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Hello, So, I have a lovely 11yr old backyard SLW, but she’s had a hard year. Back in August, she had extreme balance issues. We figured it was vitamin deficienty and kept her on them for over a month until she was somehow back to normal. However, last week I saw something new. Her left leg...

Hello, I have an 11 yr old SLW hen who has had a rough last two weeks. She has been very off balance and frequently tumbling into her right side. Any task is hard as she either falls or loses her balance. Due to the advice of a member on a pervious post, we speculated that she was vitamin...

Hello, so, I have a lovely 11 year old SLW who is one of the healthiest little hens out there. Never has had the slightest illness or a speck of bumble foot. I’ve gotten a bit close to this old gal, I have to say. Over the years shes slowed down but once or twice a week I find a soft shelled...

Hello, Hope everyone's doing alright with this mess going on :) Around two weeks ago, I noticed one of my 5yr EE hens was a bit lethargic. After inspection, I concluded she had a bit of sour crop- no big deal since we've treated it countless times and have all of the necessary medicines. Gave...

Hello, I have a hen who I found today had some lumps all over her legs. I’m pretty sure it’s not bumblefoot, since it’s on the leg itself, so I was curious of what it is. Hen is currently in molt and is older (4). I haven’t seen anything like hers before and google images weren’t helpful. It’s...

Hello, Just today, I noticed one of my Cinnamon Queens of five years acting a bit weird. After a few quick inspections, I brought her inside, thinking a crop issue. She (reluctantly) ate the nystatin, probiotics cheese mixture. Afterward, she seemed to be straining as if to poop or lay an egg...

Hello! My name is Ellie, and welcome to my flock's journey. I live in a small town in upper New England with currently twelve hens. I've owned chickens for over 10 years, and a lot of stuff has happened in that time. Fisher cats to Marek's disease, I've seen it all. I created this thread for...

Hello! I was on vacation a bit ago and on my journey, I went a little ways to go to Plimouth Plantation. There was a small little flock of six hens and one very sweet rooster in the Pilgrim village. I could identify the hens, for I am pretty good at breed guessing, but I absolutely flop at...

Hello, First of all, I really am sorry to ask the strangest question on earth. but, it's kinda been driving me crazy for a month, and today I've decided to ask. (Google was not helpful) But, is there such thing as chickens having a dominant foot? For example, when scratching dirt, I have...

Hello! Just want to say, I have dealt with a lot of sick chickens, but I have never had these symptoms. Gracie is a 4-year-old backyard wheaten EE. I have never had any of my EEs get sick before, they don't overeat, so the chance of gleet or sour crop is very low. Yesterday I noticed her...

Hello everyone! Just was outside taking pictures of the signs of spring today when I fell upon a sad sight. I saw a fluffy head of a baby bunny laying on the ground. No blood, no body. I didn't move it but I didn't see any scratches. RIP little bunny. But with eight backyard hens and six...

This is Felicity, a 9wk old Easter Egger/Americana with no muffs. S/he does have roundish feathers and a pale comb but are those saddle feathers.... eek. I believe s/he is a pullet, but not sure and would like someone to verify. Thank you so much!

Hello! My family got six Americanas (really easter eggers) day-olds 8 weeks ago. One of them, who we call Jasmine had muffs and beards, but none of them else did. Later, two other chicks got muffs, Leia and Jessie. We still have three chicks with no muffs, which is a little strange. For a...