She also likes to rub her beak on me while shes cuddling with me sometimes

Black Betty had a damaged eye and favus on her head/neck when I bought/rescued her with the other 2 hens, Gardenia and Bloody Mary. The favus made her lose her head and neck feathers but I hope she gets some back with a molt. She can see out of the eye but obviously can't see right. She has gotten so much better after the favus was treated. I was having a hard time holding it together when I saw her head turn all the way around and then some from above.

He's purple and his comb flops over one eye a little like emo hair. I call him Big Al. He is very soft when he lets me touch him. I am trying to gain his trust more lately with treats. I got some okay pictures of him recently. I thought I'd share him here today.

Chickens and goats I understand, but what do you get from mutant rainbow chickens besides deranged screaming?
Getting ready for football season, do they make good buffalo wings? /s

Every single batch of chicks one day decides to fly atop the feeder or waterer and I'm proud and laughing every time.

First one is Lemon Drop (Buff Orpington, now 2 years old)

Second is Pom-Pom (Sapphire Olive Egger, now 1 year old)

Third is Paisley/Basil (Easter Egger, now about 6 weeks old, name pending confirmation of male or female)

They are so happy when they dig!

I have another question. How are you all watering your chickens? The waterer I have, I’m over it. It gets nasty in 5.9 seconds, is not easy to clean and when it’s hot out, turns the water hot in 9.9 seconds. It’s not in the sun either. I need a better solution to getting them fresh water because I’m changing their water multiple times a day and I can’t do that anymore.

I need help identifying what's going on with this hen. This mass has been growing on her face for a few months now. She is acting normal, food intake is good, and she is laying regularly. However, the mass continues to grow ever so slowly.

I don't need to hear about ice trays or "back in my day" stories. We are having another heat wave, "corn sweat" (wet-bulb), for a few days again. I live in the northern Great Lakes. I researched the best breeds that can endure a cold winter. They are not acclimated for the heat... so basement tent they go! We did the mister, etc. Their coop just gets too hot at night (extended off the garage), and my Dark Brahmas can't take it. Not happy but not dead.
Have a feeling this is just the beginning 😔

Orange chicken, no idea breed. Seems to stick closer to mom than its brother but its feathers are so colourful they’re are throwing me!!! About 7/8 weeks old. No comb or wattles. No idea breed but its feet are growing some feathers.

I feel a little silly but I’m new to chickens. My four hen flock have finally hit 20 weeks but I’m still not convinced my Rhode Island Red is a Rhode Island Red…. I got them from Tractor supply.

We had our first egg the other day, and while I’m not 100% sure who laid it, I THINK it may be our frizzle. Well today I let the chickens out to do their evening free ranging and I checked the nest boxes to see if we got anything (it’s been 4 days and nothing since). Well she was in there so I quickly closed it, not wanting to disturb her if she was laying. I sat outside watching them like I usually do and when she finally came out after 10 minutes or so, I went to check for an egg and there was nothing? Was she just sitting in there for fun lol? Could she be egg bound? She seemed ok when she walked out, just got some water and was a little puffed up.

I bought 6 chicks in February. My first chickens. 2 each Rhode Island Red, Black Australorp and Buff Orpington. 1 of the RIRs ended up being a rooster. The female RIR, Lucy, gets picked on by the 2 BAs and gets chased away every time I give treats or they are all interested in the same thing. She avoids the BAs and is normally off by herself doing her own thing. She's also a little smaller than the rest. I always thought BAs were good natured but I guess it's just the pecking order? I'm a little disappointed and I feel bad for Lucy. She isn't pecked on or anything like that. They just snap at her. Now when I throw out treats and they all go running, Lucy knows to wait back and I give her her own pile. Anybody else have a mixed flock with BAs that show aggression?

picked up 6 baby chicks a month ago, 5 of which were just the default chicken breed, and one of which a different one that I didn't ask about. he has a blacck upper beak and a whole lot of black feathers. his neck feathers are also more yellow/blonde than the others. and the biggest difference is that his feathers just feel a whole lot softer. any guess about the breed?

also, any names for the little guy? 1 month old male

I have 2 girls currently and one of them continues to lay misshapen eggs. I have ground up a Tums tablet and given it to them, saved their shells and baked/ground them and added that into their treat area and feed. They have also been free ranging daily. What can I do better?

Instant mood boost

She was only 3 years old but she was done. In March she developed symptoms consistent with a reproductive tract issue, I never got it fully diagnosed. None of the prognosis were good. Instead I made a commitment to care for her until such a time that she recovered, or she made it clear she was done. For 6 months she slept indoors in the blue tent in my living room, 1 month full time indoors ICU care in my bathroom. Until last week when I noticed that her breathing was so labored when she went to lay down that she was open beak gasping for breath. Every time she tried to rest it felt like suffocating. That was my line. My husband culled her that evening with some new garden loppers I bought for that purpose. They were very sharp, it was very quick, she can rest now.

Lacy was a very sweet bird. She loved snuggles, cat food, and baby chicks.

She/he is 4 weeks old. Is it too soon to tell? I don't know why I suspect it, other than the personality seems to favor a sexing of male. I hope I am wrong.

I bought 6 females from Tractor Supply but ended up with two Roos. I rehomed one of the Roos and Tractor supply gave me two female replacements... I hope. This is one of the replacements and is supposed to be a Chocolate egg layer.

The irony is I misnamed the two birds and can't change their names because they answer to them lol. I named the chocolate layer Olive and the Olive egg layer Cocoa!

Just noticed these marks on one of my hen’s feet. Thoughts on what it could be?

this is nightmare, i hatched a batch of random eggs from the flea market. got 2 black, 2 grey, and one orange. siblings look like brahamas but the two black ones look significantly different. black one(phantom) is a hen she has a small amount of white and her feathers are completely matte, nightmare has no white at all though and his feathers have this really pretty shiny metallic green/blue coming in.