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Previously 2 of our hens had bare backs from our rooster. We purchased some chicken coats and their feathers grew back nice and thick. They look great! Today as I was cleaning the coop I noticed a huge pile of feather in the corner of the coop under where they sleep. I inspected the hens close...

Hi all I am still new to keeping chickens and we accidently ended up with a rooster. We only have 4 hens so I know the rooster to hen ratio is way off. He is ruining their backs and head and is aggressive towards humans which makes it difficult to do things. Would it be a good idea to let only...

Two of my hens, one specifically have bare backs from my rooster. It looks red,dry and painful. Is there any kind of cream I can put on it like neosporin or something?

My rooster has caused one of my hens to lose a great deal of feathers on her back and some of my other hens have a small patch missing on their heads. The feathers will grow back right? Also it's obviously caused by mating but we don't want chicks. Even if my rooster is mating but we collect the...

So found these in the coop today. We usually get 3 eggs a day. 2 brown ones and one blue/green one. We have 4 hens so I always assumed the two of my black sex links were laying the 2 brown a day and one of my two ameraucana hens was laying the blue/green one. That would leave one hen not...

Where I live we are currently preparing for winter storm Juno. What should I do to keep my 4 hens and 1 rooster warm? Their coop is filled with straw but is that enough to keep them warm with 18 - 24" of snow?

My 4 hens and rooster are coming up on 6 months old. My rooster is becoming very aggressive towards me. (Challenging me) when I come in he stomps his feet at me and chases me. He has bit/pecked me twice now both times drawing blood. Despite this I still love him and would really hate to get rid...

My chickens are about to be 5 months old. I have 4 hens and a rooster (that wasn't supposed to be a rooster) every morning when I go to let them out, our rooster chases down the other hens causing them to "squawk" and often times the roo will have a feather in his mouth. I'm concerned with this...

At what age can my chickens get kitchen scraps? They are four months old now. When they can get scraps, can they have kale stems? We make kale salads almost every night and give the stems to my guinea pigs. Can we do the same for the chickens?

Ok so I just took some updated pictures. People were saying to post a pic of his/her feet. I also got a picture of "it" shaking so you could see the long feathers on its neck. So is it a rooster?

Hey all! I'm knew to raising chickens. So what should I do to start preparing for the cold? By the way I live in southeastern connecticut. Is there something extra I have to do to make sure they are warm enough? Right now the inside of their coop is filled with nice dry straw.

My chickens are a little over four months. We recently switched them over from a ground up meal to pellets. I feed them when I let them out in the morning and in the evening. But they are ALWAYS wanting more! Am I feeding them enough?

Hello everyone! My family and I got our first chicks about four months ago. We got 5. 2 ameraucana and 2 black sex links. The man we got them from also had a few yellow chicks. He wasn't sure of the breed so gave us him/her for free! As they've grown the yellow one has turned white and shows...