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Unusual situation...there is a rooter in a field down the street from me, no houses around so I think someone "dropped" him off there. My question...do I try and get him and bring him home...I have three hens and a 'quarantine' covered run to keep him in for the time being...or...do I call...

One of my girls had something "pop" out, it was long and thin about the size of my thumb with pale yellow stuff oozing from it. Was concerned, thought she might be egg bound and followed all the advice I found posted. Well, she seemed fine, went back out to the coop two days ago...no eggs...

Not sure what is wrong with my girl...she hasn't laid any eggs for a few days, I went to put the girls to bed and one kind of stayed put in the yard. I walked up to her and she let me pick her up, not normal for her! Her bottom is bare and her vent was pulsing. By the time I was able to get...

I posted earlier about my rooster injuring one of my hens...I really want to know if I'm doing all I can for her. All of her feathers across he back are gone and he cut her pretty badly (it looks like) on either side under her wings. I think this happened late Friday and noticed she had...

I don't know if the rooster was trying to mate with the hen or attacked her, but the poor thing is missing A LOT of feathers on her backside...she isn't bleeding, but where the feathers are gone, it looks like, well, bare meat! We brought her inside (I knew the dog crate would come in handy!)...

I'm relatively new to raising chickens, my house came complete with a great coop and two runs. We got 2 RIR, 2 Americaunas and 2 Buff Orphingtons (two roosters in the bunch!) We're looking forward to learning more about getting away from store bought food, fortunately we have a huge garden and...