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My colorful gal has started to poop green and is standing in a somewhat upright position (like she's getting ready to lay). She's eating fine, wandering with the rest of the flock, drinking, and laying (although she didn't lay today). What could be wrong with her? There are no vets in my area...

Where I live, there is no access to veterinarians that can care for chickens. Are there any home remedies for dealing with egg yolk peritonitis (EYP) or do we have to cull her?

Help! I went outside to the henhouse to collect eggs and found this. At first, I thought it was a poop, but it almost looks like an internal organ. When I went to check on all of the chickens, everyone looked fine, except for one who was hiding in the bushes. Nothing seems physically wrong with...

Hi there! We are looking at expanding our run up next to a brand new fence that was built between our neighbors property and ours. The concern here is that if the chickens have access to dig right along that fence line, then they’re gonna damage the bottom half of the wooden fence. Does anyone...

Hi there! I’m new(ish) to chickens. Have only had my flock for a year (in December!!). Anyway, I think they’re molting but one is dropping all their feathers and the others are dropping a few at a time. Does this look like normal molting? She’s a midnight majesty. Thank you!

Hi there! My chicks are 6 weeks old and have been integrated into my flock. We have 6 chickens altogether and a small, fenced yard. We're urban keepers so we don't even have an acre of property, but they chickens still enjoy eating our grass, weeds, bugs, etc. We always supervise the flock...

Well, it appears I've messed up again! I'm now reading all of these chick-raising timelines that say at 5 weeks start your chicks on "starter feed." Unfortunately, they've been on starter feed since I got them... I thought that's what starter feed was. How will this affect them?

I got this buff Orpington advertised as a hen but she has started to mount her 3-month-old hatch mate. So now I’m wondering do hens do that to show dominance or is this a cockerel?

Hello everyone! I've read a lot about integrating new chickens and some camps that say "just throw them in" others that say "sneak them in at night" and others that say "slowly let them see but not touch." We decided to do a see and not touch method. We have the 3-month olds (one buff orp & one...

Hi there! I just picked up two, 14-week chicks. Both of their chest bones feel very pronounced. They are eating, drinking, and forging just fine but could they be underweight or do they start to fill out a bit more in the coming weeks?

Hi there! I'm very new to chickens and have done a TON of research and there's still SO MUCH more to learn... We planned on adopting 5 new chicks from a hatchery February and are on a "chick list" and, out of nowhere, were offered 3, 9-month-old chickens and we decided to adopt them. Sadly, one...

I have a question and I’m wondering if anyone finds this weird or has done this themselves. Our beloved chicken died this morning and we are unable to bury her on our property. So I’ve been calling around for cremation services and it looks like the only person that will be able to come by and...

As a background, we had planned on getting chickens in February from a local hatchery but we were asked if we'd rehouse three chickens that needed a home and we agreed. The three chickens came to our place almost a week ago and they seem to have warmed up to me well and I already know quite a...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens. We have five chicks reserved at a local hatchery for pickup 2/2021 but when our neighbors found out that we were building a coop they told someone in their network and that person happened to be looking for...