Once, one of them took my finger almost down to the knuckle when she missed a blueberry.
My imagination is good enough to scale this up to a T-rex, I wanna travel back in time now.

(love the 5th pic the most, she is the boss & the other is 2IC)

Her Silkie sister was snatched up by a raccoon the other night. Now she is roosting on the fence for the first time in her life. Smart of her to make the correlation “high up means no hurt” ☹️

I love this big handsome puffball. He's a sweetheart and a great protector to my bantam flock. He's so soft too!

A little update on my posts from yesterday regarding my flock that is likely experiencing a cocciodosis outbreak.

Vet had me drop fecal samples at the lab and said for now it’s better to wait for results because treating for cocciodosis can be more harmful than good if not positive.

I have my sweet girl in a kennel in my front storage room. She’s got a blanket for darkness, bedding, and even her own space heater.

She seems a bit uncomfortable, but I’ve noticed her drinking and she did eat some egg yolk, scrambled egg with cottage cheese, and a little bit of her layer feed today.

I noticed today after eating the egg she leaned down and clear liquid came from her beak…. No sour crop or crop issues I think, so I’m not sure if this just meant she ate too fast/too much and just happened to tilt forward… or what.

I am wondering if there’s anything else I can do for my girl to keep her comfortable while she battles this. Whatever it is, I hope she can be strong until I get results from the lab and can treat her accordingly.

video was taken 10/1. we took her to the vet who started her on antiparasite meds. By 10/10 she basically wasn’t standing at all. We’ve been isolating her and supplementing her food and water but she still doesn’t stand. Any ideas what might be happening?

I can share the video privately upon request but just 3 days ago, a bobcat tore into my chicken run, killed both of my ducks and mortally injured a hen. Some of the survivors jumped through the opening the bobcat entered from while others were stuck inside with the bodies for a few minutes until I reached them. Horrible story, I'm sorry.

But now, (we lost the rooster just 2 weeks ago to the same bobcat) one of my girls (her name is Neil DeGrasse Tyson 🙂) is being bullied very badly. She looks like she has no will to live and I need to act fast, first thing tomorrow morning. She doesn't leave the coop, cowers almost like playing dead if she has to be around the meanies and I don't think she ate or had any water today.

Question is do I get her out of there and make her a comfortable private place away from the rest (I have a dog kennel and a nice cozy shed) or do I try to isolate the bully? It might not be just one doing the bullying, I'm not positive. Everyone is so traumatized, I don't want to escalate the situation but I need to save Neil.

Please help. You all were so great last week when I was merely worried about keeping them occupied in their new lockup. 🙁 We need a vacation.

Thank you so much in advance. Old pic of Neil during happier times.

This came in a Hoovers order, first week of July.

Good afternoon from Atlanta Georgia.Been raising for a few years now, setup in the backyard. This one’s still put smiles on my face every morning.Happy to be in this group

Hi all! First time chicken owner here. I built my coop in my backyard on grass. They’ve eaten all that grass now of course. What is best to use over the dirt? I have 4 bags of mulch and have read that is one good option. Any words of advice for a newbie that just wants the best for my gals?

Thank you

Just went outside to collect eggs and found this girlie sleeping weirdly on the cement. All her feathers are gone from her head and her comb looks damaged. Also I don't see any other injuries on her. Just the head area. Myself and my family spend quite a bit of time with them and haven't noticed anything wrong with them yesterday. She is making noise and seems to be alert and normal now but have separated her from the others. Dry fowl pox? Bird flu? Animal attack? My dog came with me on errands this morning so wasn't protecting the yard like normal. What do you guys think? Also we are located inland NSW if that helps

Hi everyone!

This is the first time I’ve heard one of my chickens cough like this. She did it a couple times. I actually thought someone was being pecked at first. She won’t let me look down her throat to see if there are tapeworms, but no sign of them in her poop by the naked eye.

Symptoms:
Wheezing, crazy cough three times
Empty feeling crop
Normal enough looking poop
Willingly ate raw egg
No noticeable swelling of her head
No discharge from the eyes
Sneezed a bit of gunk from her nose
Not lethargic
I may have noticed her a bit puffed up randomly in the past, but energy levels have been normal
Still hasn’t laid first egg, born in late may
I’ve not noticed symptoms in other chickens
No observed neurological symptoms

I have antibiotics on hand, should I just go ahead and treat the flock?

Thank you

So a friend of mine gave me 3 chickens for free and now Im realizing I have no idea what I'm doing lol.Never raised chickens before and im stressed about keeping them safe and making sure I'm doing everything right. My neighbor suggested putting a camera near the coop so I can check on them especially at night and when im at work. Thats sounds like a good idea but I m not sure if it's really necessary or just another thing to worry about. 1.Anyone here use cameras for their chickens? 2.Are they worth having as a beginner? 3.Any tips for someone completely new to this would be appreciated.

I have 4 hens hatched ~ April 28th. From my Maran I’ve been getting eggs for 2 weeks and then all of a sudden no eggs and now these soft weird eggs in the roost. I don’t know what to do or what it means

Fun hatch day

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Bigfoot hurt his right thigh or hip so now he’s in the healing cage. Neither him or his wife are too pleased about the situation. I don’t mind if she sleeps beside him but when she jumps on top, she be pooping on him lol.
Don’t worry, I’m gonna add a trash bag on top tonight so that doesn’t happen.

What are people using when the grass turns to mud in their runs?

Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your help! I've learned so much from all your posts, now it's my turn to ask a few questions- I only have 4 birds (legal limit inside the city) with a small coop and covered run. My girls are about 6 months old and happy as can be for now, but the weather is changing quickly and the nights are getting cold. I'm in southern MN and winter can be brutal.

Question #1- At what temperature do you start turning on coop heaters for your birds?

Question #2- What do you use to enclose and insulate your run during the winter?

Question #3- With shorter daylight, should I have light in the coop?

A little while ago, I posted about my neighbor's chicken getting out and into my yard. It's still there, and another random chicken showed up last week that isn't my neighbor's. My coop is going up tomorrow, will try to lure them in. I've selected a spot the dogs can't see them. Wish me luck and please spread advice like feed!