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I purchased chicks from Cackle hatchery and had planned on having them be raised by my broody hen. Unfortunately, she violently rejected them and I am left to raise the babies now. I have always had broodies raise chicks for me so this is new territory. The instructions from Cackle said not to...

I got several day old chicks to put under my broody. I put them under her last night and they all settled in and seemed content. First thing this morning, they were all still under mom and quiet. An hour later, the chicks were huddled together away from mom. They all seem lost as to what to do...

I noticed one of my ameraucana hens stretching her neck up excessively. On examining her, I found that her crop was huge and hard. I brought her inside, gave her water and left her for the night. In the morning, her crop hadn't emptied and was just as large. She only pooped a small amount. She...

I've had a broody hen siting on a large clutch of eggs. A few of the other hens have added eggs over the past few weeks, so unfortunately, they are not all the same age and I did not mark the original ones. I was just about to give up on her eggs as she was not on the nest last night when I...

I have 4 Ameraucanas, 2 black and 2 blue. They are 19 weeks old now. I am fairly certain that the blacks are pullets, but I am not sure about the blues. I had been thinking that they were also pullets, but they have been sparring a lot in the past couple of weeks, and now I'm unsure. What do you...

I live in Western MA, and it has been very cold this winter, getting down into the single digits most nights. I got a new coop this year for my 7 chickens that is a converted shed, 10'x12' in size, with the idea that I would get a few more hens this spring. I have large screened gable vents, so...

I recently gave all of my chickens dewormer, so I am in the middle of the two week period where I can't eat the eggs. Rather than let them go to waste, I have been placing them around my property, far away from the coop, for the local wildlife. Strangely, only a few have disappeared, and the...

This morning my 2 year old red sex link came out of the coop as normal for her oatmeal treat, but I noticed a large red and brown mass protruding from her vent. I have her inside and have been applying a warm compress, and she is straining to pass it. Does anyone have any idea what this is and...

Both of these chicks are 6 weeks old and are from the same hatch, although the buff is larger and more fully feathered. Their combs and wattles seem awfully large and red for this age, but I have never had cochins before, so I'm not sure what to expect with them. I am really hoping that at least...

I have three hens who are already laying, three who are 20 weeks and should start laying anytime, and a 12 week old rooster. Everyone is very recently integrated (the rooster is still separated at night), and the younger ones have been eating Blue Seal Grow and Show crumbles. I have been...

I am looking for a small coop to use as a grow out coop for a single chick until he is big enough to move in with the hens. He is 7 weeks now and quickly outgrowing the brooder box. He spends days out in my regular coop while the hens are in the run, but he still needs an overnight home. It will...

I have three red sex-links that are just a year old. One of them has lost a lot of feathers, mostly on her neck and belly. Yesterday, I noticed that several spots on her belly are completely bare and look red and irritated. She still lays almost every day. Initially, I thought she was being...

I have three hens that are rhode island red-white rock crosses. I got them when they were 18 weeks, and they are almost 7 months old now. They have daily access to fresh grass and I feed them organic layer feed. They started laying within a couple of weeks and I have been getting 2 eggs per day...