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My 36 week old splash cochin cockerel, near rooster is looking for a new home. If I didn't have neighbors who object to roosters I would keep him. He's nice to his ladies, and nice with me, although he doesn't like cuddles. One of my hens went a little winter crazy and has pulled out some of his...

Hi. I've had my 24 week old speckled Sussex inside for the past week because she was not handling the extreme cold we've been having in Pennsylvania. She'd seemed to make a complete recovery and then yesterday morning I found what I eventually realized to be the remains of a soft shelled egg...

Hello. I'm wondering if anyone knows if Pennsylvania has any state wide laws regarding the keeping of chickens? Or if our Right to Farm Act actually covers chickens at all. As far as I can tell, it only seems to apply to properties of over 10 acres. I live in Lancaster County, in West Donegal...

Hello, I never had cochins before this summer and I have some questions. I have one beautiful 22 week old cochin pullet (I believe) from a reputable breeder, and then 5 little 18 week old cochins of dubious origin that I rescued from a bad auction. Two of those I've been sure are roosters and...

Hello! I accidentally ended up at a small livestock auction 2 weeks ago tomorrow, and ended up bringing home these five babies. All the other birds were being sold in lots of 25 or 50 and these guys were supposedly the same breed as my favorite chicken and I couldn't stand to let them go to a...

My 12 day old seemingly healthy chick suddenly started peeping at the top of her lungs last night. When we rushed over we found her having a seizure. When the seizure stopped, we removed her from the brooder and she recovered. We kept a very close eye on her (the brooder is in the main area of a...