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How does one find information on whether or not chickens are legal in any given city? I went to the city website and couldn't find any information. Thanks!

I'm new to chickens and breeds with large combs throw me off. Is this a rooster or a hen? It's 6 weeks old. Thanks!!

Thanks! I'll dust them all with DE just to make sure, but I can't see any mites. Would that account for her poor laying?

What's up with her tail feathers? They look frayed. She wasn't laying at all, and felt very rough to the touch, then she started to lay soft eggs last week. I'm hoping she's molting. Thanks!

I'm in Southern California and it has been sunny and warm. At night, I've added 4 hours of extra light in their coop. My banty Cochin and banty Barnevelder have stopped laying for over 2 weeks now. They do not appear to be molting and seem healthy. Is it just because it's winter? Thanks!

I have an EE who sits on the nest everyday like she's going to lay, but instead, lays her eggs from the roost at night. I have a nightlight in the coop for them to find the nest, but she's consistently dropping her eggs from in her sleep. What should I do?

The solution to this problem for my girl was organic food.

Mine started roosting as they got older. At that age they were still cuddling.

She's one year old this week. Most of her night eggs were soft until I started giving them oyster shells. Now they're hard and normal except for that strange fluid sack encasing them.

Hi, I have a Ameraucana who tends to lay from her roost at night. When she lays in her nest, they're normal, but her night eggs are broken or cracked from falling and always in a strange sack of clear fluid. Anyone else ever seen this?

It's about 6 weeks old. Thanks!!

Yay!!! Thanks!

She's 15 weeks old Thanks!!

I have a 2 month old baby barnevelder that was stumbling the other day. When I picked her up, she had a bubble on her shoulder. As I lightly pressed on it, it went back into her body and expanded her crop a bit. She eats, but, 4 days later, she is slower than the rest of the barnies and she...