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I have a 2 yr old hen who has been on and off lethargic for several weeks now, beginning during a cold snap. She’s been losing weight just a little bit previously but now it’s really noticeable. I’m not sure what’s wrong or if it can be cured, but I’m trying to find out. 1) What type of bird ...

Today I went to check on my flock and I noticed that one of my hens has some grey-ish colored pustules on her face. After doing a bit of research, I believe it is dry fowl pox, but I wanted to check with some more experienced chicken people who have dealt with this before. My hen is just over...

Hey! I have two hens (about 1.5 yrs old) that both have no feathers in a little patch over/on their saddle area, where the back meets the tail. I’ve tried doing research but haven’t found anything very specific, and I didn’t see any bugs or anything like that (though I didn’t do a SUPER thorough...

Hey! I'm continuing my quest to learn chicken genetics. I want to know more about silkie, frizzle, and sizzle alleles, mainly the frizzle/sizzle ones. I know that H+/H+ and H+/h would be normal (non-silkie) feathering, and h/h is silkie feathering, but I don't know how the frizzle/sizzle...

I want to learn chicken genetics. I already know the ins and outs of dominant traits, recessive traits, codominance, incomplete dominance, and multiple alleles, etc, I understand them pretty well. I just have no idea how to jump into learning about chicken genetics, it seems very daunting. Do...

My main question: what should I include in a flock checkup and how often should I do it? I know that spotting problems before they become deadly is definitely a good idea, but I would like to know how! Thanks, have a great day!

I've been considering something... I might start a bantam flock this spring. I have several questions. 1. First of all, I have this old rabbit hutch that I was wondering if it would be good to repurpose to a bantam flock coop. I was wondering if (with a bit of modification, ofc) it would be...

EDIT: I found a good home for both roos. :) I have two Easter Egger roosters I’m looking to rehome. They are hand-raised, docile boys that were hatched in early June, so they’re just under 5 months old. They might add some colorful eggs to your flock! One hatched from a green egg, one hatched...

I’m looking to rehome an Easter Egger cockerel in the Charleston (SC) area. (Although I’m willing to drive him anywhere within a few hours’ drive). He is currently just over 4 months, we raised him by hand, and he has good temperament. I’m looking to rehome him, not give him to someone who’ll...

So practically all of my hens have bumblefoot, on both feet. (I'm working to be extra careful of not letting the bedding get too dirty/wet to prevent staph infestation). As I'm aware, bumblefoot is pretty common. Most of their feet aren't swollen/red, but I already treated one hen's bumblefoot...

Yesterday, September 4, was my one year anniversary of having chickens, AND my original girls' birthdays! So... happy birthday to Sabine the RIR, Cayenne the ISA brown, and Moon and Night the black mixed breeds! For their birthday, I decided to make them 2 little 'cakes'. They worked very well...

So I know chickens cannot physically vomit, but I don’t know how else to describe it. My RIR pullet (named Sabine) started having a weird problem when the weather got hot this summer. She always pants the most out of our girls, and when she drinks water her breath starts to sound gurgle-y like...

So I have two 7 1/2 week old EE chicks. One of them (Pearl) I think is almost 100% pullet. The other (Brook) I’m not so sure and I’m leaning towards cockerel. Brook seems much bigger than Pearl and his comb has been practically 3x as big as Pearl’s for a few weeks now, plus it’s kinda red. I’ve...

I have two 3 1/2 week easter egger chicks and I just wanted some opinions on how they’ll look as adults. It doesn’t need to be too accurate, but give a best guess. This is Pearl: This is Brook: I hope you like my broody’s little ones!

So have have 2 Easter egger chicks who I thought were female (wishful thinking though bc we hatched them out and have no way to know yet) but I noticed them displaying behaviors I didn’t remember at this age for my other older girls. I was looking at them this morning and they were...

So I'm raising two Easter Egger chicks (2 weeks old) under a broody pullet. She's doing really well, the chicks are too. Tonight it's been really rainy, flash flooding and several inches of rain have been pouring down for hours. The pullet and her chicks are outside in a special area separated...

I have a 7-month-old Rhode Island Red pullet who has me worried. Today I watched her and the flock, then noticed that she was walking around with her beak open and wings lifted from her body. I thought she was just thirsty and hot because it's sunny and 80 degrees, but she didn't want to drink...

I have five seven-month pullets. All five were laying each day for several weeks, then suddenly we have been getting only four eggs per day for about a week now. I'm not totally sure if it's the same girl that isn't laying because other people in my family have gotten eggs and aren't keeping...

I have a 6 1/2 month-old barred rock pullet and she seems way more reserved than usual. She is usually top of the pecking order, pushing her way around, and being spunky/energetic. Today I noticed her being pushed around by other chickens, and often staying in one place for a long time while...

So I have a chicken that's had diarrhea for 2 months now. She seems otherwise okay, completely normal, and eating plenty (I checked her crop in the night and then the morning after, it's filling up and emptying). Another one of my chickens recently started to have diarrhea. Again, she seems...