Two weeks ago, my SO and I noticed that one of our chickens wasn't feeling well. It turned out to be a case of a lash egg, and consequently salpingitis. We began treatment with antibiotics on the day we discovered it, and we have been continuing the treatment since then (as instructed, for a...
Hi Everyone. I just bought a new young hen from my local farmers market in France. She was in a crate labelled “Marans” with similarly colored/marked hens (and a rooster) but I chose her because of her smaller size and well-shaped comb. The others had rather large combs that flopped over. The...
Just to be clear, I understand it is probably too early to tell what sex these dudes are, I have my guesses, but I'm a total noob when it comes to chickens. I'm mostly curious what this chicken (chicken #1) really is because I have a feeling like "azure" isn't actually a recognized breed.
I...