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So sorry it’s been a while but THANK YOU for your responses. There were no symptoms beforehand. Eating and drinking normally, seemed energetic, everything seemed fine. She was my favorite girl, of course Sure will miss her.

one of my otherwise healthy black australorp girls was found dead in the henhouse this morning. She was just lying on her side, no blood or ruffled feathers or other signs of attack. Was laying daily, eating well... any ideas what could’ve killed her?

Ten weeks old... pullets?

:weeThank you!

Here's a good face shot

It might take me a little bit to get better pics, but I'll try

Here are pics of my 6 week old BA chicks. They are supposed to be pullets (ordered through a hatchery). Can anyone confirm this for me? I really love their sweet personalities ❤️

I have a small flock of 7 (6 hens and a roo). They have a covered run that is 10x20 but they LOVE to come out and peck around the yard...which isn't a big deal EXCEPT we have hawks out the ying yang where I live. Free rangers- how do you do it with out driving yourself nuts thinking about...

"1. Don't discuss killing any raptor on the internet. 2. Purchase fence posts. 3. Dig post hole. 4. Put non-discussed item in bottom of post hole 5. Put post in hole. 6. Add concrete mix. 7. Fill remainder of hole with dirt. 8. Act like nothing happened. 9. Keep mouth shut."...

We have so many hawks around where I live. It is so frustrating. I feel like we can never let them just roam around without constantly being on the lookout.

She doesn't actually mate with the other hen, just stomps her feet all around her and raises her hackles. The roo has been mating them all for the past several months (he is close to a year old) and as far as I can tell, he does all of his roosterly duties (finding the hens food in the yard...

My Salmon Faverolle roo "Okra" is a big baby. He is the sweetest chicken in the flock! Lets us snuggle him...finds treats for his girls and feeds them with his beak...always protects them. He is a big, sweet goofball and we just love him!

Just curious if anyone else has an Alpha Hen that does a 'rooster dance' at the next highest ranking hen in the flock? We have one rooster and six hens. 'Aunt Bea' is definitely dominant...and she lets everyone know it. Today I saw her doing the dance and flaring out her hackles a bit, as if to...

Okra is our rooster... and the hens are... Aunt Bea Lottie Pippa Speckles Maggie May Nutmeg