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Most of my chickens (even my 6mo old ladies) now have this discharge from their vents. Foamy, greasy, off white. This is the first I’ve seen of the foaminess. Usually just see the off white greasy/slippery discharge. Doesn’t smell like anything. My older birds have feather loss on their bums...

Marigold is one month old and will do this head shake (YouTube video link below) every few minutes. Any ideas? I’ve never seen this before. She eats fine (medicated feed) and is vaccinated. She gets outside time an hour a day. She’s with 7 other mixed chicks, mostly silkies. She eats and plays...

Tilly is 2 years old. She sounds awful! She’s making squawking noises when she breathes… but not stretching her neck out. She makes these noises when her beak is closed too. Lives with 6 other chickens, none of whom are making noises like this or are ill. Could something be stuck in her...

Two of my girls laid strange eggs today. The dark one is soft and the other is harder with a soft spot . It looks so strange. They have 16 percent protein layer feed, oyster shells and grit available at all times. The dark egg was laid only about 18 -20 hours after that chicken laid her second...

My cuckoo marans isn’t eating or drinking. She has clear/whitish watery stool. All of the other chickens are behaving normally. All she wants to do is sleep. I hand fed her a tiny bit of mash (regular feed and warm water) and a bite of scrambled egg. She is lethargic. It is 18 degrees Fahrenheit...

I know this has been done before, but I need some help with these. First time chicken owner/ I have 3 silkies, a buff (largest), white, and blue (smallest in size). Are they male or female? They are all 20 weeks and behave similarly. None have a large comb but the buff one does have some...

I’m a new chicken mom. I got the chicks this July and have 8 adorable (hopefully) pullets! 3 silkies (buff,white,blue) a bantam EE, an OE, a white EE, a leghorn and a cuckoo maran. The posts on this site have been most helpful and I am SO happy to be here!