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Hello, i had a new chick go lame a few weeks ago. Started dragging its leg and the leg seemed to swell at the knee and twist around a bit. This week a second one had had it happen. Is there any chicken disease that causes something like this? They have not been dropped or handled except for...

I have three black copper marans that are 16 months old. Last summer their eggs were very dark brown. In the fall they were a lighter brown with dark flecks. Now they are all light brown. They seem healthy and active. I feed them layer feed, scratch grains, toss in some mealworms, and any...

I have an old hen that keeps going broody. I have tried to break her out of it several times and she keeps doing it. So I came home today, after traveling for a week, to find her sitting on 3 warm eggs. I decided I may as well let her try to hatch them. I have searched the threads here and have...

My 10 chicks are now 5 weeks old and are ready to move outside. We currently have two, older "rescue" hens, maybe 4 yrs old, in the coop. I have been told the olde ones might attack the new ones. Is that true? What's the best way to get them all to be one big happy flock? My coop is 6'x11' so...

I am hoping someone can help us figure out what is happening. One of our chicks was lying on its side breathing hard, looking like it is dying. Other chicks occasionally run over and jump on it and peck it. As background, we started with 16 pullets and 2 cockerels in the brooder. They were born...

Our new chicks arrived today, 16 pullets (6 Dominiques, 5 Salmon Favorelles, and 5 Black Copper Marans) and 2 cockerels (Dominiques). One didn't survive the stress of the trip. All the rest are doing great! They are really active and cute. Brooder seems to be holding to the right temp...

Hi all, We just received our new flock today. 18 baby chicks showed up, 17 seem to be doing great. One is lethargic and keeps lying down. I have dipped hi beak, put chick starter next to him, made sure he is warm. Nothing working. Anything I should do to save him? I don't think he will make it...