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Our chicken was attacked by a hawk, we thought she was fine but a couple hours later discovered a bad gash. I believe what was visible was the “brisket” of chicken in meat terms. We treated her by cleaning the wound and stitching her up. She is sleeping inside in a dog crate. It is covered and...

We got our chicks in late april, and three of them (2 Cream Legbars, 1 Brahma) haven’t started laying. I’m less concerned about the brahma since from my experience they’re just plain weird and do whatever they feel like. The legbars, though? My last one did a great job of laying and was the...

My ~2 month old chicken has a little hard black thing on her beak, and it’s surrounded by flesh like it’s really… in there. I know scabs are usually raised but this thing is in her, kind of. I’ve tried just sort of rubbing it but it is absolutely not loose, I don’t even know what it is. I am a...

I’m a paranoid chicken mama and noticed this weird bump thing next to my (almost) 2 month old chicken’s eye. The first to photos are what it looks like, the third is the other side of her face for comparison. Is it anything to worry about? If so, what is it? I’m overly paranoid thinking it’s a...

Nearly two weeks old, she has had a slightly sour smell from her mouth for about a week now. We haven’t figured it out until now but it started a couple of days ago, when she tries to poop it takes her a while and her wings hand a bit, when she pushes she chirps like the strain hurts, although...

Our four or five day old chick is smelling like she has sour crop, her crop is empty atm. She was fine yesterday and isn’t acting any different, but all the remedies I find are for adults. Going to monitor if she’s eating/pooping. What should I do?

I just lost all of my birds to a mink. In the past I’ve also lost hens to foxes, one even died from a mysterious disease. I’m curious to know what other people have had the most trouble with. Select any of the things below that has killed a chicken of yours!

My lavender marans hen (fairly new breed) has this weird excess mucus in one eye that looks kind of like the third eyelid, she blinks it away a bunch. She has no respiratory issues or vision issues, at least as far as I know. I’m wondering if this might be a potential problem.

My light brahma hen has always been kind of strange- she sometimes lays her eggs in random places. We think she might do this because another hen has taken her nesting box. Well, today we found her egg right outside the coop. She had egg yolk and egg shell on her face and beak. We found the...

This is my chicken Miche and I don’t really know what breed she is! Out of our original chicken order, we did not identify the Olive Egger, Auracana, and Buckeye. She is 8 months old and is showing signs she will start laying soon. She is very light and short!

My ISA Brown is the only one in our flock. She's so nervous all the time. She basically has crippling anxiety and social anxiety, but in the cutest was possible. The other chickens will peck her and chase her, and she can't stand up to them. Even my Olive Egger will chase her away if it's a...

For some background info, I'm trying out raising backyard chickens to see how it goes. I have 6 chicks, all but two are different breeds. I have an Araucana, ISA Brown, Olive Egger, 2 Light Brahmas, and of course, a Buff Orpington. My chicks are only about a month old so I don't know if I...