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My Roo does a funky chicken dance around one hen or another when I go outside. What does this mean? Is it a sign of dominance? Does it mean "this is my girl, stay away"? Or what? It's kinda funny...scraping wings on the ground kinda fast and circling the hen. What do you think?

I'm very concerned about my OEGB, Goldie. She is caring for a 5 week old chick and yesterday when I let her out of her coop i noticed one of her tail feathers was missing. Today I let her and her little guy out to free range and ALL but 2 of her tail feathers is gone! She gets to free range...

My Broody Bantam finally became a Mom to one chick (Nugget is 12 days old) and I have them in a seperate coop from the rest of the flock. The rest of the flock is in a coop right next to her and Nugget and they consist of 4 production reds age 3 months, 2 Cochins also 3 months and 2 Buff Orps...

I had let my new mom and her 12 day old baby out to free range. I went inside for a couple of minutes and suddenly I heard all of my girls and the rooster cackleling as loud as they could. I ran outside yelling at whatever it was. At first I couldn't find my little 12 day old Nugget but Momma...

My Bantam Roo is trying to mate with my 3 month old girls. He currently doesn't have any hens to mate with. His favorite was killed by a dog two weeks ago and my bantam hen is raising her two week old chick in a seperate coop. I'm not sure what to do with him. He's a good rooster...never...

My poor little Bantam Roo (Sal) is so upset. He saw his favorite girl get attacked by a large dog and couldn't do anything to save her. I managed to scare off the dog but she didn't make it. Now Sal is looking for her. He keeps going to the side of the house where she was laying after the...

My Goldie just hatched her first egg. Layer feed is in the coop right now. Should I take the layer feed out and replace it with Chick Starter? Is it Okay for new mom to eat Chick Starter? I'm headed to the feed store today and would like to get the right thing for both of them. Thanks.

My little OEGB Goldie hatched her first peep last night. I couldn't be more excited and she is certainly a proud new Mom showing off her new baby to me this morning!

Momma and new peep are doing well! This is my first hatch and Goldie's first baby. We are both so proud!

I have two bantams that I bought from the feed store last year and I have no idea what kind they are. Their picture is in my avatar. Goldie the hen is yellow with black tail feathers and she lays cream colored eggs and Sal the Roo is black with red feathering and a Green sheen to his tail...

My little Goldie has been broody for almost 3 weeks. She rarely comes out of the nest when I open the coop door for free ranging, but when she does she flies at me or runs at me like she is trying to chase me away. This is my girl. She has always been sweet, friendly and docile. I don't...

I just introduced my 6 week old Buff Orps. to the coop with a mix of 8 week olds yesterday. I've been introducing them daily for the last week or so for an hour a day. Put them on the roost last night with the others and this morning I found some watery yellow diareah and a little blood in...

I'm following the guidelines here and introducing myself to everyone. I live on 2 acres in Dripping Springs, Texas and am the proud Mom of three grown children and 4 dogs as well as my flock of chickens. This is my 3rd season of being a chicken Mama and I have found such joy in raising chickens...

I have 1 bantam rooster who is pretty easy going and 1 bantam hen and 1 plymoth rock. My rock picks on my bantam hen and is clearly the Top hen. Anyway, my 4 week old chicks, (2 cochins, I think, and 4 red pullets) are currently in a coop next door to the older ones. I have no idea at this...