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from PA. Hope you have a great time with your little ones. I prefer buff orp. myself

from PA

from PA

I have been talking about her this past week, everyone seem to think she was egg bound. I checked her and felt her belly but it wasn't hard, so maybe if she was egg bound the egg may have broke in her because when I checked I had to clean the poop off of her, her vent was plugged up like they...

I don't know for certain if you have to clip chickens wings, we never have and never had a problem with them flying up in trees much unless trying to get away from certain predators. Hopefully, someone that has raised chickens alot longer than I have will answer you question. Hope you have a...

My neighbors dog has killed a number of my chickens and I own 129 acres. The dog comes up to my house we have talked to our neighbors and got them to understand if they don't want to care of their dog that there will be a price to pay. Well I do believe when they go away on vacation they...

That looks alot like a cooper hawk, I had alot of them after my chickens to. I use to free range my chickens but since I have had hawks (coopers and redtails), neighbors dog, and other predators I believe I am going to put up a run for my chickens not sure exact what to do yet either but I know...

Glad see you want to raise chickens again, I know I would miss my chickens. You know when you have to give up your chickens for some reason and you miss them you are a chicken lover.

I have been getting alot of info on my hen and just wanting to let everyone know greatly appreciated, but I have another question that I have seen on the egg bound everyone else has said how their hens when goes egg bound tries sitting on the nest but my hen never has done that at all, all she...

my girl seems to want to stay standing pretty much in the same place all the time, she doesn't like to sit at all. Maybe because she has trouble standing back up. So another problem with being egg bound could give her problems in standing back up and could that make her weak also?

chickens are a fun bunch to watch especially when they really start showing their own distinct personality. Have fun with them

I have also another question about chickens that are internal layers or egg binding, my girl has the same symptoms as cocci but no bloody poop as far as I have seen but my next question is : do they have problems getting back up on their feet if they are internal layers or egg bound? My girl...