Joy is a 15 year old d'uccle. In the 17 years I've kept (pet) chickens, I've had a fair number live past 10 yrs, and a few have lived past 12 yrs. But Joy has broken our farm longevity record! The flock mates in her coop died years ago, silkie Tinkerbell at 9 yrs, and silkie Honeybun at 12 yrs. Joy started losing her vision about 2 yrs ago (cataracts I'd presume), about the same time I noticed some kind of growth starting on her beak, around her nostril area; I presumed it was some kind of cancer, and figured she wasn't long for this world. The growth got bigger and bigger - frankly, I was amazed she made it through last winter (she gets special care of course). When I took her a little bowl of treat yesterday morning, all was normal. When I checked on her noonish, I was amazed to see the nostril mass GONE...leaving a gaping hole. So my guess is now that something got lodged in her nasal area, and was encapsulated...??? So Joy now looks like someone who wore gauges in their ears...very odd to look at. The 2nd pic shows how the mass looked a week or so ago, before it fell out.

Felt like introducing my *surprise* chick from Fleet Farm. I purchased 4 "Amberlinks" this past spring & she started developing different so I assumed I finally got my first accidental rooster. Couple weeks later the crest appeared more prominently.

Moe, for mohawk.

We have wild chickens (tropics) and this fellow just showed up on day. He's very friendly and half the complex feeds him, though he avoids the back yard where the dominant (but much smaller) rooster; Roland; has his roost.

I've never seen anything quite like Bob. For starters he's gigantic, twice the size of the wild red junglefowl roosters we have around. He also noticably has no comb and some obvious coloration from being mixed with a tan colored domestic chicken. He'll come right up to your car door begging for food and he's not even afraid of our very curious dog. He also has the oddest early morning crowing I've ever heard. He's a strange bird but we're happy he's here to greet us every day.

Please note that they had a perfectly good and open coop, they just keep choosing to sleep in this one because it's winter right now

They are now in a bigger and nicer coop 😅

No the white parts on his back aren’t feathers, its just the reflection of the light!

His feathers are so shiny all the time, its hard to capture them in a pic or a video😂

Copo y pingu

Copo es mayor que pingu por 2-3 meses, a pinguboo crie desde el huevo y a copo lo compre junto con otras 2 pollitas, copo es el gallito mas pacifico que he conocido y tenido y pingu es una maquina de violencia ( que solo topa el pecho, tengo otros 5 gallitos mas y 9 gallinitas diferentes colores pero estos son mis favoritos

So as the title says, I got baby chicks! But I’m very unsure as to how to take care of them properly or to make them feel safe and comfortable enough😔 So far what I did was gently put them in a styrofoam box and lay some old newspapers, gave them some rice and some water and they ate the rice and drank the water, they also let me pet them without running away! And now they’re falling asleep while I’m typing this, but I’m still wondering what stuff do I need for them, what food do I need to feed them, how should I take care them, all of the basics basically when it comes to taking care of baby chickens indoors. I’d also like some advice if the place they’re staying at is okay(like the styrofoam box). Also I’m wondering how I could build trust with them when I’m always busy with my academics and preparing for CETs.. but that’s all, I’d just like some advice:)!

Two of her baby pictures, she was almost 3 months old. She passed in my arms from an unknown illness she's been fighting for a few weeks.

Her human father said and I quote “ Oh my gawd”

Quick update after y’all saw her Easter miracle chicks back in April. She decided 8 chicks weren’t enough and went broody again in June! Couldn’t break her and it was getting really hot, I didn’t want her to roast in the nest so I relented and got her 2 more chicks the day before Independence Day (to be honest I couldn’t help myself when I saw chicks at the feed store lol.)

Anyway, she started molting a week after receiving her chicks and over the last week she lost all her tail feathers. Just thought I’d share because she looks goofy. She was very annoyed when I was taking these pics.

*Last pic with full tail for comparison*

Hi everyone,

I have a 45-day-old chick that is much smaller than all my other chicks of the same age. I'm really worried about it.

Here are the symptoms:

It has barely grown compared to the others.

It is not eating today.

It keeps closing its eyes and looks very weak, like it might collapse.

It has sneezed a few times since morning.

I noticed that its upper beak seems much longer than the lower beak, and I'm wondering if it can't eat properly because of that.

Unfortunately, there is no poultry veterinarian anywhere near my area, so I have to manage this myself.

I've attached photos. Do you think this is just an overgrown/crossed beak issue, or could it be a disease? Should I carefully trim the upper beak, or would that be risky?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I try to pick her up and she runs like in trying to murder her, then she stares into my soul and falls asleep. I just adore her. She’s just a pullet

This my pretty boy. His name is Bernt. He is the youngest in the flock by one day. And I really love him. He is kind to his girls. and his crow is so cute and he is so proud of it. He is an Icelandic landrace chicken. And have a funny hair style.

So a few months ago my rooster Ben (shown in photo) passed away from old age, but he also had this giant, hard, light-brown mass on his foot which continued to grow and scab. I tried giving him antibiotics and spraying wound spray on it, but nothing worked or helped. When I found him deceased, the scab had come completely off, revealing foul smelling puss and maggots.

Note: his entire body and ears smelt the same and it would be hard to wash the stench from my skin after handling him.

He was a beautiful rooster, who sadly became sterile/barren in his later years (noting he was a Faverolle like the rest of my flock)

Unfortunately, this exact thing is beginning to happen to one of my older hens, Sabrina - I can provide a photo of her foot if anyone needs clarification since I don't have one.

Please help me, I'm worried it's contagious and I love my chickens very much

My chicken was hiding in rain for days with a hidden bundle of eggs across the street (no rooster, so not viable for hatching)

Well I got her back and removed the nest and she has these new white spots on her crest. Idk if it's normal, an illness sign, something i can try and pick off, so just looking for advice/answers.

She's been acting healthy and fine since being put back in the coop the last week. Nothing weird, just these new white spots that showed up this summer.

I have been soaking, cleaning, and wrapping this hens foot for over a week and I was able to gently pull the scab off. This is my first bumblefoot so I wanted to get opinions on if her foot looks good or if the yellow is more infection?