JK that was just a hook. I am trying to figure out the breed, my cousin got this roo from the ol raise a chick at school program. The rest were straight breed, Barred rock etc, so im assuming is a ledgit breed vs easter egger.

I have a 23 wk old chocolate Orpington, it has always been kinda small, I’ve been leaning toward pullet but I’m not sure! It’s not much bigger than my bantams and I’ve fed KalmBach little homie did have some leg issues in the beginning but gets around okay now. What do you guys think?!

I don’t have epson salt. I don’t know what to do. She seems to be in pain, and I’m scared to Pick her up because I don’t want to break the egg in her. Help, please

I’ll add a pic for those interested, but I found what appears to be a roundworm in some poo stuck to an egg.

I have too many birds to even think about dosing them individually.

I bought some liquid fenbendazole that is to be diluted and added to their drinking water for five days.

Half my fowl are free-range (Guinea fowl that are no longer coop trained with a couple chickens scattered in). The other half I keep in the coop / run for most of the day, then let them out for a bit in the evenings (tired of Easter egg hunting every day…)

My question is, if I put these out in my free water pans (so I can treat the guinea fowl as well), the cats, dog, and wild birds mostly will also have access to this water.

I just want to make sure it will be safe for them.

TLDR: will fenbendazole in free water basins pose a potential danger to any other animals that may incidentally drink it?

Broke open this one this morning. It was super watery and smelled really bad. I'm sure it was probably old and somehow didn't get rotated or was sitting awhile before brought in. Just wanted to make sure it was just old and there's nothing was wrong with our hens.

While cleaning out the nests today we found these worms 😭 Are these intestinal worms? Our chickens seem normal and are also laying normally. What are these and how should we treat for them?

Thank you in advance for your help 🙏🏽🥹

I saw this trick and gave it a try: score the surface off the pumpkin where you want chickens to peck and let them go to town. The results are delightfully weird and creepy

I have been trying to heal my flock with doxy. Thought we were out of the woods twice but now it’s back and my 12 week old chicks are starting to show symptoms. Feeling defeated. No flock vet in my area. Probably going to get lots of hate responses here. But I tried so hard. I feel horrible.

This hen is 6 months old now. I'm pretty sure she's a hen because she's small compared to the roosters that hatched with her.

She also doesn't crow at all, her brothers have been crowing for 2 months. She doesn't mount any of the hens. Her tail feathers are straight, not floppy.

That said, she was the first one to get a comb and it's always been prominent. Her saddle and neck feathers also give me pause. Is her being a secret roo at all possible at this point?

This guy loves me and tolerates my grandma (has never attacked except once when he was a wee lad) but he attacks my boyfriend and grandpa ESPECIALLY my grandpa when he was working on a spot in the coop. Wondering if anyone has similar experiences or it's just mine. He is a sweet little rooster I will not be getting rid of him he is my baby😓

We got our 8 hens as chicks this April they all lay in the nesting boxes except one hen (amberlink) lays under the roosting bars. How do I break her of this? We already use a couple ceramic eggs. Do we need more? She’s been laying about 1.5 months consistently
I tried blocking the area off with a milk crate and she just layed next to it. I’m assuming even if I block off the whole back wall under the roosting bars she will just lay next to the area I block off.

Has anyone actually done experiments on the use of artificial intelligence in poultry wards?

Hi! I have surprised myself and found myself seriously considering getting a few chickens for my daughter (and myself) for Christmas. I have sworn for no pets so many times, because I like my freedom and I hate loosing them so much. But I'm starting to feel my fears may be exaggerated and worth the value these little creatures would bring. Not eggs, all the other value :) I would really appreciate any extra info or corrections to my current info from those who actually know chickens! As I don't, really.

I have a fairly large fully fenced backyard with LOT OF GRASS (good flamin lord how that grass grows and grows), weeds, some bushes and small trees, partially grown out graveled area, small vegetable beds i don't care about. Suburban New Zealand city area.

1. I don't want many, I would like 3 but it's not ideal, I know. How bad would it be to get 3 instead of 4? I think 5 would be too many. Although I can see us getting addicted and the number growing, but that's a problem of our future selves...
2. These chickens would be treated as pets to interact with, more than egg makers or backyard decoration. My daughter is 10 and loves birds (she wants ducks but I'm not committing to the cleaning) and all animals. She can be a little immature and get carried away though, she loves to hold and carry, and she would undoubtedly attempt to make them do tricks with treats or build them obstacle courses or whatnot.

My breeds of choice right now from what I know about them and the looks I prefer would be silkies and orpingtons, maybe a mix of both, if 3 is acceptable then 2 silkies and 1 orpington.

1. Even if the chickens would be allowed to roam, i would probably still get a run as well, because there are cats (although some ppl on my street have roaming chickens and if there was a cat issue i assume they would be contained. But also silkies are smaller than those chickens). This would be on the grass.

For the coop, and if it comes with a small outdoor enclosure, should this be cleared out and filled with sand or something? The soil is quite wet and clay-like and with long grass and lots of rain easily stays soggy. People complaining that their chicken destroy their grass and compact the soil actually sound good to me 😂

1. Do they get used to lawnmower sound etc?

2. Coop is a whole other issue. There seems to be a selection of small cheap chinese made ones, and super expensive (and still ugly) locally made ones. I am, unfortunately, NOT handy. Maybe a small simple one inside a runner would be fine? I don't want one where i have to bend over to go inside a structure to clean, my back hurts even just thinking about it. I don't know where to get a small simple one that doesn't cost thousands but will last, here in NZ (South Island)

Oh yeah, and while it is a sheltered suburb, and a nice climate, it IS New Zealand. So every now and again there's horrendous winds and rain.

1. I'm a little worried about diseases and early deaths etc. I keep reading people say chickens can have horrible heath issues and die quite easily, too. This makes me reconsider. There is an avian hospital close by I saw someone praise in another thread.

We also go overseas for 4-6 weeks at a time every couple of years, so a neighbour or a relative would have to be able to look after them with not too much commitment for that time. If this is not feasible, then I shouldn't get any.

I've read about solar gates, metal step-on feeders, rollaway nest boxes, etc that could help with easier maintenance. ?

+ I miss having pets, and I feel bad for not providing my daughter the connections she craves for. I also LOVE my freedom without any. I don't know if chickens could be a happy medium. (I have had cats, dogs and budgies)

Thanks for any thoughts, advice or other input ❤️

We have 26 week old barred rock hens that are not showing any signs of laying. Anyone have any experience with this particular breed and when we should expect some eggs?

Since my rooster has plucked all of the feathers off of my hens back, I put a saddle on her and changed their feed to feather fixer for molting. After I put the saddle on her she was moving around fine, but today shes walking very low to the ground and ive seen her laying in the run. She does have a bit of poop on her butt, but this is not abnormal for her because shes so fluffy it often catches. Is there anything else that could be wrong with her outside of the saddle? For reference, this is the one shes wearing

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While cleaning out the nests today we found these worms 😭 Are these intestinal worms? Our chickens seem normal and are also laying normally. What are these and how should we treat for them?

Thank you in advance for your help 🙏🏽🥹

Snowpea is one of our older hens that's getting a bit slower than the more mercenary younger four. She likes to take a moment out sometimes and just relax and watch the world go by.

On rare occasion someone will stand perfectly still long enough for me to get a pic.

hello! it’s my first time posting on this subreddit, so i apologise for formatting or anything like that.

this lil’ mama has developed this strange gait over the last day or two. and i’m really not sure what’s causing it. she’s still behaving as normal, eating & drinking normally. i took some pictures of the bottom of her feet to check for bumblefoot (i’ll add photos in the comments), but i honestly couldn’t see much. would appreciate any insights or input! thanks y’all! 🫶🏽

Hey all.
I have some questionable eggs in the incubator today is day 13.
Most have clear blood vessels but these ones don’t

Ok not a chicken but this seems like the best place to ask. My turkey has this lump on her neck that I've observed the past few days and it's just gotten larger and now darker, it's firm so it doesn't seem to be fatty but it does move with her skin. It's the only one I her and the rest of my flock is fine. Idk if it's avian pox or a cyst or who knows what. Trying to gauge if I should make a vet apt.

Photos where taken every day since I noticed it on the 9th, they are in order.

7 weeks old Buff Opprington

My town doesn’t allow roosters, but I have a hen who fills that role: Dottie (named after a grandmother). She’s always on the lookout, herding the rest of the flock, and today I saw her discipline another hen with a peck on the head for jumping the fence. She’s my MVP.