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On Monday evening, my son went to check on the chickens around 7:00pm. We were missing 3 of our 12 week old chicks (1 cockerel and 2 pullets). He thought they might be in the woods by the coop so he didn't think much of it. Well at 8:30pm when he went to close up the coop, they were still...

This is probably a stupid question and I can't get near enough to my rooster to pick him up and inspect it. He doesn't do coddling. But he has a feather that appears to be growing out of his foot. It is one feather. Its not hurting him or anything but I wanted to see if this was normal. He...

I have a blue laced wyandotte cockerel for sale or trade. I will sell for $10 or trade for a laying hen between 4 months to a year old. Any breed. I also have a 2 Golden Campine Cockerels, Free. Too many roosters! Local Pick up only. Located in Waynesburg, PA which is an hour south of...

I was given an 8 week old chick. Is it a white leghorn?

We have progress! My 2 year old Olde English Bulldogge killed 2 birds in the first week we had them. I was devastated because (1) So excited about the new chickens (2) Absolutely love my dog. Didn't want to have to decide between the two. Well husband said that his uncle would beat the dog...

I had to share. My 7 little ones are all sleeping in a nesting box that is on top of their hideaway from the big girls. It looks to be a little crowded but they don't seem to care. The creation of nesting boxes attached to the wall may need to be accelerated. I'm hoping that this hasn't...

I have 7 ten week old chicks and 5 six month old hens. They are now integrated in the coop and free range morning to night. Do I still need to feed them two separate feed? I have a half bag of starter feed left, but not much layer feed. Is it ok to feed the layers the starter feed and vice...

Here is my 10 week old Blue Laced Wyandotte. I am not 100%, but I think it was trying to crow this weekend. I am very new to all of this but I wanted to see what you guys thought. So please tell me its not a cockerel and it was one of the other two that I know are roosters.

22 week old Barred Rocks and no eggs so far! Waiting is killing me. Two of them started squatting yesterday, so hopefully it will be soon. They are getting Purina Omega 3 pellets, egg shells, treats. Am I doing something wrong or is this normal? They free range, but they don't venture very...

Ok, just wondering when its okay to put the chicks in with the older hens and a rooster? I am figuring another month, but I wanted to get everyone's opinion. The chicks are 7 weeks old and the 4 hens and a roo are 22 weeks old. They have been next to each other in their coops for a month...

I'm a newbie and I just picked up 5 golden campines and 2 blue laced wyandottes from a local chicken lady. I have an exchange agreement with her if any turn out to be roosters. I just got them on Wednesday, so I don't want to jump the gun too early, but I would say this one is a rooster. I'm...

One of my new month old chicks has a bare patch on the back of her neck. I am thinking one of the big girls picked at her through the cage. But that is just a theory. Could it have been something else that caused this? I have put blukote on it. Any other suggestions?

I have 4 Barred Rock hens and a Lavender Maran roo. I have only had them for a little over 2 weeks, but I noticed Sunday that one of the hens is pecking and flapping at the others especially the roo. Is this normal that the rooster would not be at the top of the pecking order? Is she going to...

So I have 4 hens and a rooster. They are 19 weeks, but it has been traumatic for them in the week they have been here. My Olde English Bulldogge is a chicken killer. He got 2. Now a shock collar is being delivered and he is tied up when the coop is open. Will the stress of that cause the...

So my son asked if he could raise chickens and sell the eggs a couple months ago. His father and I try to encourage outdoor activities as much as we can, but I was thinking this was a little over my skill set. My husband however was raised on a farm and said Absolutely! So we are now the...