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Found this today on my otherwise healthy chicken. She is active and laying, eating and drinking. It is filled with fluid. Can anyone help?

My new chicks are spending some time getting to see my older hens and one of my older gals is making a new noise. Very low pitched. Is this meant to be threatening or reassuring. I've never heard her do it before! [youtube] [youtube/]

I had just 4 Barred Rocks but unfortunately lost two of them quite suddenly. Both to injury not illness. I immediately went out and got 3 more Barred Rock chicks which are now right at 5 weeks old. My two older girls seem quite out of sorts. Is it too soon to introduce my little ones. I really...

This is my first winter with chickens and I've been worried about getting the right amount of ventilation. I have four chickens in this 4x4x4 coop. During the summer, I just left the pop door open. I've been closing it this week with the rapid drop in temperature to the single digits. Are the...

I have a small flock of four hens who are 6 months old and this is my first ever flock. This morning, I found one hen sitting apart from the others with ruffled feathers and looking lethargic. Peeking in the coop I found a couple of bloody stools. I've isolated her and treated the flock and...

Here is my new portable run. Four corner supports and a central "tree". Draped with poultry net and staked at sides. I added a small door to the side of my coop so I can shut them up at night.

Our chickens are 18 weeks old and my wife decided they needed some incentive to start laying. The very next morning I found this!

A little before. Maybe I need to wait a little longer but I've been a little worried about them getting cold. They will usually cluster together a bit more.

My little flock is five weeks old and I just moved them into their new coop this week. It has been nice and warm this week so they have been outside a good part of the day. The trick is getting them into their house in the evening. I always end up chasing the last one around the pen. The first...

Making new friends!

We are using a large walk in shower for our 4 chicks. I put plenty of bedding down because they don't like the slick floor. It should make for easy clean up when the time comes!

Here are my chicks exploring their new coop! They are 4 weeks and 1 day old. It is a nice warm day and I have a heat lamp inside the house in case they get cold. I was planning on moving them out full time next week. The weather is supposed to be 75-80 during the day and 50's at night. I...

I wish I had better photos of my work in progress. I made them out of an old go kart. They are similar to some wheels I've seen that have an axle that swings forward for the coop to rest on. These wheels swing forward individually and there is a little stop block that keeps them in place. I use...

I just have four! Here is one checking out the new digs.