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So we have a BIG fryer hen who is about 15 months old and about 15 lbs. She sounds terrible like she has emphysema, labored breathing, sounds horse when she tries to make her normal chicken sounds. Seems lethargic, but is still walking around. Has watery diarrhea. We have her isolated in a...

We have 14 beautiful hens and of the 14, 2 are large fryers. Their butts do not have feathers is this normal? One of our Black Australorps is starting to loose feathers back there, should I be concerned that the others may be picking on them? Or are they doing it to themselves?

We have very friendly chickens and they don't mind being held. When we hold them we scratch them around their necks and when we walk by them we occasionally pet their backs or scratch their backs. They don't seem to mind, we just wonder if they like it.

Any one know what may cause this? We use pine shavings on the floor and straw in the laying boxes, the smell seems to be only in one place, almost smells like a cat box. Poop is cleaned out daily and wood shavings have been in coop for about 3 weeks. Also strange question......do Chickens pee?

We just recently purchased a flock of chickens about a month ago. We now are the happy owners of 14 mixed hens (all about 1 year old). We HAD one rooster that came with the purchase, the rooster is now gone (adopted). We got rid of the rooster because he kept pecking at a few of the hens...

I have purchased a flock of chickens (10) and they are great looking chickens, however where they live now it is very muddy so they are very dirty. Is there a good way to clean them up a little before I put the in thier band newly built new home? I know they will make a mess once I get them...