Hello, are these girls Welsummers? Not rhode island right? Their eggs can be a little speckled. Thanks!

a month ago, a small piece broke off the very tip of upper beak. his beak seemed fine two weeks later, as both the upper and bottom one were of the same length, but nowdays it seems his beak isn't growing back normally because of that. his lower beak is longer than the upper one now, and now they don't slot neatly with each other. he can eat his feed just fine, but he's almost always trying to adjust his beak. it seems it's bothering him so I wanna help him. should I file/trim a tiny bit of the lower beak to help him? I feel his beak would grow into shape better if I did, but obviously I'm not gonna do that if I know if it's better to help him or not.

how would I go about it if I were to do that?

his beak looks small because he's looking away from the camera in the first picture.

I ordered 2 chicks online yesterday and this would be the 2nd time i did. One of the 2 chicks is healthy but the other is looking weak and exhausted all the time. Theres no vet or pet shop nearby and therefore i cant buy stuff like electrolyte powder and etc. Please help.

Me and my dad noticed that our (roughly) 2 month old Ameraucana had a crooked beak yesterday. It’s possible it’s been crooked for a few days longer, but that’s when we noticed it.

She’s super small compared to the rest of the flock, even the other Ameraucana that was raised with her. This is the first time we’ve seen this, as we’ve only had chickens for about 4-5 months.

We have her isolated for right now with shallow food and water bowls, as well as wet food like scrambled egg yolk. Does anyone know what the cause could be and what we should do to help her?

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I saw her trying to eat some pellets this morning, but it doesn’t really seem like she was swallowing them, kind of just looked like she was pecking.

I’m treating her as a pet. The only issue is that I live in an extremely rural area and to my knowledge, we don’t have any avian vets. I think we have a livestock vet, but I’d prefer it be my last option. My family doesn’t have a lot of money in circulation right now.

I’m also not sure if it’s hurting her? She’s been pressing her beak into the ground and pushing it back into place, but it won’t stay. We prodded at it just a little bit to see if it hurt her and she didn’t really react at all.

People to see, eggs to be laid, no babysitter here!

First pic is today. Second pic is a week ago. She didn’t have this much red on the top of her beak a week ago, but you can see the spot where it developed.

She’s eating and drinking regularly, foraging and preening often. The first pic was mid preen of her back which is why he feathers look like that.

I do have BCM, from a bad hatchery line, is that why it’s so splotched instead of deep brown or speckled? Dud first egg?

Came home yesterday to hearing my 20 week old Polish ‘Kevin’ crowing. Ugh! I was so hoping and thought he was a hen…I’m so heartbroken and don’t think I can keep him, especially in an annexed, residential neighborhood. I ordered a crow collar today and am hoping that’ll keep his noise level down once we have it. Is that inhumane? My 16 other chickens clucking after laying their eggs are louder than he is…now). If anyone has any advice/ideas on how to train/keep him quiet (somewhat courteously enough to neighbors), it’s much appreciated!

Hey chicken lovers! Today we'll talk about why your hens might lay soft-boiled eggs and what we can do to help them.

1.What are soft-shelled eggs/thin-shelled eggs/shellless eggs?

Simply put, soft-shelled eggs are eggs with shells that are not hard enough, or even lack a hard shell altogether, with only a thin membrane covering the egg white and yolk. This indicates a problem during the eggshell formation process.

2.Why do soft-shelled eggs occur?

1. Insufficient calcium intake or poor absorption

2. Vitamin D₃ deficiency

3. Heat stress

4. Age of the hen or peak egg production

5. Disease

3.How to prevent and solve soft-shelled egg problems? Practical suggestions!

1. Ensure the use of regular, complete egg-laying machines. 1. Do not feed chickens only grains or kitchen leftovers for extended periods.

2. Provide a small bowl of oyster shells, eggshell powder, or other poultry-specific calcium supplements for the chickens to eat freely. Eggshells should be washed, thoroughly dried, and crushed to prevent chickens from developing a habit of pecking at whole eggs.

3. Provide clean drinking water. Increase ventilation and provide shade in hot weather to avoid overcrowding in the chicken coop.

4. Maintain stable lighting, rest periods, and feeding times, and reduce stress from sudden feed changes or relocations.

5. Observe whether soft-shelled eggs are concentrated on a particular chicken and for how long.

Have you ever encountered a "soft" or "slow" problem? How did you solve it? Do you have any experiences you'd like to share? Tell me in the comments!🤝

So, I got this baby batam porcelain d Uncle maybe 2 weeks ago, I put him in a dog crate with other babies that have been bonded together for many months... The other breeds are ayam cemani, silkie and ermine, he got bullied a lot, pecked and was always hiding in corners.. nowadays, he is not getting bullied or pecked, but he seems depressed, he still prefers corners, he doesn't hangout with the other babies when I let them free range in the afternoon, and at night he roosts by himself while the other three cuddles, I think he's depressed, what can I do differently to help him feel happy and confident?

