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I had heard about this odd behavior, but most comments dispute the idea of a CROWING hen. Well, I can confirm there are such birds about. One of my 2 year old hens has been crowing. These are most definitely hens, have been laying eggs for a while, but recently decided to begin a funny...

I have an australorp that has had a chronic problem with sour crop, which resulted in a pendulous crop/slow crop due to it being stretched out. Then we get more sour crop because it moves fluid so poorly. I've been at my wits end with her, could see that the large crop bothered her and her...

Looking for something else and stumbled on PetFinder, which has a database of adoptable animals from around the country. They list birds and barnyard animals as one category. Checked it out and they have lots of poultry! Everything from chickens to emus... Here is the chicken link...

We are having the most extreme wet weather following 4 years of drought. Most everything is beginning to mildew, including the inside walls of the coop. Not really sure how to get around this as the air is at 90-100% humidity over the last 7 days. The coop is ventilated well, but there is still...

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/grd/1377483909.html It says it's an 11 stall rabbit breeding pen, but might is work for chickens?

http://www.peoplepets.com/style/treats-for-people/chickens-make-great-pets-and-make-you-breakfast/1 Chickens Make Great Pets!

So, I received an email today from my college alum office forwarding an email they received from one of my old flames (it was serious and passionate) looking for me after 20+ years. They sent his message and his email contacts. I have often wondered how this man is doing and am flattered he is...

I've just discovered that red cabbage is processed into a very interesting shade of blue poo that resembles a blob of crayola crayon in navy blue! Ach!

I used a free plan to construct my coop and run. I've found it to be very functional for a backyard set up in an in-town city neighborhood. (I have about 3/4 acre backing up to woods.) I have six pullets in residence, and that's about all I want at the moment. A larger alternative to the...

Heartgard for dogs prevention of heartworms has listed as it's active ingredient: ivermectin (as recommended on this site as a broad spectrum wormer for chickens.) Can one use the canine heartworm med on their chickens, or should one get a different formulation of ivermectin?

Decided to let my girls do a little foraging outside their run as an experiment. I stayed close, they were at my feet in the brush, then one of my Black Austros (Bettie) decided to sprint two feet away toward the coop. In a split second one of our resident Hawks swooped down and snagged her--...