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I have 19 hens 1 rooster, a pullet, 2 very young cockerels and 8 new chicks. They are fed Tucker Milling 22% show flock and Tucker Milling conditioner and they free range. I have two hens with bald necks from their feathers being plucked out. One with bare shoulders from broken wings. And...

I have a frizzle rooster that was top cock until just after the major arctic front that affected most of the country. Since then his feathers are broken, missing, just spines, etc. I can’t find ANY bugs of any kind on him. No mites, no lice, no nothing. His skin is extremely red and...

So I have too many roosters to hens so I am trying to limit my risks of more roosters. Then I have a broody hen on my hands. I give in and let her have two eggs. Again I already have too many roosters to hen ratio. She does very well with them for about a week and a half then suddenly she...

Several weeks to months ago some one posted a fix to this problem and they had the same coop as I have...for now. Thankfully getting a much larger coop as soon as the weather dries enough it can be delivered. Anyway, I can't find the picture now so my husband can do the same with ours. If you...

So I am new still pretty new to chickens and over the 9 mos I have had them I have had to deal with some doozy issues!!:barnie Anyway the whole point of me getting chickens to start with was my mom loves them for pets. Eggs are a nice bonus. Well she is a snowbird and while she was home over...

So I've only been a chicken momma for about 9 months now and I've had to deal with some doozy issues but I digress for now... About 2 months ago, I found soft straw bedding material at TSC and thought my girls deserve a nice soft place to rest so I bought a bag. Well, they have kicked the...

I have 5 hens - 3 black sexlinks and 2 wheat marans. I have been struggling for several months now trying to figure out why my hens are so skinny...I mean bony! I have watched their poop and no sign of worms (I called my vet but because they "don't treat chickens" they wouldn't even do a stool...

Does any have a recipe they wouldn't mind sharing for mash? I'm a fairly new chicken mom and I have 5 hens that have been spoiled by my mom giving them too much in treats (unknowing she was hurting their nutrition) and they basically quit eating their crumbles. I have some pellets I added water...

New chickens mom here...One of my chickens has been acting really weird lately. One day she is broody and very aggressive when trying to collect the eggs while she was sitting on them. She has stopped laying now for about a week or so now and this morning she seems to be molting as there...

My hen has been having trouble for a while now with laying. She laid this today and it looks to me like it’s been pecked open? It was really small and the shell is thin. This is the second egg like this. I think she must be lacking in something I just don’t know what. All my other birds are...

I am extremely new to chickens and I have a hen, who bless her heart, looks like she has been caught in a tornado. She has what appears to be a lot broken feathers. She looked like this prior to my getting her two weeks ago so I don't know that the bullying she has been getting is the main...

My wheat maran laid a ginormous egg a couple days ago and seemed fine afterward. Last night when putting her up for the night, my mom picked her up and somehow ended up with yolk and white (I think) from her breast to her shoe. We couldn't find a shell anywhere and when I checked her vent it...

I am having much the same problem as most, Here are my details: I have 5 hens and (3 black sexlinks and 2 new wheatan marans) TWO of the sexlinks are extreme bullying the new marans. I have separated them for 2+ days and the remaining original sexlink decided to bully them in their absence...

This girl has been a real challenge in the 3+ weeks I’ve had her. She’s been a bully. She’s been sick. She’s become a little withdrawn but seemed to have been peeking up yesterday. Today she is sitting in the coop entrance between the door and the nesting boxes. She was just sitting there...

I have 4 black sexlink hens. Only two appear to be laying and they take turns I think as I am only getting one or two eggs a day. I have only had them for 3 weeks. They were previously fed scratch only and free ranged. Now they get layer crumbles everyday, scrambled eggs a couple times a...

Let me begin by apologizing for this lengthy post, I just want to be sure to include as much info as possible. I bought my flock from a guy on a FB group and things got off to a rocky start. I lost one due to a respiratory illness I believe she had upon arrival within a week of arrival. (I...

Good morning all, I am newer than new to chicken raising. I recently purchased a small flock of black sexlinks. A lot of chaos already with their health but hoping to get that under control very soon. All hens no roos. I have no favorite breeds. I started chicken raising for my momma. She...