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😥😢 My beautiful chickens died last night after an animal attack. Will my one remaining hen be ok alone?

Texans are facing crushing physical and emotional emergencies. I would like to know what can be done to help you with your lack of clean water, safe heat and food? With human suffering so intense it may seem naive to ask if you could use help with your flocks, but this is THE poultry site, so...

One of my Hens stretches out her head and neck like she's got something stuck. Is this a good diagnostic symptom? I'm using apple cider vinegar in the girls'water. They have a constant supply of soluble oyster shell grit & insoluble granite, water etc. Any ideas?

😣 I don't know what I would do without my 4 Ladies!! My hens are acting especially silly today, trying to cheer me up. I had an emergency surgery Friday. Then, when I got home my cat Leo died. She was 15yrs old and had a heart failure. She'll be sorely missed. She was my 05:30 alarm, my...

Hi! Siansa's a Sapphire Gem who's just started laying a few weeks ago. Her comb has flopped over. She is eating, dust bathing & does this cute dance pose when she wants a mealworm. (That's what the bottom picture says in Irish.) Her feathers are shiny and clean. Is the floppy comb something...

My first chicken is not quite 2yrs old. She's molting. One month ago, I slowly introduced a trio of pullets to her. She wasn't keen on sharing her enormous coop. But she did eventually work out the pecking order; she's queen, full stop. With a name like Bandia Sicín (Chicken Goddess in Irish...

I have a 16 mo. old Barred Rock hen. I'm picking up the 7 point of lay pullets next week. Bandia has home turf advantage, while the 7 pullets have numbers and acquaintance with each other. They're all different breeds: Sapphire Gem, bearded Ameraucana, Cuckoo Marans, Welsummer, Sicilian...

Which breeds are the most docile & best pet hen chickens? My hen is lonely! She's a 1yr old Barred Rock who's very sweet & a great friend!

Wanted: 1-2 pullets or juv. fem. Welsummer, Buff Orp or other docile, friendly to befriend my 1 yr old Barred Rock hen. NW WA state. 🐥🐓

I have a standard size Barred Rock. What width is most comfortable for them in the width of the bar and at what distance should the roosting bar be from the ceiling? TIA!

My 1yr old Barred Rock hen suddenly has no feathers on her whole breast area. There's some blood on the area like she's pecking at it. I just got her last month. I hold her and sit with her every day - how could I have missed this?? She's gentle and lovable, and my 1st and only chicken. I'm...

Thanks for your help with my finicky hen question! Now for the next stage: My yr old Barred Rock hen doesn't get to free range very often, but as I finish building her outdoor run and her tractor she'll be able to. Should I provide her with layer feed as a supplement? What's a few examples of a...

My 1 yr old Barred Rock Hen won't eat her layer food since I bought some mealworms for her. I mixed it into her food and she picks out the mealworms and leaves the food. She does take in oyster shell and insoluble grit. She eats bugs and some good for chickens greens & blackberries when...

My well-house where I had my hen temporarily bivuoacked was broken into by some creature that wanted chicken tartare for a late night snack. She's fine! She flew up into the rafters. Can anyone id the animal who this damage? To help narrow down the possible culprits: I live in NW Washington...

Many of you may have seen this, but I just had to share it. This woman in central Victoria in Australia built this amazing chicken coop. She even painted roosters on the inside walls of the best boxes for the hens to ogle! Enjoy! https://amp.abc.net.au/article/12419388

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I cared for chickens when I lived/worked in E. Africa. But I am new to chicken keeping in the US. I live in the Cascade mountains in NW Washington state. She was given to me by neighbours who didn't want to take her with them when...