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We have a small backyard flock of 7 that produces a good number of eggs for our family - enough to eat and share. This may seem like an odd question but even though we are pretty competent people, we seem to be having trouble keep track of the eggs so we eat the older ones first. It seems like...

I have a year old Polish hen who is apparently plucking and eating her own feathers. I say eating because I don't see any laying around and that is one of the things I've read on here. I don't post this topic lightly as I've checked the following: diet of Layena, fruits & veggies, mealworms...

We lost a hen recently and her sister is behaving in a really aggressive manner towards the other hens. She doesn't want to let them in the coop and is pecking at them. Feathers are flying. The hen we lost (she'd been battling an illness) was the top of the pecking order even while she was ill...

We have 7 hens who all want to use 1 nest box. We have 2 boxes (we had started with 4 hens and then ended up taking in 3 new ones this spring). We thought we should probably add another box or two though are struggling with where to put them as the coop itself is rather small. They only go in to...

I have a red sexlink chicken we got from a friend's egg hatching project (just assuming on the type of hen). She's about 5 months old and just started laying. I've recently noticed some weird feathers on her tail end - they seem sort of frizzy. She did get some feathers pulled off of that area...

I am making muscadine grape jelly and I have a bowl full of cooked skins/pulp/seeds after I've strained out the liquid I need for the jelly. There's no sugar or pectin in it. I know chickens love grapes - mine get raw cut up ones all the time but I'm wondering about cooked pieces. There may be...

I have a hen that has a virus - coughing/sneezing/etc. She's been to the vet and is recovering though still is somewhat lethargic. She's eating and is doing well otherwise but I have not seen an egg out of her for 3 weeks since she got sick. She's my only green egger so unless she's laying in...

We lost a hen yesterday (Bob, a GLW) and another of our hens (the other GLW) shows the same symptoms. I've had her at the vet and they tell me it's the dry dusty heat combined with a possible viral infection. Symptoms are a dry barking cough, loss of feathers and a loss of appetite. She is...

One of my EE hens, Violet, lost a bunch of her neck feathers right under her chin a while ago. I thought it was from when we had fenced them in when we were building a garden bed and she was sticking her head through and wearing them off. Last night, though, I saw our other EE, Mimi, picking...

This chicken belongs to a friend who got 6 hens as babies. She suspects it may be a rooster. They are all about 4 months old. She is wondering if anyone could tell her what breed it is, and if it is, indeed, a rooster. It has been hanging out with the hens but making a lot of noise then...

So our coop was getting a bit stuffy at night as we've added more birds, plus our daytime temps lately have been in the upper 90's. I mentioned to my husband that though the coop has ventilation, was there some way we could have a screen at the double doors instead of having to shut the doors...

We have some neighbors who had a single chick a relative gave them and as it grew, they ended up housing her in a cardboard box on their front porch. When we realized they had the chicken, we offered to take her in with our flock. It took them a couple of days to decide (it was the daughter's...

We've had a bit of an issue with brown recluse up in our tree line and in our garage. My husband thinks he may have been bit today when he was moving a fence so we are keeping a close eye on it. He found a nest of them in the back corner of our lot. When he got the fence moved and opened the...

Our neighbors (we live in a small downtown neighborhood) have one chicken. The daughter got it as a chick from a family member to raise. It's now probably 4-5 months old. The problem is that though they have taken care of it - it looks healthy and is friendly - it is alone. And living in a...

We integrated pretty successfully a group of 3 chicks with a flock of 4 grown hens. We did the slow intro through the fence, then supervised visits, then the night all the chicks hopped up into the coop for the night we figured we were good. Except the hen at the bottom of the 'big girl'...

My 1 year old EE hen, Violet, is missing a bunch of feathers at her neck, right under her chin (if chickens have chins) and partway down her chest. The area isn't red, doesn't seem to be irritated. It is a vertical strip of missing feathers about an inch long and maybe a half inch wide. She...

Such quick responses on my black copper maran (boy), now how about my 6 week old Polish chick? Neither of these were sexed at birth. Coco seems more girly to me but, not having had a Polish before, it's kind of hard to tell. She's our favorite of the bunch and I'd be mighty sad if she turns...

Ivy is 5 or so weeks old now and has a much more developed comb than any of my other chicks (a buff orpington, red sexlink & polish), is taller and lankier than the others, and has started jumping on top of the other chicks. Not aggressive but very assertive. This may just be what marans look...

Got this chick from a local gal - 'her' name is Coco and we are so hoping she's a girl. Probably too soon to tell but if anyone has thoughts? She's also very skittish compared to our others - runs around like a spaz when we go to pet or play but she'll sit on your shoulder or arm just fine.

Looking for a 1-2 week old Polish chick, any coloration, in the Nashville area. We are getting one chick this week and need a companion for her. My daughter really wants a Polish! This would be a family pet to go with our current flock of 4 in an urban backyard setting. We don't need show...