/r/chickens
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Can a rooster and chicken of this size difference mate?
19:27 UTC
Is this an odd rooster or just a really tall hen?
The black silkie in question (the black one in back) has always leaned farther back and has a taller neck than any of the confirmed roosters. Still not sure what it is, and the flock is 5 months right now.
20:12 UTC
I miss my baby:')
19:53 UTC
Impacted crop?
So one of my girls has been adjusting her crop quite frequently (see video) and it is pretty large. This has been going on for nearly a day. I tried massaging the crop and it doesn't necessarily feel super hard, yet it's not super squishy either. It's kinda in the middle. Is this an impacted crop or something different? Or something I don't need to worry about at all? Like I said I tried massaging the area and making sure she has a lot of water and grit but it's been pretty full for about a day now and she still making those movements like she trying to adjust it. She's acting completely normal, laying eggs, and I did see her pooping fine yesterday. I saw something about using olive oil to help digest. Is that the next route to take? Thanks !!!
17:05 UTC
Transporting chickens in the cold?
Good morning everyone.
Coming up soon I am going to have to transport 6 8 month old chickens about 3 hours in temps around -3/-4 Celsius (24-26 f). They will be in the bed of my truck which has a sealing tonneau cover, so no wind on them. Originally I had planned to use totes with a good layer of wood shaving on the bottom, but the temps have dropped since then. Any advice on transporting them? I'd like it to be as stress free as reasonably possible for them, and i don't want then to suffer.
17:02 UTC
Handsome boy but noisy as hell lol
He's like 5-6 months old
15:51 UTC
Is it ok to raise chickens when you're only able to be present twice a week
I have a detached property that I have to drive to first. I desperately want to raise chickens but I thought it would probably be cruel to leave them alone for longer periods of time regularely. But in your experience do you think it would be ok? Or would it be as cruel als leaving other pets unattendet for longer periods of time?
15:10 UTC
I think my hen is broody pt2
14:55 UTC
Not allowed to move
They really like to sit on me 🥺
12:27 UTC
I think my hen is broody
11:07 UTC
Chicken with a leg injury - does anyone know what is wrong with her leg? We can’t get into the vet until Tuesday afternoon and I am so worried about her.
My chicken suddenly started limping a few days ago. We tried splinting and isolating her for a few days, but her mental health went way down hill. We put her back with the rest, but I’m really worried about her.
We can’t get into the vet until Tuesday afternoon. Any idea what this is and what we can do in the meantime?
Thanks!
05:33 UTC
Chick won't stop crying! Help I am going crazy
I found this chick roming on the road, no mother hen in sight, it looks to be a few days old, I provided a brooder, headlamp, food and water. But it won't stop crying! I know it needs companionship, bus all my chicks in my coop are a few weeks older and I have no hen that is broody, what should I do? I can not take the constant chirping anymore! I have tried to keep it with me or pick it up bit the chirping contunues.
05:19 UTC
It's time. I delayed long enough. Got 2 roo's to be processed but don't have any fancy pluckers or cones. Any tips for a first timer?
It's bittersweet, but while hesitant, we're ready. The roo's are big but young enough to be good sustenance and we don't want to prolong to the point anyone gets hurt.
I got the main concept of everything and can break down a chicken with my eye's closed when it's table fare but haven't done the live to "roast ready" part.
Deer? got it. Quail? Easy. Chicken? Uh.. how does the crop come out, and how hard it it to cull and pluck? I did some research but most I read was from people that had a pile to harvest and had special tools. I'm just a dude with a sharp knife and some compassion and desire for a proper process.
04:17 UTC
Micro egg. How does this happen?
03:34 UTC
What is it?
I posted here earlier about our first incubator clutch, all of the seven of the nine eggs we thought would hatch did hatch! We've learned so much. But one of the chicks has this wierd wire looking thing hanging off it, have any of you ever seen this? Is it just a funky feather thing or something more sinister? We tried to gently tug, it's attached. It almost feels like a very thin wire.
03:02 UTC
What are these black spots on combs? Two roosters have this.
I posted just a few days ago because roosters had deep red spots on combs. I put Vaseline on them a few days ago after I saw that. Now I checked on them today and see they have this dark spotting.
01:09 UTC
I found a video who listed some natural anti-biotics for chicks is it legitimate?
Oregano oil (you drop 1 drop in the water) Garlic(you crush it and add to the chicks water) Cinnamon (again you add it to the water,make it a tea) And tumeric Is it real,can I add all of it to one water,I am not sure if adding it all to ONE water container would be safe
23:30 UTC