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I don't think she is sick, she looks and acts normal except that she puffs herself up and clucks when the other girls come around her.

Thank you for your reply. I am going to try what you suggested and keep her locked away from her nesting box. I did it starting last night, she seemed very unhappy but oh well. The other two hens didn't lay eggs from yesterday morning and nothing today yet. Not sure why. We usually at least...

Thank you for your quick reply. Is it normal for my other girls, the ones not broody, to pick at and ostracize this broody girl? Seems like they don't want her in their pack anymore.

We have three hens, all was fine, we were getting three eggs daily. One chicken is now wanting to sit in her nest box (which happens to be the same best box all of the chickens want to use). She sits there whether there are eggs in the nest or not. Problem is now, we are only getting one egg...

Thank you! Do you know anything about why my chickens would be ignoring her while she is acting broody?

I'm fairly new to chickens. We have three, I thought originally one male and two females. When we started getting eggs, we got three a day, three different colors. Light brown, brown, and a creamy white color. We thought maybe one was laying two. Anyhow, then we realized that they all must...

I have a question. I have three chickens, one we just found to be a rooster. So far no eggs have been laid. My question is, can we allow them to raise their babies the first time and then afterwards just use the chickens for laying for eating? For example, once they raise a clutch, will that...

Thank you!

I'm trying to sex these two which are supposed to be silkies but one has no top plume on its head at all :(. I'm kind of confused. I need to figure out if they are roosters soon because I can't keep if so :(

Ok thank you for your help...I guess I just need to wait longer to tell what sex the silkies are?

Ok so the little short claw pointing upwards on the back 5th toe is normal in both sexes?

Thank you Chicken Girl! Darn, I thought so. Any ideas on my silkies?

Also I have two silkies. Both solid white but one has a very puffy head and one that is almost totally flat like a normal chicken. I did Notice that the one with the puffy head has a shaerp claw like thing on his back toe. Does this mean anything?

Is this a rooster? I'm pretty sure but just making certain

Thank you everyone. I thought it was, but needed to be sure. These are our first chickens...not sure what to do with him now? We had gotten chickens for the fresh eggs only, not to raise chicks :( I am the type that does not want him to end up on a dinnerplate now that I raised him...

We purchased 10 chicks, supposedly hens but now one looks different than the others...they are about 14 weeks old now. Can you tell if this black and white one is a rooster? Thanks for your help in advance!