday, I went to clean her bottom and discovered she was infested with poultry lice. I isolated her. Fortunately I had Elector PSP on hand...

I unexpectedly got a Lyonnaise pullet ( :fl ) and cannot find much information about the breed, even on BYC. Anyone out there who has a Lyonnaise? Here's a so/so photo. I'll get better pics soon.

My 2 1/2 year old Salmon Faverolles, Fleur, had a hard molt in November and never fully recovered. I separated her from the flock so they didn't bully her. She's back in the flock (all is peaceful), eating and drinking, but has limited range of motion. Her tail droops. She can't raise her wings...

I have an 11 week old cream legbar pullet named Thistle. She's been with me about 2 1/2 weeks. Starting this morning, she is lethargic with a swollen right eye. She often closes her left eye and stands/sits still. I gave her 1 ml of Nutridrench this morning (by syringe) and water with...

So here on the east coast we've got a big nor'easter on the way tonight. My flock is secure and have enough food if I can't dig them out right away. I'm mostly concerned about losing power, but we do have a generator. We may get 18".

Poppy (avatar picture) was found getting badly pecked by two flock mates today. My husband separated her and saw a lot of blood. I cleaned her up, then was very surprised by the wound. It's at the top of her left thigh. No other wounds. Leg is working and she can bear weight on it. The other...

Today my husband saw one of our girls (Gigi-14 months old.) sitting on an egg in the nest, then saw blood splattered all over. When I got home, the nest looked like a crime scene! We examined Gigi and she looked fine, except for dirt all over her nares and beak. (Vent looks normal.) I gently...

My girls are excavating mulch beds for earth worms and are eating lots of them. I know there's a risk of parasites, but is should I be concerned they eat too many worms? I haven't been concerned because they'd be eating then if they were free ranging. They do get proper chicken feed.

This is Poppy who started laying medium sized light tan eggs last week. Thought she could be Icelandic, but she doesn't have the crest. (The farm she came from raises numerous breeds, including Icelandics.) Poppy now (about 24-26 weeks) Poppy at about 16-18 weeks

I will admit this is a strange topic that may be uncomfortable, but it's been a question for me the last few years. Why did we stop saying "death, dying, dead" and start saying "passed, passing, and passed on"? I know (in general) our American culture is uncomfortable talking about death. The...

I have an Omlet Eglu coop and attached walk in run. I'm very happy with them. (so are my girls!) Omlet provides a good conversion kit to attach the Eglu and run. However, I wanted to maintain the original coop door instead of the smaller opening in the conversion kit. Below are two videos to...

Since I joined BYC, I've noticed that (most of the time) when I hit the "Like" button, it's the only option. Occasionally, the pop up box with multiple options (laugh, heart, etc.) will open and I can choose. Am I missing something?

We had a foot of snow last week and anticipate 2" - 3" of rain tomorrow and Friday (Christmas day). Plus it will get to 60 degrees, so a perfect recipe for flooding. I have a covered run, 80 square '. Has 6" of deep litter mulch. It's on a slight slope, so I built channels to divert rain away...

I just brought home a pullet I thought was a Favaucana. @OhZark Biddies took a look, and suggested she may be an Icelandic. The farm she came from does have Icelandics, so it's very possible. She won't be laying for a while, but her egg color will help me figure it out. In the meantime, are...

I bought a string of solar powered LED holiday lights and decorated the run. Cost under $20 and I can't stop giggling. :lau They flash, alternate colors, etc. Chicken asleep in the coop, so they'll never know. ;)

Oliver is a 13 week old cockerel, vaccinated for mareks, who was supposed to be a pullet. (I know, not very original.) I have a small flock and I really like my neighbors, so I hope to find him a new home. He's assertive, but not aggressive. There's a mature hen in the flock who keeps him in...

Oliver is a 13 week old cockerel who was supposed to be a hen! (Yes, we all know this story. 😉) He's part of a small flock (including one mature hen who keeps him in line). I really like my neighbors and can't ask them to tolerate a rooster, so I hope to find him a home where he can express...

Olive is a 10 week old Easter Egger that I've had for two weeks. Olive is the most aggressive of my flock of five and has spent a couple of days in chicken jail for pin feather pecking. The older hen, Rhaega, keeps Olive in line. I suspect Olive may be a cockerel because: Red comb, mild...

A few of you may know I rented hens this summer to see if I wanted to get my own flock. That day has arrived! Chicklandia is the new Omlet Eglu and walk in run. Heading the flock is Rhaega, a mature hen rehomed with me. (Thanks, @zyzzyr) Cricket is a Whiting True Blue, about 8 weeks old. She's...