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Hi, I built a beautiful fenced yard for my girls only to discover that it is easily accessed by a bobcat. I'm trying to remedy the situation. I could make a smaller wire house that stands off the henhouse and is totally enclosed in wire. Or, I could put an angled extension on the top of my...

Hi, my aurecana has a very swollen crop and when I picked her up tonight she threw up liquid! I've never seen a chicken do that. Do you think this is something serious and if so, what could be the issue? Thanks, Glenda

My barred rock hen is waddling around and her tail is downturned. She lays the largest eggs in my flock and it looks like she has a huge one to pass. She's been behaving this way for over a week. She still has a good appetite and is very fat... Is this something to worry about?

Hello, my year old buff orpington died unexpectedly this morning. She'd been spry and eating well. Her body was heavy and well feathered and there was no obvious discoloration or external signs of illness. Our amateur autopsy revealed lots of clotted blood in her body cavity along with a lot of...

One of my chickens laid a huge duck-sized egg yesterday. I'm not sure who is responsible but today one of my Barred Rocks has a hard, bare protuberance underneath her vent. It is bright red and there are no feathers. I washed her to remove the poop that had crusted over the area and was shocked...

Hello, I have a 7 month old Aurecana/Americana with a featherless head (but no wound or broken skin) and a dirty bum. I have several questions: Should I treat the bare skin on her head in any way? She's never molted but I think the loss of feathers is due to being lowest in the hierarchy of my...

Hello, Is it normal to see a few feathers scattered around the coop floor? All my girls seem fine, no obvious bald spots. They are only 8 weeks old so I doubt they are molting. Do you think one of them is bullying the other? Need I be concerned?

Hello. I have some first coop design questions... Do chickens need a ladder to the nesting boxes? How high should the nesting boxes be from the floor? How high should the roosts be? should I make a ladder to the roosts? Thanks for the guidance... Glenny