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(GRAPHIC PICS IN COMMENTS. BEWARE IF QUEASY OR SENSITIVE) I need some predator identification help. I found one of my chickens (Easter egger) dead and another (EE) is missing. The dead one, Jimi, looks like she has a hole in her belly/side and the intestines were pulled out. Feathers are...

Me AGAIN! Recap: I lost a chicken on Tuesday to what I assumed was the heat. I also noticed one of my others sneezing a bit, but not frequently. She was also shaking her head a bit and doing the gasping for air thing while shaking her head and/or sneezing. She was also struggling big time in...

Hey! I have a BO, and by far my largest one, who is struggling big time with the heat here right now. She is panting like crazy (other ones are too but she actually looks like she's struggling where the others just look hot). She's also doing something odd with her mouth. It's like when they...

Went to close up the coop tonight and found a chicken dead on the floor. So sad! I'm assuming she died recently because the smell wasn't horrendous and she wasn't super stiff. I'm thinking heat but I'm worried there may be something underlying I don't know about. I'm in NC and it was very hot...

One of my girls has a missing toenail. I noticed her limping today (she's my favorite and most friendly girl). She came up to me limping and holding up her foot and crying a noise I couldn't ignore. Her middle toenail is gone. I feel so bad for her. It must hurt like crazy. I put hydrogen...

We are moving to a 9.5 acre property with a 1 acre pond to further expand our homestead. I want ducks. Mainly for meat for us and our dogs. I'll feed eggs to the dogs and sell/trade them also. But I know zip about raising ducks. I've done a little reading and I'm drawn to Muscovy because they...

I have 9 ladies. 3 Easter Eggers and 6 BOs. They free range on just over an acre of fenced in yard. I'm feeding about 50lbs of layer feed a month. I'm very particular about the feed they eat but with that, comes price. I'm fine with that, need be, but my question is: are they supposed to eat...

I have one chicken that stands in the pouring rain by itself. I've noticed this the past few times it has rained. She looks miserable but won't take shelter. She's not at the bottom of the pecking order so I can't figure it why she does it. Thoughts?

My chickens (9 of them) are 7 months old and have been laying since they were 4 1/2 months. About three-four weeks ago the egg production went from 6-8 a day to 0-3 a day. A local farmer told me they were likely starting to molt because of the time of year (we are in NC). I have noticed a few...

Today a Cooper's hawk tried to get one of my BOs. They have full range in our fenced in acre. What can I do? My dad saw it happen and he said that it will come back. My dogs (1 very large dog, 1 medium, 1 small) hang out in the yard with them but they weren't out there at that time. I thought...

Hi! I was looking for some feedback on what gender my chickies are! I'm getting suspicious that I have a few Roos. I know one is for sure. I Have 6 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Easter Eggers. All about 10 weeks old. Pictures in comments. I can't tell most of my BOs apart so I dotted them each with a...

Any tips for getting my chickens (8-9 weeks old) to go in their coop at night? We have a ramp from their little door to the ground and they will come down it each morning but they won't go up it at night. They sit at the big door and wait for me to open it for them. I like to keep it closed...

I have 7 week old chicks (6 BO of 3 Easter Eggers) and I have one that has started raising the feathers on the back of its neck when nervous or threatened. It saw a hawk a couple days ago that was way up in the air and raised those feathers. Today, when I went to take them from their brooder for...

What are the recommendations for heating your coop? We live in central NC so the winters aren't too bad. I'm itching to get them out to their coop but didn't know what I should do to heat the coop. And how old/what average temp does it need to be to move them from brooder to coop? They are...

These two were purchased as Ameraucanas. I've since learned that breed isn't always what they are claimed to be if not purchased from a breeder. They are same age and purchased at same place and time but look so different. Ideas?

5ish week old Buff Orp

I have 5 week old Buff Orpingtons and Easter Eggers. I'm noticing a couple are starting to do what looks like challenging each other. They stand up really tall and stare at each other. One usually charges the other or chases the other away. Is this them just sorting out the "pecking order" or do...

Today I noticed one of my BO chicks was staying away from the other chicks, constantly laying down, wasn't interested in treats, and holding her wing funny. I could catch her without a problem because she seemed to have a hard time getting away. When I picked her up, I couldn't see any obvious...