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I just found my sweet Silkie Fuzzbert dead in the coop and there’s no signs anything is wrong with her other than these lumps under her skin on her stomach. She was molting and it’s been hot, but not so bad that it should have been heat related :-( I’m just devastated 💔😢

Blossom is a 17 week porcelain d’Anver pullet Showed signs of feeling unwell on Saturday, July 1 laying down all day. Had warm swollen feet and legs. Started her on Enrofloxacin and Vaseline for the legs. By Wednesday, the comb and sinuses above the eyes were also swollen. I switched...

Our sweet rooster Ruby looks like this and we can’t find evidence of anyone else in the run having fought with him, but this looks like injuries from fighting? I have quail and seen many brutal pecking injuries, but never this bad with chickens so it has me concerned I’m missing something. Am I...

I have decided since I am now a full blown crazy chicken/quail lady, it is time to retire the prefabs and build more substantial coops. This will be my very first attempt and while it’s still not 100% from solid 2x4s, it will be much better and should give me the confidence to build a bigger...

This isn’t an emergency post, it is more for others who want to see what this looks like on a chicken. I finally have confirmation and just wanted to share. She (12 week old Lav Orpington) presented with one leg out in front of her and unable to walk on it and was very thin. As you can imagine...

I know bantam Cochins get combs and wattles pretty young, even the girls, and I know 5 weeks is probably still too soon but I like posting to ask anyway! :) Helps me learn! This is Brie, she was hatched 8/29 and came from my own bantam Cochins. She was an only chick her first week of life as...

Well I have a confusing Polish boy and I’m not sure what to do about him! So his name is Macky and he’s 13 weeks old and part of my 6 Tolbunts group. I gave him and his brother to my broody silkies, and kept the three girls and the tweener that ended up a boy…inside with me. This is relevant to...

Soooo I went to the Feed Store for FEED…but came home with a chick and no feed 😆😆😆 I have a chicken buying disorder 🤪😬 She (I’m pretty sure?) is just so pretty I couldn’t leave her at the store! But now I’m curious what she’s a mix of—so just for fun, I thought I’d see what others think! I know...

I got this sweet baby from a local breeder as a lavender Orpington. I was skeptical from the onset because I’ve seen enough lavenders to wonder about all the yellowy white fluff. Anyway, the barring is consistent enough I’m thinking lavender cuckoo?? Also, gender is confusing me so. It’s very...

I am wondering specifically about what happens when the rooster is a lavender cuckoo and the hen is solid lavender. I know the batting comes from the males…does this mean only the boys will be barred? Thanks! Also, to complicate things, the bird in question is supposed to be a lavender...

I know it’s too early, but wanted to have documentation for the future and others looking for gender help and/or clues! It isn’t cooperating with any of the usual things. It’s comb seems big for 4 weeks but hasn’t gotten pink it’s stayed mainly yellow unless flushed from running and flapping...

I just discovered tonight that my broody bantam Cochin hens have been stashing eggs. All the ladies have been laying in the broody box so it’s hard to find all the eggs! And I missed one apparently! I have 6 eggs that are clearly developing and they include an English lavender laced Orpington, a...

So I bought her today from someone that I tend to trust to know her chickens she raises, and she sold her as a true Ameraucana in blue wheaten coloring. I honestly don’t care what she is—she is beautiful and very sweet—but I posted pics of her on the Ameraucana Breeders Facebook page and they...

Hi there - I have a chicken with sour crop and I have some meds for myself that is a combo of both Nystatin and Triamcinolone and I’m unsure if the Tri portion of the meds is safe to include for the chicken? My son uses Triam for his eczema so I know it’s a steroid—which causes me to wonder how...

I just thought I would share, because I did not know BCMs could be frizzled! I got Ms Frizzle from a breeder who thought she had a bunch of barnyard mix chicks because some were frizzled so she assumed her Marans and Cochin had an mated. However, when I was talking to her and showing her all of...

All the chickens have been dealing with dry pox and I have a pullet that has lesions in her mouth so I’m assuming she has wet pox. Just a couple days ago, our boy Eevee started sounding crackly and looked to be struggling to breathe and it’s gotten worse each day. He also had very mild dry pox...

I know a picture would be more helpful, but this chicken will NOT stay still enough to get a picture. She is patient zero for all the health issues in my flock and brought MG and IBV to my flock and her immune system is a bit more compromised than everyone else in the flock. My issue is that...

In the past 7 days I’ve lost two chickens and now a third one is acting like he doesn’t feel well. I have been through the ringer of chicken illnesses and I’m starting to wonder if I’m just not meant to have chickens :-( I just love them and hate that I can’t keep them healthy all the sudden...

I have a few “barnyard mix” chickens and I’m wondering about my girl Ms. Frizzle and thought I’d ask to gain a better understanding of the frizzle gene. Her mother was a blue Cochin and there are several possible fathers. The mom was a normal smooth feathered Cochin. If I understand the...

Is this a clover mite? I think so, just making sure! Thanks!