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I have a young roo (about 5-6 months, uncertain as he was rescued from a public trail) who crows easily 100 times every morning. This is my first time with a rooster, but I read they crow on average 10-20 times a day. He also crows off and on during the day and again quite a bit in the evening...

Thank you! Do we think he's a barred rock?

Hi there! We have started up a (as of now unofficial) small sanctuary on our land. We started off with some chickens since we already have experience with them. However, as soon as we got the first five hens integrated and happy, an abandoned roo was found and we brought him here. He is...

No, and no sign of bumble. She had a tiny pebble stuck between toes which we removed— thought that was the problem but she still won’t go up.

The lower roost is only about 16” from the coop floor, and the higher one is about two feet.

No, it started before the treatment. Treated her legs a week ago, not sure how long it takes to heal?

Well, I used Elector PSP on all of them and the coop. No one else is showing any signs of mites. I also treated her feet separately.

I have A 3-yo light Brahma who just quit roosting at night. She wants to sleep on the coop floor. At first, I picked her up and put her on the roost, but she clearly does not want to go up. I treated her recently for scaly leg mites— could her feet still be uncomfortable? She is otherwise...

I’ve switched from free feeding to feeding twice a day, due to a mouse problem. They seem to be adapting just fine, but I read that now allowing them to free feed can affect egg production. They’re just starting to lay again after winter hiatus. Has anyone noticed this or should they lay as...

Thanks! Yes-- my girls range during the day too. I'm in Santa Fe, NM so it's pretty sunny year round but definitely cold in the winter. Afternoon feeding is a good suggestion.

I'm looking for advice on switching from free feeding to an AM feed only. I'm mainly considering this due to an ongoing mouse problem. How do you know how much to give, and can my flock thrive like this? I have nine hens ranging from a little silver spangled hamburg to some large brahmas.

Yes, we already added an extra roosting bar and there seems to be plenty of room. The other two pullets go in there just fine.

Good morning. I have two issues with my young pullets that I have never experienced with my older flock. One, a brand new layer is laying in the bushes instead of in the nesting box. The older gals are not laying right now due to molting, with one exception. I also have a fake egg in the nesting...

It doesn't look like blood, which I've seen when my other hens get pecked. She is super flighty so it was hard to get in focus shots, but here are a couple photos. You can see the edges of her wattles are also black.

My silver spangled hamburg has just had her comb fill out at 5 months. The front edges are black, while the rest of the comb is bright red. Is this always a sign of heart disease? I'll try to get a photo later.

Does 14 weeks seem good?

I'm so worried about them getting beat up by the big girls!

My 14-week old silver spangled hamburg appears to have just a flat space where her comb should be. Mo other two babies are starting have their combs oink up, but hers is very flat and lacks any pigment really. I will try to get a pic to attach later today, but has anyone ever seen something like...

Hello. I have three 14-week old pullets who are pretty much integrated into my flock of six 2-yo hens EXCEPT for at night. They tried to join them for a few days, but my lowest-ranking hen was bullying them. Now I go down every evening to find them roosting on top of their baby coop so I...

I have a light brahma who plucks her chest feathers out every summer. I can't find a reason-- she is not broody, she does not have parasites, and she only does it in the summer.