JJ is the friendliest chicken we've ever hatched, and we have no idea why 😄. She's mostly Bielefelder, Jersey Giant and Favril.

These are my neighbors chickens btw.

This is our chicken and lately she looks and feels to have lost weight- I can feel her chest bone. What could be wrong with her? I do not know what it is but she looks worse than usual. The second photo is of her a few weeks ago.

I know a little blood can be normal but it’s been several days and two chickens keep laying eggs with blood on them. Otherwise healthy looking and acting. New flock, they just started laying a month ago. There was no blood before this week. No obvious injuries or blood in the vent area.

What would you do? We live rural, there is no vet coming, I’m on my own.

i have usually had no problem telling chicken gender but for some reason this chocolate orphington has made it difficult. they are almost six months old with some growing spurs and big feet, but the tail feathers almost seem rooster like to be as well. i’m hoping for a hen that just is taking some dominant features as i’m quite attached but can’t have roos in the city:(

I have a bantam hen who stopped going in the coop at night and her tail feathers seems to be turn downward. My vet said radiographs look good, not egg bound, and to deworm and give vitamins for 5 days so I separated her and did just that. She seems fine after that so I put her back in with her flock. Two days later and she’s back to acting odd, not going in the coop at night, right eye squinting. Seems to be eating and drinking fine. Took her back in to the vet and still unsure what’s wrong. I have ey ointment to out in her eye but vet is saying keep her separate incase of avian flu or something. She’s 6 months old. All my other chickens seem fine. It’s very odd.
Has anyone ever had an issue like this?

Me and Mr. Bogie McGee winding down for the day and calling it a night.

Got new chicks

Is there any better feeling, in the whole wide world, than the one ye get, when ye realise ye've just buried it. Yes. In that tall, thin bin. Under an entire sack of pellets ... Not gonna be seeing That bad boy for a while now 😬

Good morning from this fabulous flock! Excuse my toddlers background commentary lol

One of my baby chicks seems to be having trouble pooping. You can see it pushing but obviously there is some trouble. She is also smaller than her siblings and still holding more fluff than producing feathers.

Hey. My baby chicken can’t stand on its left leg for some reason. I decided to make a sling for her, in hopes that it would give her some comfort. I am giving her water with electrolytes, eggs and b vitamin complex. Her poop looks normal, and she is alert and curious. Her appetite is good. Ps: I am going to make a food and water station in the right height. My question is, is the sling high enough? Is it correct that the feet are touching the ground? It’s my first time having chickens, so I’m learning as I go, and want her to be as comfortable as possible. Thank you in advance☺️

This year I hatched out some Bantam eggs. I ended up with 5 roosters in the batch, which isnt bad. However, i can only keep 1 rooster. I have listed them for free on facebook amd Craigslist but have not had any takers. Do you all have any suggestions on what to do with these guys? They are only 11 weeks old and OEGs. They are beautiful and I love them, just cant keep them. A neighbor believes in just dumping them off somewhere but I will not be doing that.

Thank everyone.

I’m looking for additional feedback on treating an adult rooster with wry neck. He was previously isolated and treated post attack by another rooster, as well as for mites. During his recovery process, the cage he was kept in was a bit too small. Lesson learned. During that time he began experiencing symptoms of wry neck, with classic head turning upside down and loss of balance.

Treatment: He was moved to a larger setup, although still small enough for his safety. He’s isolated from other birds to prevent further injury. He was treated with poultry cell and nutritional yeast twice daily for two weeks, and on Monday I began adding selenium w/vitamin e gel (pea sized amount twice daily). He was vaccinated for Mareks as a chick, there are no signs of avian flu or any other issues within the flock, etc. Normal stool without blood or other concerns.

There has been no improvement thus far. However, I did not know to add selenium until this past Monday, so we’ve been treating incorrectly for weeks until now.

He is still able to eat and drink on his own, with his current diet consisting of moistened feed and a daily scrambled egg. He’s also able to peck around on the ground for bugs or grass when I sit outside with him and supervise. His balance isn’t fabulous, but he’s also not stuck in one place or unable to walk on his own.

I’ve made a vet appointment tomorrow to have him evaluated for an infection as the root cause. I suspect he may have eaten contaminated food or consumed water that was pooped in during his isolation, as he’s a messy bird.

I don’t mind keeping a disabled bird, as he’s a household favorite. However, I want to verify that I’m doing everything possible to attempt to treat the issue. Is there anything that I’ve missed or should be considering?

Note: Please do not suggest euthanasia. If he becomes unable to eat, drink, or have a decent quality of life, I will absolutely make whatever call is necessary for his best interest. We’re not at that point yet, however.

I do this quite a bit; I still have the feathers from my flock that has since passed away, and in a special jar, I keep the feathers of my favorite chicken. Honestly, it felt a bit strange going into the coop to collect feathers from dead chickens or even taking some from a wild bird's nest but for the sake of my 13 little angels up in the henaven I’d do anything. Would you do this, or do you already do it?

❤️Una de ellas se llama Plumera, y la otra Chara❤️

Parecen gemelas son muy idénticas.

I don’t want her to suffer if she’s dying but I also don’t want to put her out of a treatable misery. Any advice/opinions are welcomed.

One of our hens laid this egg today. Pretty unusual. When I let them out this morning, she didn’t eat as normal. I’m pretty sure she has sour crop or some sort of digestive issue going on. Could these be related? I’ve tried withholding food and giving yogurt to rebalance the acidity but it hasn’t fixed the issue. What should I get to help her? I’m in the U.K for reference. Thanks 🙏