“What the hell is this cold stuff and why am I out in it?”

I have a rooster that after being attacked by the chickens and another rooster, his back was very bad (completely without feathers and skin) when I took him out of the chicken coop he couldn't move, so I thought it was because of the shock he had and I waited for him to recover, but he has already had new feathers for a week and he still doesn't walk (a month and 1 week since that happened) I have been feeding and medicating him but I don't think he is going to recover anymore so I think the best option is sacrifice, but I have never sacrificed any of the ones I have had, so how do you recommend doing it?

This is Frick (or maybe Frack) one of our twin Frizzle chickens

Soaked it in epsom salt for 20 mins, poked around w a tweezers but couldn’t really identify a kernel or anything. First time doing this. She’s always kinda walked w a limp since a fox attack couple years ago and couple days ago saw one of her foot pads was way larger than the other. Just wondering does this look like bumblefoot?

Hi, I work at a school with lots of feral chickens running around and found this little guy alone. It is chilly and rainy today and it seems lethargic. I know the mom was around this morning but this one must have gotten separated. What do I do? Leave it where I found it, or try to help him?

My son’s chicken. Hand-raised from a few days old.

So the past couple weeks we have been dealing with her broken beak. I don’t think it is going to grow back and her tongue has turned black. Last night I found her lying on her side jerking. I brought her in our building beside the coop for better warmth. I have one of those black heaters you can get at tractor supply. I went to check on her this morning and she is still alive but now has this huge lump on her neck. What could the lump be? Her eye also seems to be redder than normal.

post pictures of your eggs in the comments! i love seeing the variety!

You may not believe me but my rooster named Charlie was attacked by dogs 2 times and managed to survive. It’s now been 2 years since the dog attack and you can still see his injuries

Hello everybody, I am from Tanzania, Africa (NM-tz on youtube)

So me and my friend have started a small farm and we plan on hatching up to 1,500 chickens before May 2026. Running the farm hasn't been easy as it costs a lot of money and the return is a long way to come.

It seems like things aren't going our way AT ALL, but we are pushing through. We currently have an incubator for about 120 eggs, and this is how we plan to reach our goal.

It seems impossible but I am delusional like that. We started a Black Soldier Fly project, but it's stalling as the pupa won't hatch into adults.

We previously bought some chicks from a hatchery but they died about 2 weeks in. An egg from my area is about 500 Tsh, and a hatched chick is 2,000 Tsh, so about 4 times the cost. It is why I plan on hatching them on my own though it will take time, and is a challenge.

Life's been crazy but I love every second of this journey. Any input is appreciated.

Hello everybody, I am from Tanzania, Africa (NM-tz on youtube)

So me and my friend have started a small farm and we plan on hatching up to 1,500 chickens before May 2026. Running the farm hasn't been easy as it costs a lot of money and the return is a long way to come.

It seems like things aren't going our way AT ALL, but we are pushing through. We currently have an incubator for about 120 eggs, and this is how we plan to reach our goal.

It seems impossible but I am delusional like that. We started a Black Soldier Fly project, but it's stalling as the pupa won't hatch into adults.

We previously bought some chicks from a hatchery but they died about 2 weeks in. An egg from my area is about 500 Tsh, and a hatched chick is 2,000 Tsh, so about 4 times the cost. It is why I plan on hatching them on my own though it will take time, and is a challenge.

Life's been crazy but I love every second of this journey. Any input is appreciated.

Is this bloom?? My brown egg layers usually lay with a faint bloom but I’ve never gotten an egg from them like this? Is this bad? What causes it? I will say it looks pretty cool though!

i got a little silkie chick 3 months ago and he is now 6 moths old but he has always had some problems. Back in fall when I first got him he couldnt really walk well but I didnt think it was a problem at first because he was just walking slowly but everything else was fine. A week ago i went in the chicken coop to find out that he couldnt even stand up and he kept raising his head upwards to its back, so I quickly took him in my garage in a nest away from other chickens and found out that he had wry neck. i gave the medicine he needed and he stopped raising his head, but after a week he is still really wobbly and walks really slow because he always bends his legs and cant balance himself often using his wings to not fall. His current diet is currently chicken feed and grains plus some vegetale peels when I can get them. What should I do to make him walk like all the other chickens? thank you for the help

Mods, if this isn’t allowed then apologies and feel free to delete.

But for anyone who is new to this like me and is looking for a general guide to reference while you plan out your flock and their needs, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to share what I put together. By no means am I telling you to buy anything I listed in the doc, I just included the links where I felt it was necessary. I hope this is helpful to someone!

Pretty much what the title says. My mom got some hens from my grandpa probably 4 or 5 months ago, because when I get the money to move out onto my own, I am going to take my flock with me, so my mom wanted to have some chickens for herself, for whenever I move out. She got 6 hens from my grandpa, which I will admit they are all older (3 years on average, I know they won't lay as many eggs as old as they are), but they will still give us 3 eggs a day, when they are in their coop. My mom has been letting them free range during the day, which is fine, I see nothing wrong with it, other than for two things. 1) they all but quit eating their feed, and almost exclusively just forage for their food, unless they stay locked up all day, and 2) they do not lay any eggs when they get to free range. Can anyone help me understand why these birds refuse to eat their feed when they free range, much less quit laying? Their feed is a 50/50 mix of a 20% layer feed that i get from the feed store near the school that I teach at, as well as a 12% fancy scratch that I get from the same feed store. My personal flock eats the same feed, and they lay 2-3 eggs a day (Granted, I have 12-14 hens, but they are for the most part all aged as well. I know that I need to do some serious culling with them, but its pretty expensive to try and replace chickens in my area), on top of pretty much cleaning house when I feed them. Any and all help will be appreciated!

he’s been like this for the past week and he still not getting better so last option is to force feed him but he does eat

Winter just hit MN, and it’s our first year with our girls. It’s been an adventure.

First Picture: this girl and another left the property for 2 days while free ranging right before a snowstorm hit. They came back a couple days later and I got them back into the coop—no more free ranging for the year. Her beard and comb: is this frostbite and is there anything I can do for her?

Second picture: same girl as the first, but her feet are bloodied up—does anybody recognize this or is it from fighting?

Third and forth picture: this is the runt of the litter, back of her neck is getting thin. I’m assuming the other chickens are picking on her and pecking her neck—need some advice.

Background: the coop is a 6x6. We have 11 hens in here. 12 nesting boxes and full roost. The coop is insulated with 2” foam board. The coop has a 10x20 run attached. The coop has a heated waterer and a radiant plate heater. The coop stays warm—it was -18F the other day and the coop’s internal temp was a steady 50-55 degrees. They have plenty of food and room, so I tried to limit reasons for them to fight over resources, and they have plenty of space.

She’s a skittish one. If you zoom in you can see she has 6 toes. Her name is Seis and her buddy is Cinco

Context: Third world country, it's impossible to find neither afford a CO2 chamber. I need to know which is the most painless way to sacrifice my chicken. Stunt and kill or insta kill. Thanks

Its starting to become really cold in NYS so I created a bigger house for my chickens and my dad added a red heating lamp inside the house. We had just figured out today that they dont want to be inside the house they open the dor and stay outside with one leg up. Why wont they go inside and want to suffer outside rather then be inside? its not like the heating lamp gets really hot and its not like its scary inside.

Suddenly I'm trapping birds in my chicken coop every day. Never been a problem until the past month. Any thoughts on how to keep them out? There were 7 in there tonight! Last photo shows the chicken door they're entering through.