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About a month ago I lost an Ameracuana hen to what we thought was possibly egg binding. We never found out exactly what it was. Now I have another hen, a Silver Laced Wyandotte, who is acting sick but I can't find any visible signs to show me what it might be. I don't really feel an egg (she's...

My 20 week old Ameraucana, is acting strangely. She's was eating and drinking but is laying down in the yard and her back end is going up and down. I don't know what hens are suppsoed to look like when they lay an egg but could that be what she's trying to do? She's been moving slowly all...

So, I was making chicken teriyaki last night and turned around to see this at my kitchen window. Is anyone else having this problem?

I thought this would be a fun comparison thread even though I know each individual hen is different. How old were your hens when they started laying and what breed?

I raised 3 chicks and they are now about 13 weeks old. I had to trade one of the chicks in because he turned out to be a roo and I can't have roos in my neighborhood. SO, the new girl is a bit younger and a bit smaller. I have been trying to introduce them slowly over the past week and every...

I've had my chickens in a coop and enclosed run and haven't let them free range yet because I don't want them to get in the neighbors yards with their dogs. We have a 6 ft privacy fence that surrounds the yard. Can they fly over that? I'm also concerned about gathering them up again...

This is our Americauna...I was paranoid she was a rooster but I'm pretty sure she's a hen. Can anyone tell? She's about 15 weeks old.

I just started the deep litter method in my run using pine shavings and turning/raking them around every day or so. I've recently noticed a huge fly problem. I also have noticed alot of food spillage in the run. The feeder is on the ground right now and I plan on hanging it. Is hundreds of...

My 3 week old chick has been acting pretty much normally but she's had one closed eye all day. She'll open it occasionally and it looks a tiny bit pink on the outside but it doesn't look runny or anything. Does anyone know what this might be? We did recently change from paper towels to using...

I have a friend who is building a chicken coop for me. I have 3 chicks about a week old right now. Does anyone have plans for a small coop for 3-4 hens with an attached run?