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Due to a change in my living situation, I am unable to keep my 4 hens. I have one light Brahma, one buff orpington, one barnvelder and one easter egger. They are about 4 years old and healthy. They still lay occasionally but not frequently, so they are best for someone who doesn't care as...

I have a small flock of 4. My EE and Barnevelder are approximately 8 months old. After losing a couple of hens the last few months, I recently (24 days ago) acquired a Buff Orpington and a Light Brahma that I was told are 6 months old. The BO just started laying for me last week (the LB isn't...

I brought home two 6 month old pullets about 10 days ago. Yesterday I noticed the Light Braham standing on one leg. She will use her other leg when she needs to (for example, to run away from me) but when standing around, she pulls it up to her belly and stands on the other leg like a...

I have a couple of questions regarding horizontal nipple waterers and water consumption. Does anyone who uses horizontal nipple waterers feels that their chickens consume less water? I switched about 2 months ago from a standard style waterer to a 2 gallon bucket with horizontal nipples. I...

One of my hens is standing around with her head pulled in, and I don't think she is eating much (and I'm not sure she is excreting droppings, either). There is a hard lump on the front of her throat which I'm guessing is her crop, though it is higher than I normally think the crop is (but I'm...

I've heard my girls sneezing a bit lately - maybe for the last week to 10 days. I'll hear a sneeze or two sometimes when I let them out of the coop in the morning. They are already on the roost when I get home from work, so except for the weekends, right now, there isn't much time for me to...

So, I have rats in my backyard, apparently. I take the chicken food in each night and pick up the waterer. I've cleared the yard of most good rat hiding places that I can. I put a couple of traps in the shed, but no luck with those yet. The stupid creatures won't go away and have started...

I just bought a waterer with horizontal nipples. I put it out for the birds on Sunday morning, tried showing them how to use it (but they just ran away from my hand) and then removed their normal waterer. I went out about 3 hours later, tried sprinkling some scratch on the ground around the...

Just got two new pullets (hatched late July or early August, I believe). I've had them 5 days and they are in quarantine from my other two girls. I have heard a few sneezes out of at least one pullet, but I don't think there is any nasal discharge and they seem to be eating and drinking...

My EE, who is about 10 months old, was regularly laying an egg every other day. The last egg she laid was last Friday (6 days ago). Is it just that the days are getting short? I'd say we're getting about 10.5 hours of daylight right now, and I'm in the SF Bay area, so temperatures are not...

I have a Cream Legbar, nearly a year old. She has never laid an egg, but I don't think that is related to the current problem. I noticed for the last week or two she seemed to be acting "off." Normally she owns the roost and makes my other two girls sleep on the coop floor, but the last week...

I have a small flock of 3 chickens. My 10 month old Cream Legbar has never laid an egg. She seems healthy otherwise. I have been feeding her layer pellets since I got her in April (when she was 5 months and I was told she should start laying soon). Will the extra calcium in the layer...

I have a 38 week old Cream Legbar pullet, a 27 week old EE, and a 27 week old Cuckoo Marans. The only one who has started laying is the EE. I have a small (9 sq ft) house type coop with one roost that is about 34 inches long and the girls have access to a large (135 sq ft) run during the day...

I am hoping someone here has some suggestions. I have a sick Cuckoo Marans pullet (5 months) named Cuckoo. She has been lethargic since Tuesday, and did not eat at all yesterday or today. On Tuesday I saw several runny and bloody looking droppings but at the time didn't know which of the girls...

Hi, I am trying to figure out why my girls aren't laying. I have four hens, 2 are approximately 5 months old, so hopefully they will start laying soon. My question is regarding the other two. First, a little about my setup. I have a house type coop, approximately 8 sq. feet inside with one...

Hi, I'm new to chickens and Backyard Chickens. I have had chickens for about 6 months. The first chicken was a stray red sex link that showed up and started living in my yard. Unable to find her a home, we got her some friends and now, in addition to the red sex link, Clucky, I have a 7...