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Hi ! My silkie has been broody for about 2 weeks. She is a great mother and has hatched out chicks and adopted chicke in the past. I bought baby chicks today finally so I can pop them under her at night. I brought the chicks up to get some sun and to be on the grass. My silkie did not see them...

I've realised since yesterday my Australop roosters eye has been swollen (almost shut). Just one eye. I noticed today it had some pus coming out. I dont know if hes sick. Hes not showing any other signs, or if maybe my other rooster injured him? They do fight sometimes but nothing dramatic. I...

About a week ago I found an egg in my nesting box, that had no shell. I thought maybe one of my hens had laid an egg without the shell which I understand can happen sometimes. A day later I saw clear goop in the nesting box (essentially the egg without the shell or yolk). I didnt think much of...

Hi! I have a silkie that's gone broody. I do not want to break her broodiness as she is an amazing mother. Yesterday I moved her into a separate coop so she doesnt get confused with all the other eggs around etc. She just keeps walking around making her clucking sound and shes not accepting the...

Hi! The last week or so, my grey Australop hen has been screeching at me and even my husband and raising her neck feathers whenever I walk past her. Just to make it clear .. she is not in the nesting box when this happens. This happens when she is free ranging. I dont know if it happens when...

Hi! I'm curious how long hens usually stay in their nesting box before popping out an egg? How long do your hens take to do their business? I wonder if it varies a lot or if most hens spend roughly the same amount of time in the box

Hi all! The last 2 or 3 days I have realised that my 7/8 month old favorelle has been has been venturing off to "lay". She free ranges along with my other hens. But when I go to check her new spot, there are no eggs. I had a feeling she might have been egg bound.. because maybe she was trying to...

Hi! I have 2 Australop roosters that are about 5 months old. I have 19 other hens. I have realised that when my least dominant rooster hops onto a hen, the dominant rooster starts pecking at the poor hens face. I dont know if this is something i should be concerned about. There isnt any blood...

I have a 15 or 16 week old Australop. At first I thought he was a cockerel, but now I am beginning to think he could maybe be a she? I know the comb and wattle are big and bright, but I've never heard him crow or mate with my hens. My other australop who is the same age, has been crowing amd...

Thoughts on this 3 and a half week old chick? Smooth or curly haired polish frizzle? Sorry the photos arent the best

Hi everyone, 2 days ago I spotted that one of my barter browns toes were bent. Im sure this is new as Im almost positive I would have spotted it earlier if it was already there. Yesterday I saw a bubble on top of her foot. I am assuming she has bumblefoot. This would be my first time dealing...

Hi everyone! I have a silkie who i think is going broody, but what I wanted to ask is if she rolls an egg under her when i place it in front of her, is this a confirming sign of broodiness, or would any hen do this? I put one in front of my current broody, and she rolled it under her 10 seconds...

Hi! My silkie laid her first egg on Christmas eve. Her first egg was quite thin and brittle. She then laid her second egg roughly 2 whole weeks later. I just picked up from my coop what i believe is her 4th egg since christmas eve. I am confused as to why her eggs always look so strange. I...

I have a 7/8 week old black Australop who I suspect is a cockerel because this chicken is the largest of my babies. I just want confirmation :) Also do you think the black comb will change to red at some point or will it stay black? Dont mind the hen in the last photo. I think its very clear...

Hi, I have 6 australops that are 7 weeks old. I am starting to think that maybe 2 of them are cockerels. They have bright red combs and the combs are bigger than the other babies. One is a grey australop and one in a black australop. Hopefully these photos are helpful. They were free ranging...

Hi everyone! I have 6 black australop babies who have been housed in a separate cook with mama hen this whole time. Lately I have been letting mama hen out of the smaller coop to roam with other hens as she seems eager to rejoin the rest of the flock. Today I realised when I put mama hen back...

Hi, my barter white this morning was displaying all signs of being broody, but after a few hours she hopped off the nest and never came back to it. Is this normal for them to snap out of it so quickly and by themselves.

I have 6 baby chicks that hatched on the 7th and 8th of December. Two of those baby chicks have noticeably longer wing feathers and a little tail. I know they are only very young but I cant help but think that this is a very clear indication that I will have 2 roosters among my 6 babies. What do...