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I was away from the house for 3 days this week. When I got back I was told that Ninja (Black sexlink) and Elphaba (Australorp) were attacking one of our two RIR's (named Cinnamon and Honey). I went out to investigate and found Cinnamon with multiple scabs on her comb and a bald spot on her head...

All 5 of my hens have not laid an egg for 2-3 months now. My 3 older hens look like they are finished or in the last stages of their molt. I'm not sure if one of the 2 younger pullets ever started laying before winter started. They all look healthy and get clean food/water. We redid their coop...

My 1 year old RIR hen has very red, swollen feet. I checked her feet and there was no bumblefoot scab, but a red mark underneath the skin of her feet. It wasn't a scab, it looked like it was under the skin. She is molting right now. Any thoughts?

I have a Leghorn, an Australorp, a Black sexlink, and 2 RIRs. For the past few weeks, only the australorp has been laying, and even then she only does about 4-5 per week. The Leghorn and RIRs are a year older than the other two, and one of the RIR's has been molting. The leghorn looks like she's...

All of my other chickens laid an egg earlier than 25 weeks. She has been squatting for at least a month now, and her comb looked bright red yesterday. Are black sexlinks just late bloomers or should I be worried? Since they are supposed to be egg producers I would think that they would lay...

The "start breeding" answer is more for people who want to get a rare color of a breed. (like if someone has black australorps and they start breeding to get blue/splash australorps) I'm asking because I want to get blue australorps, ameracaunas, or orpingtons sometime and I don't know a good...

My family thinks that our chickens are attracting rats. We've caught three rats in the attic. Has anyone ever had problems with rats and the chickens were to blame?

Our feeder is just a gravity feeder meant for dog food. It has never had any problems for the year that we've used it. Recently I noticed that there is a bunch of feed scattered all over the ground. We've had rainy weather recently so the spilled feed is getting really gross in the mud... How...

I have 2 11 week old pullets and I want to introduce them to 3 one year old hens. I have let the chicks out by the coop so they can see each other. I have also put the chicks in the coop w/o the hens so they can explore it. Recently I started letting them free range together under supervision...

I recently saw a math problem that was something like this: The farmer has enough material to make a corral for his animals with a perimeter of 21 feet. What shape should he make his corral so he will get the most area? The shapes with the most area were a square and circle, but how would you...

I'm still kind of new to chicken diseases and I would like some info on crop impaction without the graphic pics. I would like to know what it looks like,why it happens, and how to prevent and/or check for it. Thanks in advance!

I am going to get an Australorp as soon as I can find one. However, I can only get ONE to add to my existing flock of 3 hens. (how is this possible without Chicken math?) I have read that introducing a chick alone is unfair, but I really want to make this work. Once the chick is old enough, how...

This thread is for wishing all BYC members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This is sort of to vent my frustration. 2 weeks ago I had an attack while I wasn't home, and one chicken went through a forced haircut. Now another one has a bald spot, I am angry at the stupid dog, and I believe chickens have at least some kind of intelligence when it comes to predators. I need...

(I didn't know where to put this by the way) Here is the Ultimate showdown with Chicken Math. To enter, here is what I'd like to see: Your original planned amount What you actually got Why (Edit: This is optional) Rank your case: 1-10 extra: Mild 11-25 extra: Moderate 26-50 extra: Severe 51-100...

I had just returned home. I went to put the chickens up. It was a little later than usual. I found our Leghorn, Snowball, on top of the coop and WAY TOO MANY RIR FEATHERS! They were every where. 2 chickens were missing! I was so scared, but we searched and found one uninjured but scared...

I didn't expect my chickens to like rose petals. The leaves they won't touch, but the petals... They jump for them and our rosebushes are typically bare on the bottom. They also like small snakes- i posted about that in another thread. And ice cream. They like that too. So, any weird treats?

(This isn't a huge concern of mine. I'm just curious.) Our two RIR's are supposed to be able to tolerate cold. We live in Texas, where an occasional dusting of snow is about as cold as it gets. We've been thru one summer and they seemed to "pant" a lot and look for shade. (I know that this isn't...

Yep. The title says it all. I stepped outside to check on our free ranging chickens when I saw one being chased. In her beak, she held what looked like a writhing worm. I have no idea where she found it. The fight continued and the food was stolen. I began to suspect what it was and chased our...

I am looking at quiet chicken breeds to add to my urban flock. I need some opinions on what breed is the quietest (assuming it isn't a rooster). By "quiet", I mean VERY QUIET EGG SONG too! Bonus for good egg production. Or, if you know how to get my RIR's to shut up while laying eggs, please...