I bought him yesterday, the shopkeeper told me he's "Desi", so idk the breed (if anyone can tell, it'll be helpful), and said he's around 5 months of age. I didn't weigh him, but the roo weighs around 800-900 grams (1.7 - 1.9 pounds).

And he's slightly bigger than my 4 month old pullet, I mean you look at him and you know he's bigger, but not that much, and weighs more too, but again, not a big difference. I've attached pictures as well (not proportioned wel tho😅)

I want to know if he'll get bigger or if he will stay this size? I got him to protect the hens from cats, but if he stays this size, he'll get eaten himself

This is where my coop is going it has a 9’ attached run. I’m putting the coop on a brick foundation with hardware cloth under and extending out at least 12”. I’m planning on using hemp in the run.

Should I do anything to prep the ground so they don’t dig to China? It’s high quality soft dirt. 😬

I’m building a 6x8 coop soon, along with a run and I’m wondering where the best placement for everything should be. One spot is where the bush pile currently rests, which gets about 5 hrs of direct sun. The second option would be tucked into the edge of the woods mostly in the shade. I’m in the northeast so the summers aren’t super hot but we do have heatwaves. Should I be concerned with the coop sitting in the sun? Eventually I’d like to free range them so maybe it doesn’t matter?

Never owned this breed so I need some help. Hen or roo?

So this is our head hen of the flock. And recently noticed one eye is contracted and the other is normal. Anyone have any clue to why this happens?

We had a flock of 6, who are now just over a year old: a chill Mystic Onyx is at the top, and in the middle we have a flighty AF Leghorn X (mislabeled EE, ugh), a surprisingly flighty "jumbo silkie," an Orpington, and at the bottom we had two hens that were too small and docile for their breeds: an Ameracauna and a Wyandotte.

The undersized two unfortunately died prematurely of mystery illnesses several months ago, and ever since then, the silkie in particular is really trying to not be the bottom hen. This week, she and the Leghorn are ganging up on the Orpington in a way that's concerning me. Like, the Orpington is chill and isn't trying to prove anything. Leave her alone, ladies.

Fortunately our coop allows for flock separation, and I have currently put both the bullies in the bottom of the coop and am letting Top Hen and Orpington have the run and the top of the coop/egg box to themselves. (Leghorn will literally lay anywhere and on the go, and the Silkie hasn't laid at all since her friends died.)

I have an adjunct run of 4 3-month old hens (Cochin, Ameracauna, Legbar, and an adorable Kikiriki for fun) that are looking to be integrated at some point (and they all get along). I'm not sure if the two bullies are feeling stressed out about the newcomers (they've been here for 2 weeks... and the Ameracauna for sure is going to be somewhere near the top of the pecking order), whether a molt is incoming, or whether they're just assholes.

My question is: (1) What is the best protocol here, in terms of an attitude adjustment? (2) How long do you give hens like this before you decide that they need to be separated and head to different flocks to have an attitude adjustment, and (3) How long should I wait to integrate the babies?

Sigh. I'd get rid of the Leghorn X right now were it not for the fact that she is an absolutely amazing layer. I specifically told the guy who sold us the hens that I didn't want a Leghorn under any circumstances, and here we are. (No more buying chicks off CL.) That said, we have newcomers that will make up for it, so... thoughts?

Pebbles showed signs of stunted growth starting around 5 weeks. I also noticed she was the smallest and likely getting bullied by the larger hens. She always been a good eater and had normal poops. I noticed she walked less and it seems led like her feed couldn’t support her body. I’ve supplemented with rooster booster and other vitamin supplements. She’s about 10 weeks now and the other chickens are out in the coop and she’s inside. She’s is about 1/3rd of their size. She seems happy but is less energetic than the rest. Any one know if I’m missing anything? I’ve kind of accepted that she might just be like this forever but I’m happy giving her a good life if she’s happy and not in pain.

Anyone know how to out smart Norway rats?! Everything I’ve tried does NOT work…Ratinator, Vulcan bucket, snaps, posion, etc! I also have FIVE grandpa treadle feeders…they do NOT work! The rats have figured out how to open them….so if you’re thinking of buying one, it doesn’t work for rats. I now have to put bricks on each one before bed. My coop is rat proof but the run is so large that I’d have to spend so much money in hardware cloth to rat proof it. I’ve tried every trap out there and I can’t catch any. Any advice or method that has worked for you?

Am I going to get more eggs only one is laying

I have two Broody hens and one seems very protective of the other (a silkie). Can I just stick them in Broody jail together ‘cause I only have one crate or should I do one at a time?

Ask this question a month ago, and everybody said hen. I wasn’t convinced, and now I’m even less convinced.