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I have four hens, all born March 2012. They have had a consistent pecking order until the last 2 weeks. The top hen, after molting, has started making "baby" noises, high pitched repetitive calls, and all three of the other hens keep chasing her away from them. They all jump on her and peck...

Yesterday, my family went for a hike up in the mountains. When we were going back, we slowed down to see some birds and a chipmunk, then we kept going. When we got home this chipmunk literally hitch hiked on our mini van! Now we have a chipmunk in our yard. I'm afraid it'll die here or get...

Let's start at the very beginning: Make sure to research all you can about chickens. Picking out a chick can be exciting, just make sure the employees listen to you when you say "I want that one." Chicks don't care if you bring a new one to their home, they'll happily accept the newcomer...

Today it finally snowed and my family always wondered how our hens would react to it. We came out there to let them out, but they were so scared they were crying! I never thought they would cry over snow! I felt bad and laughed at the same time! I don't blame them though, if I was a little...

It's very recent, but my RIR Rosie has a white dot on either side of her head. Here's some pictures: It's just above her eye and below her comb And here's her other side They seem to get bigger everyday, but Rosie seems fine. Is this something to worry about?

Our Wyandotte Ruth caught and ate a mouse last night. While I understand this is normal behavior, are there any of you scientific types that can tell me how the chicken digests the bones, teeth and fur of the mouse? Perhaps there's some very interesting manure forthcoming!

Here are diaries that my chickens have 'written'. They'll try to keep posting every day! Enjoy! Rosie: Hello! My name is Rosie and I'm a Rhode Island Red. Today was really strange, besides laying an egg and Ruth's loud bickering, we were let out of our pen and the humans were excited for...

Our Australorp Melody and RIR Rosie have stale poop on the tops of their fluff by their vents. Melody also seems to keep pooping out wet (does that mean she has diareaa?) and she has a very, stale pooped back (I think she's sleeping at the bottom of the perch at night). Should we give her a...

Our Rhode Island Red Rosie laid her first egg (the first of our pullets to lay one) on July 15th. After that, her voice changed from normal clucking to high-pitched clucking. Is this new sound because of motherly instincts, as if she hatched a clutch of chicks? She's still doing it today (and...

Ever since I read about the 3 foot tall birds I've been very curious about them. I'm happy that my Rhode Island Red, Rosie has Maylay background (looking back at the Rhode Island Red genetics), she even stands like one! Anyways, does anyone here have a Maylay, if so, what are they like? Are...

Hello! I'm Carrottoes (named after the nickname I gave my Rhode Island Red and Wyandotte). My family got our girls in March (we got a cockeral too, a Black and White Crested Polish named D.J. We didn't know he was a boy and my family didn't know that they didn't get sexed either...until he...