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Not an emergency or a disease that I am aware of nor an injury. I have a 15 week old Cream Legbar cock that has a peculiar disability that he has had since we can remember. When he pecks at something, he is low by about 1/2"! If he is trying to catch a cricket or pick up a treat, he keeps...

This is our first time raising chickens. We have had our coop and girls since June and, after reading here and a couple of blogs, I decided to go with sand for the coop. Initially I bought a kitty litter scoop to clean up the poop but that was a real pain. I then found a long handled kitty...

We bought this Swedish Flower Hen unsexed at a day old from a local breeder. It got a really bad eye infection and at one point, we did not think it was going to make it. After a lot of intensive care, it has come through with flying colors and is playing catch up on growing. It is full of...

I have a new coop and flock that has not started roosting off the ground yet, let alone laying. This is our first time keeping chickens. I am planning my nesting boxes and roost but have limited area due to open windows, etc. I was wondering if it is a bad idea to place the nesting boxes...

Hello all, I am new here and new to chickens. We just started our chicken keeping about 6 weeks ago. We purchased an initial flock of nine 2-3 week old chicks from a local breeder. We started with the following: Cockrel: 1 Cream Legbar Pullets: 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 Blue Andalusian, 1...

Hello there! I am a new chicken owner from San Marcos, TX. My wife and I decided to get some chickens so that our 8 year old daughter could learn a little animal husbandry and of course for the eggs. We live on 22 acres so we are privileged to have as many chickens as we want! We got our...