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  1. Y

    What breed of chicken is this?

    Does anyone know what kind of chicken this is? He’s a young rooster about 4 months old
  2. B

    chickens won't go in their run

    I have a chicken coop that has a tunnel that connects to their chicken run. My chickens are pretty much at the end of their molt season but some still are molting. I noticed a mouse that ran through their chicken run about a few weeks ago. There was a blue plastic kiddie pool i used for the...
  3. Candiru09

    Chicken breed identification help

    Does anyone have any idea what breed of chicken this pullet is. I bought her as a chick and was told she was a BBW turkey. However she definitely is not, so I was wondering what type of chicken she is.
  4. Candiru09

    Chicken or Turkey

    (This is my first post on here, sorry if it's long) So about 8 weeks ago me and my dad bought a broad breasted turkey from Family Farm and Home because it was the only one there and the lady working there reeeealy wanted someone to take it. So we got it for 50 cents. But uh fast forward 8ish...
  5. R

    Chicken Found Dead with Blood in Beak/Throat

    Hey BYC, I'm new here. We rescued 7 ex-commercial hens in March and have been delighted by how they've thrived here with us, but today we lost our first one in a way I can't figure out. They free range in our front & back garden. Today towards the end of the day we found a hen dead on the...
  6. W

    Reintegrating a healed bird!

    Hello, I am a relatively new (about 2.5 months) keeper of 3 rescue battery hens (Frenchie, Dolly and Ginger) . Unfortunately, Frenchie suffered a minor sprain to her foot a few weeks ago. We have kept her separated in a dog crate that is elevated and out of the way of the other two, but they...
    • WaywardRoz
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  7. Sydnicst

    7 m/o Hen Heavy Breathing, Fever?

    1) Whitings True Blue, 7 months old, 3lbs 2) Behavior: Heavy panting and standing with wings away from body and droopy tail, less active than normal, possible fever? She makes strained/pain noises when defecating. It's not hot here right now, so panting is abnormal. Also has bumblefoot, which I...
  8. PeeppeepXO

    what kind of rooster is this?? he was born around christmas

    what kinda roo is he? first rooster i’ve ever had. aggressive but great protector. anyways, i had his egg and hatched him sooo idk what kind of bird he is or mixed with. please tell me your best guess! thanks! and his cock a doodle dos are LOUD
  9. kichimiangra

    I have a torn up chicken and it's getting cold outside...

    I have a bird from a small flock of 4 that hasn't been added to the big flock yet because one of their ranks got torn up by the others. It's not the first time something like this has happened in my decade of raising chickens so getting her back up and healed was nnot an issue and she recovered...
  10. PeeppeepXO

    male or female chicken? two brown, one gray and one black w/other colors

    male or female chicken? two brown, one gray and one black w/other colors please lmk or best guess !!!!
  11. BrooksideHomestead

    Free Sweet Bantam Roo – 13 Weeks Old (Massachusetts)

    This is Pickles, my 13-week-old bantam rooster. I raised him from a chick, and he’s been well cared for with lots of love. Unfortunately, he and my established rooster are not getting along, and my hens have made it clear they won’t accept him. For his safety and happiness, Pickles needs a new...
  12. TurGoosen

    My hen has beef with the dogs

    I’m not sure why. And I’m not sure how to fix it. I have a blue sapphire hen who’s around a year old. She’s not aggressive to any other birds, animals, or people. She just for some reason hates my younger dog. Both my dogs leave the chickens alone and she doesn’t have a problem with my older dog...
  13. K

    Sick chicken :/

    Hello all, I am new to this website as well as raising chickens. Recently we got a chicken from a friend (about a month ago) and she seems to be the only one sick in my coop. I previously had cedar shavings in the coop that I switched to pine due to advice from tractor supply. My chicken has...
  14. A

    Chicken breed ID for one of my 17 week old chickens

    Hi everyone, I’d like help to identify one of my 17 week old chickens. She’s a girl so I’d just like help with the breed, I know all my chickens breed for a fact but not her. Thank you If personality traits help: she’s very friendly, the friendliest and very docile but very sassy and vocal
  15. KurtRyanGrehlinger

    Hey grehlins, meet Fluff Nugget!!!

  16. S

    My chicken hurt her leg, please help !!

    My white Leghorn who is just over a year has been limping. She recently came home with another one of my hens, who is fine, and when we got home she started limping and not walking very much, just laying down and using her wing to help prop her up. We have about a 15 min car ride and I’m not...
  17. Fallenone05

    What am I

    I bred a Blue Copper Marans to my flock. I know her mom is one of my pea combed hens, and that leaves me a couple of options; Buff Brahma Splash Oliver Egger mixes (2 different hens) Splash Brahma Green Queen mix Lavender Ameraucana A blue/red Easter Egger (idk how to describe her other than...
  18. S

    Help please!

    Can someone tell me what is going on with my sweet Fiona?
  19. Petra_Farms

    Keeping pigeons with bantys?

    I have a small banty coop with only two chickens in it right now, I was wondering what I should think about if trying to get a mixed flock with bantams and pigeons! Would the pigeons need a separate roosting/nesting area? I’m already planning on adding more perches for them that the chickens...
  20. G

    Blue Australorp losing feathers

    I have a 2 year old female blue australorp that has been losing her feathers. She is not one to be bullied. Does anyone know why this might be happening?
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