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I have a few 3-week old Black Star chicks from McMurray Hatchery, two from this group arrived with small bald spots. As their feathers have started developing I haven't seen much improvement on their skin. They are looking pretty goofy. I'm worried that this is a condition or something I need to...

Lost a special girl this morning very suddenly. Diana, a brown-breasted Partridge hen, one year old. Diana was named after the Roman Goddess because she was a skilled bug huntress from the beginning. She was so fast, zipping around everywhere going after anything that moved, she gained the...

First time chicken owner. My hens are almost a year old. I have some partridge rocks and buff orpingtons that do the egg song or alarm multiple times in the morning or afternoon, every day. As much as I love my chickens I would really like to know if there are breeds that do this less. I have...

I have nine hens about 10 months old. I don't have a rooster or a dog, so I let them out once a day to free range supervised with me. They began laying eggs recently and laid through winter (north FL). I'm kind of at my wit's end because they typically wake me up early in the morning with an...

How many different descriptive words for chickens do you know? Words like chickies, pullets, fowl, etc. I've heard/read people calling them chooks but I have no clue how/where that may have originated, do you?

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I was fortunate enough to get some hens at the start of this year, I have nine hens and they are almost all laying eggs. I have a mix of breeds, mostly to get a feel for the individual sets of behaviors and egg laying capabilities...