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We brought home some Barred Rocks about 3 months old a week or so ago. One morning we noticed one of the hens was missing a toe and thought she came that way and we just didn't notice. The next 2 days another emereged from coop missing a toe. Then The rooster was missing a toe and spur. Some say...

We feed our chickens scratch grains. Well, we used to. Now they won't eat it! What's up with that and what do you feed your chickens?

We bought 2 last year. The first one had this and some brain issues, kept swinging his head and going in circles. This one, as you can see, has lost most of the back feathers. Does anyone know what it is and what I can do about it?

My Silkie roo is walking around with his balance off, kinda doing a figure 8 and going in circles and biting at other chickens. What is going on? It's frightening me!

What's wrong with Neil Diamond? He has a raw spot and feathers are funky.

We have a couple hens that have been sitting on eggs for 3 weeks now. Some of the other hens lay their eggs in the same box as the broody hens boxes and I don't know which are fresh, and which are close to hatching. My PLAN is, to get out there tomorrow and mark the eggs, but until then, here is...

We have 3 laying boxes in the coop. Our Bantam is hopping from nesting box to nesting box laying on eggs. Also, she leaves the boxes and roams the yard to feed. She's only 6 months old. Is she just too young or is this normal behavior? She's our only Bantam hen, will she sit on the Wyondotte and...

Our local animal control has captured an adult hen. My questions is, will she adjust to our flock of 6 hens and 2 Roos? Looks like a Rhode Island Red.

We allow our hens to free range and we have a 4' fence around the yard. If we clip the flight wings, will it prevent them from jumping on top of the fence and going over? Also, do you clip wings? If so, how?

Somehow my young hen seriously hurt her leg. I'm not sure if it's dislocated at the "elbow" or just plain broken. It happened a few days ago. She hops along fine on one leg and I can't tell if she's in pain. She eats well but, naturally, can't scratch. What would you do and why?