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Hi! I bought a fertilized egg for my broody hen to hatch. The chick hatched 4 weeks ago and everything has been going great. Last night however, mama hen left the baby in the coop and went up to the higher perch to roost. Baby Juniper seemed distressed. She ended up perching next to another...

I bought two fertilized eggs to place under my broody hen, but only one hatched. The other one was either not fertilized or was not viable. My question is, is having only one chick ok? The other two hens in the coop seem ok with it so far, and mama hen is being so good. I don’t know if I want...

I noticed this afternoon that my 2.5 Light Brahma was coughing and/or sneezing. -Eyes and nostrils clear -Eating and drinking fine -Not lethargic -Comb and wattle where nice and red -No diarrhea I separated her and put her in a kennel in the garage with food, water with electrolytes and...

Hello! I got some great advice last time I posted so I thought I’d post about some other little bumps in the road. Backstory: Added two new pullets to my existing 2 hen flock. Introduced them slowly (over the course of a month) and finally put the new bids in our existing coop with the older...

Hi all! I have 2 two year old hens currently. Yesterday I picked up a 16 week old Ameraucana and a 9.5 week old Sapphire Gem from a local women who had too many (she is an experienced chicken keeper). I read ahead of time that I needed to quarantine the new pullets to make sure there are no...

I was doing a foot check on my bird today and noticed this. She has another spot similar on her other foot as well. I’m assuming it’s Bumblefoot. I went to my feed store and they gave me some Betadine and Vetericyn to soak it in. I was to also going to use Neosporin and wrap it, however that...

My 21 week old Barred Rock laid her first egg today, around 3:15pm. I went to let them free range for a bit around 4:15, and I noticed she was walking funny, squatting, then laying down. She got up and some clear liquid mixed with diarrhea came out, then she repeated the walking, squatting and...

My Barred Rock just laid her first egg a few hours ago! I’m letting them free range now and when she first came out of the coop she was walking funny and slow, and her tail feathers were down. I checked her vent and it looks ok. She’s also “peeing” as in clear liquid is coming out and she’s lays...

Does anyone have a good link to a video that plays chicken sounds and also has what they mean?

I feed my ladies pellets in the feeder. What is scratch, and do I need to give it to them? Is it just an extra food you throw on the ground for them to forage for?

My 3 girls are about 17 weeks and they don’t cluck. They makes these adorable honking noises though. Just wondered if that’s normal or if they aren’t happy.

We finally put the nesting boxes in the coop. Based on how old I think they are, my ladies should start laying later this month or early next month. Do I need to put them in the boxes or will they figure out what to do?

Chickens have been in the coop a couple weeks and have a nice routine down. Now what? Do I just let them chill out there? Obviously I’ve been going out and checking on them and cleaning and talking to them, but is there something else I need to do? Toys? Snacks? Do I need to pick them up and...

So our dog almost got one of the chickens that escaped the run. We have a chicken tractor and for some asinine reason my husband decided to move it with the dog outside. The Buff Orphington crawled out underneath the run. I didn’t see any blood, just some mud on her and some feathers on the...

I moved our 8 week old chicks to the coop today! They seem to be doing ok. I've checked on them a few times. The issue is that it's going to get down into the 40's tonight. Should I put a heating pad out there? I'm reluctant to use the heat lamp because of it being a potential fire hazard.

Hi all. Newbie here! Just moving my chicks to the coop tomorrow. I'm planning on using the excess pine bedding I have left over until it runs out. The coop floor is just plywood. I've read of people putting linoleum flooring on top of the plywood, then using some sort of bedding. Is this...

Our ladies are 7 weeks old and ready to move to the coop. The hardware cloth isn't up on the run yet, but will be by Sunday. I read somewhere that we should keep the chicks closed up in the coop for "several weeks" before letting them have access to the run so they get to know the coop as their...

Hello! If I drill 4-5 one inch holes in the front (pictured) and back, and cover them with hardware cloth, do you think that would be adequate ventilation for 4 birds?

Hi again! My RIR is about a week old and today it seems like she's been having trouble pooping. Actually pushing the poop out. Her little vent looked a little red when I cleaned the poop off of it. I'm wondering if she's just dehydrated or constipated? Is there anything I can do to get her to...

Should I be giving my ~one week old chicks something besides the medicated starter? When do they start eating veggies and such? I just read a post about scrambled eggs as well. TIA!