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Yesterday I went to my ten hens to give them a treat, but noticed that Dusty, one of the Cream Legbars, was not interested in the food. She stood away from the group, eyes half closed, feathers fluffed - that look that none of us want to see on our chickens. She was definitely not well, but the...

I've been looking at photos are members' wonderful, colorful "rainbow" eggs and have wanted the same. But I'm limited in space and can't have that many chickens. I already had brown egg layers, some Easter Eggers that lay green eggs, and although I searched locally for Black Copper Marans and/or...

Finally, after 10 weeks with not a single egg due to the girls molting, I have eggs again!!! Woo-hoo!:ya No, none laid a golf ball. That was for the 2 pullets to figure out where to lay when the time finally comes, especially if no hens were laying and the newbies didn't quite figure it out...

Ick! This is what I found on the ground early this morning. I don't regularly deworm my chickens - I feel I should do so only when necessary. I've had chickens over five years and this is the first time I've seen something like this. What is it (yes, a worm, but what kind?) and what should I do...

Anyone in the ROCHESTER, NY area have fertile eggs for sale? I have TWO broody bantam hens and nothing to put under them. I'm interested in Orpingtons, Cochin, Polish, Silkies, even a mix. If you have any fertile eggs that I can pick up, please let me know what you have and how much you'd...

The temps have been unseasonably cold (in the teens) here in upstate New York, and when I opened the coop three days ago, the chickens didn't want to go out - understandably so. And, yes, there was some snow on the ground. So I closed the door and have kept them in ever since. Last winter was...

I suddenly noticed that my Wyandotte's comb and wattles have turned red! Below are comparison photos from last month and today. I think that I'll be finding some extra eggs soon! Although I have six laying hens, the Wyandotte is one of five pullets that I raised from two-day-old chicks this...

My chicks are six weeks old. I keep them in the brooder (a large rabbit cage) in the garage at night and on rainy days, let them outside in a small fenced and securely netted area of the yard in the day. (We have a family of hawks in our area, and they are constantly circling above our yard.) So...

One of my reds has been occasionally coughing/sneezing (can't tell what that sound is). It's been going on one week. Other than that, she acts fine. I haven't removed her from the flock (two other red sex links, two Light Brahmas, and two Japanese bantams); don't really have a good place to put...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We've had chickens about four years. My daughters were raising them, but I took over last summer when my youngest went to college. Now I'm the chicken lady at home, and I've gotten quite fond of these girls. (2) How many...