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Hi all- Over time I know I've seen similar posts, but now I'm in the "please, please help!!!" category where I can't find any of the other posts to help, so sorry for repeating. Squawk, my one year old, usually very healthy hen has just developed this large pouch under her vent (not coming out...

Hi all- My 19 (mostly different breeds, cold hardy) are going to have a one month lapse while I move into my new home (only 2 hours away, same elevation, great coop ready for them there). No rooster, minimum noise. Seller of home won't let me bring them in early. Buyer of my current home won't...

Freaking out: I put my 5 1/2 week olds into the shed/coop for their first overnight. They have a heat lamp in there, and the center should be 65 degrees. But a big storm has rolled in, and the temp is much lower than I expected. They are all piled on top of each other, really stuffed into a...

This is new chicken language to me...I'm supposed to check Pip's crop. She's 8 weeks old, and has been not well (I have long posts on previous days). What is a crop and how do I check it? Thanks!

Lots of you know what's been happening with "Pip" my (now) 8 week old RIR. She, along with her two "sisters" got trapped and almost attacked by a huge cat 5 days ago. The hens survived by stuffing themselves in a wedge about 3 inches wide between the two chicken meshes. The other two have been...

Pip, Squeak and Squawk update since cat attack: All three are outside again, and none seem afraid....except Pip still seems mostly "comatose" but will take a little water when forced, and takes some bites of her regular food about once a day. She was able to poop today; mostly wet, but got some...

My three 7 week olds have been having an absolute ball during the day in their coop/run area. Today, a huge neighborhood cat that easily takes down rabbits, large birds, etc was able to break into their area today, though. We were so lucky that my son found the situation at the beginning with...

Ah, lovely Colorado weather. I have three hens who will be 7 weeks old this week, and 15 chicks that are 10 days old. The older gals have played outside during some days, but all nights spent inside. With the older gals getting big, bringing/keeping them inside while it snow and sleets with...

My three 7 week old hens have been spending their days outside in a "baby coop"--you know one of those "four chicken kits" and loving it. They get up and down the ladder fine, and love the dirt below. However, today I let them into their 12' X 12' fenced coop that surrounds the smaller coop and...

My three 7 week old hens have been spending their days outside in a "baby coop"--you know one of those "four chicken kits" and loving it. They get up and down the ladder fine, and love the dirt below. However, today I let them into their 12' X 12' fenced coop that surrounds the smaller coop and...

I find this hard to believe....but I am a newbie--just haven't read or heard this before: today, someone suggested that I get equipment to (basically) egg candle before I sell my eggs. He said that sometimes there is a bad egg that you want to make sure you don't give to anyone. I only have...

Well, chicken math struck me and now my covered/fenced outside of the coop "run" is about 12' by 12'. That would have been fine for just my first three, but now I have a total of 18 hens!!! Should I extend it? Already exploding my budget:-) But I love them all so much! The actual coop size is...

My three oldest hens have had some great supervised outdoor time in their coop this week, and they love it! But now--in typical Colorado fashion--we're getting a ton of snow. 80's one day, 30's the next few, with snow for about 3 more days. They're too big to spend all of their time in their...

Okay...so my coop is currently 5 1/2 feet long, by 5 1/2 feet wide, with a sloping roof that starts at 6 feet (entrance) down to 4 1/2 feet (back). I have shelving off the floor just below roosting bars and ladders to both areas. I'm obviously addicted to my new passion! My babies aren't...

Yet another question! I now have a large coop, homemade and room for them to roam during the day (in a covered area since we have some, um, "interest" from some of the local critters. Now I have a RIR, an Aracona, an Austrolorp and 10 Gold Sex Links. Yes, this is crazy addictive! The first...

Scared! I have 1 Gold Sex Link one week old little gals, and most have no problem with clean butts now. There was one who looked like she was pretty blocked up, though, so I used a warm, wet washcloth like I did with the others before to remove the waste material, but a lot of fluff and waste...

Okay, I know this is kind of pathetic, but for a bunch of reasons I'm looking at buying a coop and run kit for my new 6 day old Gold Sex Links--6 of them, for when they graduate from the brooder. I already have my other little lovies, all 6 weeks old: a RIR, a Aracana and and Austrolorp in a...

Okay, I'm a newbie, so I may be falling for this but my intuition tells me it's ridiculous: I see ads for "egg wipes" to clean the eggs that have just been laid, not fertilized eggs, just for eating/selling. Is this seriously necessary? What (if anything) do you use? Thanks!

My two month olds (1 Austrolorp, 1 RIR, 1 Alcona) LOVE their limited outside time in what must seem like a luxury two level condo. However, the actual roost/nest area is just slightly sloped towards the back end of the nesting area. Perhaps 10 degrees off? Think this will bug them when...

Our area has recently had MAJOR problems with voles (and this is in and near a huge, well known city) tearing everything up. It's only a matter of time before they visit me, since they are currently wrecking havoc with all of my neighbors. Do I have anything to worry about with my chickens...