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My rooster, MJ, has some frostbite on his comb. It has been -15 the last couple of days. I put him and a couple of hens in a heated shed that is about 45 degrees. Should I leave him in the shed until it gets warmer? Should I give him any medicine? He is shaking his head so I assume it...

I have an 8 month old hen that is rapidly losing her feathers on her head and neck. I have included a before photo from a month or two ago. Do this look like she is molting? I checked for mites and everything looked fine. If not molting what else could it be? Forecast calls for -15...

I have had wet spots in the litter box the last couple of days. Overnight video shows it all coming out of one hen named Yogurt. Yogurt is an easter egger. She stopped laying a couple of weeks ago. I assumed it was just the winter days but not I am worried something is wrong. Should I be...

Hello, It has been a rough couple of days. My vet suspects that my hen (named Stretch) has Mareks even though she was vaccinated for it at the hatchery. She is the chicken in the middle of the picture. Here are the particulars: 1) Stretch is a Speckled Sussex that is 6-months old. Per the vet...

Hello, I have a 15-week pullet that is opening her beak each time she inhales. Does anyone have any idea of what could be wrong? I am not having any luck finding a vet that will she a chicken. Please help

Hello, I posted pictures at 5-weeks and the consensus was 2 cockerels and 7 pullets. I definitely have 1 cockerel but not sure if I have two. I also know that in the prior pictures I didn't have all the breeds correct. Please help confirm. Also, I make a point to hold the cockerel...

I have nine 12-week old chickens. They all like to cram into the corner of the roosting bar at night. A few even sleep on the poop board at night. Would it help to shorten the roosting bar so the is a 1 foot gap to the wall on each end? It has been really hot lately so they are not...

I purchased day old chicks from Mt Healthy Hatchery. I ordered 8 but they sent 9. There was no indication of the breed of the bonus chick. I think it might have been a 2nd Speckled Sussex. They are now 5 weeks old. Do I have the breeds right on the pictures? Do any look like Roos...

Hello from Illinois, I moved further downstate in November to somewhere where I am finally allowed to have chickens. I currently have nine 5-week old chickens in the house. Got them as day old chicks in the mail. Ordered 8 different breeds and they sent one bonus chick. I can have roosters...