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I have a Golden Comet who seemed very sick a couple of days ago. We discovered her huddled in a corner of the pen after we had been away for the weekend. She could barely keep her eyes open and wouldn't eat any treats. She had a watery crop, so I massaged her crop and she immediately perked up...

I'd love to hear from people experienced with having a chicken hatch and raise guinea keets. I am planning to acquire some eggs soon for my Jersey Giant who apparently has strong maternal instincts. She's never had anything to hatch, but last spring/summer it seemed like she was broody more than...

Hello all, you were a great help to us when we established our "flock" of 4 city chickens a few years ago. Now we're in the country and preparing a coop for the 11 chicks we're currently brooding. My husband and I are enclosing an 8x8 corner of a large metal pole barn and we're wondering whether...

Tonight we found an egg yolk near the area where our 2yo Buff Orpington was roosting, then saw this thing protruding from her. Our initial thought is that it is an eggshell, but we want confirmation on that before we start pulling on it. Thanks for your input... I'm worried about her! --Andrea

We got our second horrendous utility bill yesterday... we have a gas furnace and water heater, but since December our electric bill has rivaled those of the high summer months. The only difference between this year and last year is frequent use of a 30-year-old chicken water heater (or whatever...

We have 4 hens (9 months old, so I suppose they're technically still pullets) of varying breeds. During the longer days we frequently got 3 eggs in one day, but never 4... and after observing who goes in and out of the coop during the day, I suspect that the Jersey Giant is not laying at all. Is...

Our four chicks range from 6-8 weeks old and we have gone through a 25 lb. bag of medicated start & grow. Tonight we have to go get more... should we continue with medicated feed or switch to unmedicated? Would it be harmful to them in any way to continue with medicated beyond 8 weeks? I know...

I started using avia charge several days ago to give a boost to a chick with crookneck. She is doing quite a bit better already! She shares the waterer with her three sisters... is there any reason they shouldn't all be enjoying the benefits of the avia charge for a couple more weeks? I don't...

We have a 4-5 week old Partridge Rock that is holding her neck strangely, frequently holding her head between her legs and walking backward. I've done a lot of googling and it seems like it must be what is often called "crookneck." She started exhibiting these symptoms Friday evening. Sunday we...

Our Partridge Rock (4-5 weeks old) has been acting strangely since last night (that's when I noticed, anyway). She is not walking normally... she is pecking at her breast feathers, keeping her head tucked to the point that she's walking backwards and running into things. When I first noticed it...

There is probably an obvious solution to this that I'm missing. My 3 chicks are in a plastic box with pine shavings covered in paper towels. They have the typical small plastic waterer and they just keep spilling it and soaking their bedding. I could clean that brooder out all day. What can I do...

We ordered 4 chicks (all different breeds) from a feed store that was ordering them from a hatchery in Cincinnati. They were supposed to be in a month ago, and the whole process has been a nightmare for the feed store. Our Partridge Rock arrived a week and a half ago, and we decided to wait...

Our chicks are coming in a few days and we're needing to set up their brooder. We naively went to Lowes thinking we'd find some kind of light-thing that could plug into an extension cord, but nothing jumped out as "the perfect chicken-raising light." What do you use? Some kind of trouble-light...

Hello! I'm new to the forum, but I've been lurking for a while as my family prepares for four chicks in a couple of weeks. I would love some advice from those of you who have had to raise your chicks for a while in a small house with other pets (and I'm not talking about fish!!) Unfortunately we...