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Rhode Island Red hen, about two years old. For the past few months she's been very slow moving, unresponsive, sleeping most of the day and losing weight. I believe the problem is her nose/throat area, where the nostrils are completely clogged shut such that barely a wheeze can get in or out at...

i just found my chicken Magnolia dead on the coop floor completely infested with larvae. she was in the spot where they usually lay their eggs, so it might have been an egg laying issue, but it was hard to check for any signs of egg binding and such with all the larvae crawling around. she came...

our yard is delightfully filled with all kinds of birds. we have 6 chickens and three trees that are always filled with all kinds of fun birds who come fly around and eat the birdseed we put out. ones like stellars jays, robins, bluebirds, chickadees, starlings, and even squirrels like to come...

So I got two new baby chickens recently (Rhode Island Reds) and they are doing very good. They have grown in most of their feathers and are lively and don't show any typical signs of disease or bugs. They're lively and curious and just all-around happy. One of them, though, sometimes throws some...

Hello, I'm going to take a hen to a very small poultry show soon. I have all the showing parts down fairy well. The thing is that my hen is 8 years old, more of a pet than an egg layer / show bird, and has not ever been out of the yard she was raised in her whole life. My question is if...

My chicken is limping and favoring one of her legs. She is showing no other symptoms of illness or injury. Normal poops, regularly laying eggs, very energetic and perky, good appetite. No cuts or mites or anything on the leg or foot, no swelling or heat. She does not flinch when I touch anywhere...

I recently found that a rat has been living in the chicken coop. Is a single rat a serious threat to a flock of chickens? They are fairy large and living directly under the chickens' sleeping area. If there is any chance of the rat hurting my chickens, I have traps to get rid of them but I...

Hi, I just got a surprise new baby chicken. The neighbor found a barred rock baby wandering into her garage and decided to give her to us. We didn't get any warning for this so I didn't get to research how to do this. She's a very young pullet, very small, and she cheeps like a baby. It looks...

I don't know if anything is wrong with her, but she is acting different than normal. My hen always goes into the dog's area and sometimes gets caught, the dog doesn't play too rough but she does squish her enough. But anyway, my hen has been acting weird. She doesn't move around a lot, and...

Describe your character and join in! Ranks and flocks are listed below! MilkweedFlock - a flock of chickens that are speedy and timid. A rather weak flock, and, when battles occur, this flock usually is the one to loose. These chickens are excellent at running through dense forests or foraging...

The hens love to scratch around and sit in the grass clippings in the garden after mowing. The seem to like it, but it is it good for them to sleep in at night? Or is straw better for them?