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She has not had any droppings today and has not layed an egg, ate or drank. She just stands all fluffed up and won't even lay down.

I have a one year old hen who is acting lethargic, and just standing in one spot all fluffed up and won't eat or drink. She's been this way for a couple days now, she won't eat or drink. Her comb is still nice and bright red, and none of the rest of the flock seems sick in any way. I don't...

I have a 1 year old Buff Orpington chicken in a flock of 10, who for the past couple days is very lethargic, wont eat or drink is just standing there in the coop all ruffled up. Her eyes seem squinty, but her comb and wattle is bright red, and I haven't noticed any bad looking chicken poop to...

Thank you for your advice!! I want a couple pekins. I live in NY so I'm trying to find someone to help split the order of 6 minimum :\

Hi all!! I currently own 10 Buff Orpington's. They are now a year old, and they are my big babies! I love, love, love having chickens. We are in a great routine, and they are easy for me to care for. We have a 8x4 coop and a 8x8 run for them. I'd love to add 2 ducks to the mix this year? Will...

Yay!! One of my beautiful Buff Orpington's has started laying. We got one egg the past two days in a row, none yet today. I'm so excited!! They are 5 months old, and hoping the rest follow suit soon!!! They are tiny eggs so far, but taste amazing!! Yes, I ate the first one! It was perfect...

I'm so proud of my babies! I moved them into the coop last week at around 3 weeks old, they stayed in a couple days and now are enjoying their roosting bars and the run..Temps have been amazing here. Tonight they put themselves to bed just before dark!! I just had to go out and shut the coop...

My chicks are almost 4 weeks, almost fully feathered except for their heads. They have outgrown the biggest brooder and need to head to the coop. It is draft free, all closed in, and about 10 degrees warmer then outdoor temps right now. Highs right now are 65-85, lows 40-60 depending on the day...

Thanks for all the advice!! I was thinking maybe for 10 minutes or so for some sunshine and I would be right there with them the whole time in a closed in area. Again, you are all so helpful. It's much appreciated!

Hi Everyone! I got my 10 baby buff Orpington's on Wednesday! We are being blessed with a gorgeous sunny and 75-80 degree day here and I would LOVE to put them in the run(No other chickens are currently in there) to let them play for a bit when it hits the 75 degree mark today. Would this be ok...

Hi Everyone! We are putting in an order this week for our chicks! Last year we had Guinea Hens (Never again! haha) So, after selling those to a friend last year, we are excited to introduce Chickens to our family :) We live in Northern New York, so cold winters, warm summers. So far I have...

My Guineas are 8 weeks old and they have outgrown their starter food and water dishes but refuse to use the new ones I bought them. If I fill the old ones they dive right in, same with the water. I got the new feeders a few days ago and I would appreciate any advice on this! They would rather...

Sounds like you have a lovely farm family!!! My guineas are for pets and pest control. We live in a densely wooded area with lots of ticks. And yup that's my daughter and dog. They love the Guineas! Last night I let the birds out to roam for about 10 minutes and they were pretty easy to get...

This is good to know! I plan to start letting mine roam a little each night starting this evening to get them accustomed to roaming and then returning to the coop at night! Mine are 8 weeks old.