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Hi everyone. I have a small flock of three 5-6 year old hens here in outer SE Portland. They Are wonderful - a white Americana, a black Marans, and a Rhode Island Red. My flock was larger not too long a ago... We are having huge problems with predators, including a coyote yesterday (brutal...

I wondered about that, but then wouldn't it create the same issue all over again? The brand new one would then be just another loner. How are you supposed to stop that cycle? :) It's like girls in high school. Hee hee.

I have a small backyard flock. Last spring I raised 2 more chicks that grew up as best buds... they were always on their own away from the rest of the flock and that was just fine. But then one turned out to be a rooster, so I had to re-home him (cannot have roos in my city limits). Now the hen...

I know this is an old thread, but I'm hoping someone can provide some advice. I have always used traditional heat lamps to brood my chicks in the garage, but this year I purchased the Premier Chick Brooder Heating Plate - 12" x 12" through Amazon - I just wanted something safer. This year's...

I gave her a little scrambled egg and she liked that, then moved her outside into a large pen in the yard. My hens free-range all day so she can kind of be with them that way. I'll check for swelling in the joints when I get back home, but I don't recall feeling any when I checked this morning...

I have a hen that is limping pretty badly. I brought her inside, washed her feet thoroughly, and below are photos. I'm pretty darn sure it's not bumblefoot. I hand fed her this morning and she ate a ton... which explains why she's gotten skinnier over the last few weeks - I think the other hens...

One of my newer pullets received a hard bite to her comb from one of the older hens. I tried hard to get a few photos, but it was tough with her moving so much. I imagine this will heal ok, but I've never dealt with a comb injury before so I wanted to check with all of you. Should I put some...

Hey everyone, I've done a lot of reading on incorporating 8+ week old chicks into an existing flock, however there seems to be one main issue I cannot find an answer for. I have a coop with an attached run. The main door into the structure remains open during the day so that the laying hens...

I have a really friendly Black Copper Marans / Birchen Marans Cross Rooster. I'd keep him, but can't have him in Portland city limits. Local pick up only, but I'm happy to meet you. He's very sweet and has been handled since he hatched. He's almost 6 weeks old - hatch date was 04/23/16. He's...

I have a really friendly Black Copper Marans / Birchen Marans Cross Rooster. I'd keep him, but can't have him in Portland city limits. Local pick up only, but I'm happy to meet you. He's very sweet and has been handled since he hatched. He's almost 6 weeks old - hatch date was 04/23/16. He's...

Cuties!

Google for an Avian Vet in your area. Usually there's one around... they deal only with birds.

Black Australorp, perhaps?

Perhaps coccidiosis? I lost three chicks to that. Here's a thread on it, but also do some Googling to see if symptoms match. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/coccidiosis-how-to-treat-it

I hate to suggest this, but photos are very helpful. Can you post a few?

Sometimes establishing the pecking order can seem more brutal to humans than it really is. Has she drawn blood from the other chicks? Or injured them in any way? My first batch of chicks had a similar dynamic to what you're describing. But they worked it out, the pecking order was established...

Do you know anyone with an egg incubator? Like a local breeder perhaps?

4 eggs from 4 hens. That's what I usually get... some days 3 though.

What cuties - all of them! :)

Adding Lavendar Americuanas and BCM/Birchen cross chicks to the flock this year. So cute! They're 11 days old here: