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About the breed - all I know is what the guy told me...she won't let me get close enough to her to inspect her!

I paid $20 each - which is cheap for a good lesson. I'll go ahead and supplement their lighting, and give them a couple more weeks. I'm not gonna give up on 'em just yet.

I got two 9-mo old chickens - a Columbian Wyandotte and an Ameraucana - from a breeder who advertised on Craigslist (learned my lesson with that...totally not doing that anymore). I got them two weeks ago, and they both are doing much better - at first, they wouldn't leave the coop, now the...

I don't have one named V'ger - but I do have an Ameraucana named "Q" : because she appears and disappears randomly, and makes things harder than they have to be. LOL!

Hey, all - just wanted to update, and the sneezing seems to have stopped as abruptly as it started. Weird! She still looks great - comb still red, active, no strange behavior, no swelling, no discharge, poops all normal - from all evidence, a normal, happy chicken. Perhaps I was getting ahead...

Still no change - although I noticed tonight that when she was in the coop, she didn't sneeze. I'm thinking it's environmental - I'm just a nervous new chicken mommie, and this is my favorite girl, so I'm probaby getting ahead of myself. No strange behavior, no swelling near the eyes (or...

I first noticed yesterday that my Black Australorp is sneezing. She looks healthy - red comb, alert demeanor, bright eyes - and there are no other "symptoms." I cleaned the coop, so it's probably not an ammonia/bedding issue. No dust out here in Western WA - but cold, windy, and rainy. I was...

Thanks, all! Though I doubt I can take credit for her beauty. Probably good genetics. She is an early riser...must not need much beauty sleep! lol!

Me and Uhura.

RoxyBird - I had a RIR named Beverly (as in "Beverly Crusher"), but she died on Thanksgiving of all days. My two other chickens are new; I'm waiting for them to calm down and to let their personalities out before I name them. I'm also a Lord of the Rings nerd. There might be some names from...

I would like to thank all of you wonderful folks who make BackYard Chickens a terrific resource for those new to keeping chickens. I just got two 9mo old chickens, an Ameraucana and a Columbian Wyandotte - they wouldn't leave the coop! After researching 'Chicken Treats' and searching for some...

Thanks, all! I talked to a veterinarian friend of mine, and she said that it was likely pneumonia. It's been cold and wet out here lately...I can see how that might have happened. I checked for a stuck or broken egg, but no luck - that Tuesday, she was a normal bird, but by Thursday afternoon...

My friendliest chicken is my Black Australorp, Uhura. She's a gorgeous bird, chatty and classy. She runs to greet me when she hears the sliding glass door open, and drops to let me pick her up. We even "talk" - I make a light cooing/purring sound, and she'll chirp lightly back at me. I have to...

Hi, my name is Audrey, and I'm new to keeping chickens. I live in Vancouver, WA with my husband, dog, and 3 chickens (1 Australorp, 1, Columbian Wyandotte, and 1 buff Ameracauna). I used to have a pair of chickens (the Australorp and a RIR), but the RIR fell ill and died suddenly...on...