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Hi All, I have a Black Australorp who is almost a year old. For the last few weeks she's been very slowly losing feathers and her back feathers are very frayed. Her chest also has dry skin peeling off, is bare, and is a bit red. She has feather loss on her neck, head, and chest. But has pin...

Hi All - We got three chickens exactly 10 months ago (March 2023) - a cream legbar, a blue australorp, and a black australorp. The black and blue australorps began laying in September and October, but the cream legbar has not started laying yet. She has a bright red comb, but doesn't squat. We...

I posted a few days ago about my 8 month old Black Australorp chicken named Sprout. I noticed a few days ago that she had an impacted crop. Huge, size of a baseball. I moved her inside, gave her oil, and have been making sure she is drinking water (electrolytes and a little bit of ACV) and also...

Hi, One of our hens, about 8 months old, was very lethargic on Friday morning. She's been separated from the flock and is staying inside with us since then. I noticed that her crop was hard, and the size of a baseball. She was acting normal as of Wednesday. The crop feels hard, but I can feel...

Hi all - So, I added three new chickens to my flock back in March, a blue Australorp ("Blue"), a cream legbar ("Ann"), and a black Australorp ("Sprout"). Sprout became the leader of this group, so much so, I've been worried she is a rooster. Due to the unpredictable weather, and the fact that I...

I've never been more confused by a chicken (9 weeks today). She/he developed wattles and a comb pretty early on, around 3/4 weeks. I was pretty sure this was a cockerel (as did many others). The comb and wattle color and sizes in the pictures below have been basically the same since the 6.5 week...

Hi Everyone, I am new to this breed and we have only one chick that is a 4 week old black australorp so it's hard for me to compare. I think this is a roo, but I am not entirely sure and would like some feedback / expertise on what others think. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I am trying to figure out if we have a rooster. We have a Black Australorp that will be 3 weeks old tomorrow. The comb seems to be growing faster than our Blue Australorp, and it looks like there are some wattles coming in. We've never had this breed so I am not sure if this is how...

Hi - we are considering expanding our flock with some Cream Legbars. I am reading mixed reviews on if they are cold hardy enough to tolerate New England / CT winters. In the winter we do have average temps in the teens, 20s and 30s during the day with drops at night into the teens. On occasion...

Hi All, I am still trying to determine if these three Buff Orpingtons are pullets or roos (they were sexed and were supposed to be pullets). These three BOs are 9.5 weeks old (Will be 10 weeks old around Tuesday or Wednesday). Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! See below...

Hi All, I am a new chicken owner. We recently got three buff orpington that are supposedly pullets. However, I think one or even two may be roosters. Does anyone have any opinions? Here are pictures of each at about 5.5 weeks old. Thank you!! Leslie (is the only one that has a pink / red to...