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I’m so happy that it’s spring again, and so are my girls. I have two barred rocks and two barnyard mix bantams. They have a harder time in winter, and I’m not able to let them out to free range because of the snow, which they HATE. But now that it’s spring, they get lots of outdoor time to enjoy...

Hey guys, last Sunday I noticed that my Barred Rock, Rocky was limping, a really weird kind of limp where she raises her injured leg in the air and really high before putting it down and hopping on her normal foot. My first thought was Mareks, because we’ve had two birds die from it and I know...

Yuck! Just noticed today, they were moving, i’m assuming tape worms? what should i do for treatment? Must be available in Canada... I’ve heard pumpkin seeds are good? I’ll give them that until i know what medicine. Thanks

One of my Barred Rock mixes that we just got 4 weeks ago is often hunched by herself in a corner. She was perfectly healthy yesterday and the day before, and even today she was flying around and eating and foraging. it’s on and off with the hunching. She is vaccinated for Mareks disease and ILT...

Dont get me wrong, I love my chickens a lot, but lately they’ve been screaming their heads off all day everyday, like an egg call except louder and lasts longer. The leader and starter of this activity is my Barred Rock... she’ll scream until I go outside and let them out to free range. So...

i have to put my sweet girl Ruthy down. She has Mareks Disease and it’s just not a good life anymore. So yeah. We can’t go broomstick method. It was disturbing and scarred us all last time. We want it to be peaceful without her flapping around. We need someway to calm her down before. We had...

just discovered a large abscess/tumor on my chickens neck, and yes it is separate rom her crop, which feels normal. She is still eating and drinking, and acting normal. The large bump looks very clean and smooth, and has feathers on it. I will attach so,e pictures. What could be wrong? @wyor...

Lng story short, my chickens are Instagram Models. Enjoy: Happy new year!

hello all! So I have a Blue Jersey Giant, and she’s about 34 weeks old. Over the past week, she’s been losing a lot of feathers. But, when I look underneath, I see a bunch of pin feathers sticking up. So is this molting? What can I do to help her through it? A bit more protein? How would I...

so. Know a person that has been feeding her chickens a homemade feed for over a week, and they haven’t gone and gotten feed. I’ve tried to convince her to get proper feed but I’ll show you what she’s feeding and you could say f it’s bad or not. Turkey, egg, cilantro, lettuce, bread and green...

Just a little complaint about the constant rain we’ve been getting. My goodness! This morning it was dumping BATHTUBS, I swear! So anyways, I’ve learned that the coop needs a bit more waterproofing. Good thing I’ve got everything we need. Some nice thick plastic stream liner to go over the whole...

So I water my flock with nipple waterers, and I’m just wondering what to do in winter, when temperatures get to below freezing? Do we have to get a heated water? Is there a such thing as baterry powered, because the coop doesn’t have a power source and we don’t have long enough extension cords...

just noticed this today, my Jersey Giants comb is black in a certain part. It used to look like this: But now it looks like this: So I think that this part is missing: Is this a cut? Or frostbite? And more importantly, what can I do to help it heal? Tyanks! @Wyorp Rock @KikisGirls...

not for me, just for a friend. She got them as chicks in spring. She doesn’t know the breed, and there are a few others like her:

So I’m not sure how long chickens go in between laying eggs, or what is a safe maximum time without laying eggs, but Ruth our 24 week old Jersey Giant has not laid since Friday. She’s acting completely normal, she just hasn’t laid any eggs. I checked for Egg Binding but didn’t feel anything...

one of my barnyard mix bantams, Daisy, has somehow injured herself. She was normal this morning, but when I let them out into their free range pen after school today, I noticed that she was walking a bit strange and seemed more hunched up, but she appeared to be normal after I threw some cracked...

So BYC sent me the email for entering and I’m just wondering when they announce the winner unless they already have? I thought they were announcing it today (September 4th) but I also heard that the deadline for entering was today, but when I checked online it didn’t look like they were taking...

Well we got our first egg! It was laid by sweet little Buttercup the 18 week old mixed breed bantam, on top of the food container of all places! We think maybe it’s because our nest boxes were really low to the ground so I quickly built a new raised one this morning. Also it would make sense she...

Hey guys! I have 5 pullets and I'm pretty sure that two of them are pretty close to laying. One is a 19/20 week old Blue Jersey Giant and one is a 17/18 week old mixed breed bantam. The reason I think that they are close to laying is they both have red combs and wattles (especially Ruth) that...

Just wanted to share an article I recently wrote on a no-waste feeder. I’d really appreciate it if you would go check it out! https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/simple-effective-diy-no-waste-feeder.74215/