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Hello! I've had chickens for many years on and off but I've been (fortunate?) enough to never have a sick bird, just a suddenly dead bird. Here's what I'm dealing with: About the bird: Speckled Sussex, 1.5 years old. Purchased from MyPetChicken as a 6 week old to replace a racoon loss...

My brother-in-law is interested in getting some chicks and we can't find anything that says if he would be allowed to keep chickens. I found the village code regarding animals and it looks like he can keep chickens but I don't know about Cook County. He lives in Mount Prospect, IL. Village...

We live way up in the Frozen North of North Dakota. The ground here doesn't thaw until about May. Last year I got chicks in June and was able to keep them in the brooder for a few weeks and then put them in the small coop with a heat lamp. I would really like to order chicks earlier this year...

Two days ago DH tripped over the cord for our coop light that is on a timer and it got unplugged without him realizing. Yesterday morning/early afternoon he noticed the light was off and plugged it back in. Yesterday we got 2 eggs. Today we only got 1 egg instead of 2. Is this coincidence...

My chickens get free choice layer crumbles (I believe it is Dumor from TSC). I've tried giving those hens every treat I can think of and it all lays untouched--I guess they are just not into "outside" food. All they are eating is their layer ration. I would think that food designed...

I lost a chicken over the holidays and when hubby examined it, it appears that she got egg bound. There was an old egg stuck in her vent. Someone else was keeping an eye on the farm and we set up all the animals as best we could before going to visit family for a few days. Is there...

I eagerly peeked in the chicken coop like I do everyday waiting for that first egg and I there was definitely something in the nest box---Our barn cat snuggled in the deep bedding, nice and warm and fast asleep while the hens were roosting around him! I guess I don't have to worry too much...

Hello! I've been lurking on BYC for awhile now and finally decided to post. I live in North Dakota with my wonderful husband, 3 dogs, 14 Nigerian Dwarf Goats, 7 Araucanas, 2 barn cats and 2 horses. We're both originally city kids so we're having a ball learning "farm stuff". We also both...