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Hen has white stuff on her face....not sure what it is or if I should worry. None of the others have it. Any advice is appreciated. :/

Our Silver Laced Wyandotte has been acting broody. We have a small flock 6 Hens, no Roosters. From what I have read, a broody hen will lay in the nesting box for hours, days even, then have that kind of creepy chicken growl and pecking at anyone coming near! She is being pecked at by the...

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Yes, I have been referred to as the Crazy Chicken Lady, and guess what! I love it! Being crazy about my chickens is a compliment, besides, what's the old saying, "Don't knock it, til' you try it"! So, yes, I absolutely love and adore chickens! I never would have known, but will never be...

We had to use a little Oxytetracycline in our small flocks (6) water.......the sneezing, nasal kind of thing was happening to a few. Anyhow, I thought we had a couple weeks before our oldest chicken started to lay, but she laid her first egg yesterday! Yippee! They have had the antibiotic in...

I purchased this beauty at a 'Swap', and have fallen in love with her! HER, or now that a month has passed could she be a HE? I was told she was a 3 month old, Blue Copper Maran, about a month ago. So SHE is approximately 4 months old, and showing much more of a crown, so starting to worry...

Today we noticed one of our 4-41/2 month old chickens had watery, sleepy eyes, and seemed to cough, maybe even blood? Upper respiratory infection? It's been crazy with rain, and cooler for sure, but the coop is mostly dry. I changed everything out, fresh, dry and disinfected with a natural...

Pooper issues - Not officially introduced to the flock, as we are working on that, but in the quarantine phase. However, I recently posted that she had liquid bowels, diarrhea, brown, no odd colors. We have not had her for quite a full week, and there is a little more solidity, (far from...

First let me say how much this site has helped me get started, get information, and gain overall insights on caring for our chickens! Thank you!!! Chix in Rox......... we are in Roxborough, Colorado, and started a flock of 6 baby chicks in March. All RIR, and we love them. Unfortunately, we...