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I'm posting after a long time hoping to get help with a sick red hen I have. She was in the house maybe three months ago sick. Found her laying down, in pen, and entire bottom of her felt like she had swallowed a water balloon. I read enough to figure out to use a needle to drain out fluid...

I have ten young chicks, they will be one year in May. One was an accidental rooster, as they were all supposed to be female. He bred the lower chicks in the flock so much, he ripped out feathers under the wings. I saw it, and didnt catch it. I saw white feathers starting to show and thought my...

We recently separated the Rooster from the nine hens. He was stalking me and being quite rough with the nine females. Now he has alot of interaction between runs, just no breeding.i He has a lovely coop, and run,has used the coop in the day time. But he refuses to use coop at night and instead...

Hi There, One of my chicks plucked a purple band aid off my finger and ATE it!? She seemed fine an hour or so later, untill they went to roost. Do ya'lls think she'll be alright? Lisa

Hello. AGAIN I have a rooster question. He is 13 weeks. From whatcI have read he is not aggressive, but is the age to practice breeding. So this morning, during the quiet tranquility of doing my chick chores, he scares the %+&$@ out of me by practicing. I had full on view. He is on her back...

I am sure these will be easy peasy questions for you guys. First, chicks are exacyly 12 weks old. Accidenral Rooster appears to be breeding. Is that correct, or is he biding his time? Second, they do some unidentifiable behavior . its not a yawn, or choking. They just kinda stretch their...

So I would like to know if sll roosters know the dance? Some are even big CasaNovas and feed hens with special treats, then one day he calls her over but there is no treat, but she is way freindlier cause he warmed her up with the food morsels. Then I would like to know if some roosters are...

Ok, so this site has me considering deep litter method. Question one: Other than ammonia, which will not happen in my coop are there any other more pronounced smells? I have been just picking manure with cat scooper every day. No smells. Question 2: I got the benefits are by creating your own...

Chicks are Golden Cuckoo Marans, and one Rhodebar. Ten weeks old, living outside in run and coop. While there is always access to direct sunlight, they have 20 by 10 canopy, and love to nap under coop. The first one especially, normally has pristine white skin on face.

Mine run like they are in Kentucky Derby, WITH both wings held HIGH and out from body, flapping! They all might run .20 feet and then stop and regroup for the next heat. I get the feeling it is play. What is it?

I am slowly working to have some sort of first aide box for chickens. I am slow but steady. If you were to purchase antibiotics BEFORE the injury, what would be top picks available without RX prescription in US.

I want to start doing chicken health inspections, so I have some questions and I am soliciting advise, please. So starting with the chickens, they are seven weeks, been in the coop a little over a month, assorted breeds, one rooster. So I get a chick, and look her over well, both sides of body...

I have ten assorted breeds, seven weeks old. The rooster is Golden Cuckoo Marans, the bully girls are both huge Choc Orpingtons. So he is at least half their size, and is fair to the rest of the girls, but trues asserting himself. The Orpingtons chest butt him, peck him every now and then, and...

I am new to chickens. I have ten assorted breeds, seven weeks old, one accidental rooster. I have noticed when they are afraid they RUN to the farthest corner of the threat, freeze, and stay very quiet. I am thinking of purchasing a baby minder for night time. My question is, if some predator...

So here is my question. My coop is close enough to the house, I can watch chicks from 3 windows day and night. At night, additionally, I crack a window so dogs/myself can hear any scuffling going on. My loaded gun tucked between mattress and frame of bed. One more place on coop to add hardware...

Well, this thread is kind of about me, but mostly about a young man I recently met at our Tractor Supply. He was helping me buy MORE food for my five or six week old chicks. He calmed me down about how much they eat at this age, instructed me to keep on feeding all they want, and they will even...

So, they are seven weeks, nine females, one accidental male. The coop is 6.5 x 6 feet. It was what was suggested, but I do not know how they will fit full grown. I think just a couple roost at night. The run right now us about 10 x 50, but will soon be expanded to 10 x 70. There is a hardware...

So this am I suddenly notice one of my Cream Legbar pullets has no tail feathers compared to another Legbar. Upon exam vent still open but has just been collecting poo over and over into an impressive ball of poo. So I cut and gave warm bath till she was All cleaned up I elected not to use any...

So I am askng becausecI have an accidenal rooster. Is there still a lead hen?

So I am a brand new chicken addict. I have ten six week old assorted breed chicks who were all suppossed to be pullets. One is a rooster, whose behavior Im not crazy about. He is not vicious with the girls, but not real nice either, and HATES for me to touch or hold him. Is there any chance his...