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Wanting some opinions on Feed. I have year and a half old hens who have been on Purina Layena crumbles only after their starter feed . I recently went to my local grain elevator to start getting Feed there because I can get so much more for cheaper cost. they sell a homemade feed with local...

My year and a half old hen has some major redness in a linear pattern from below her vent, under her belly, up under her crop. The rest of her body looks fine. Most skin has no feathers but the feathers that are there look like they’ve been pulled off with a small bit of the quill still there...

Okay, question about canned cooked vegetables for chickens. I give my chickens fresh fruit like strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, spinach and lettuce, but have never given them any Veges other than pumpkin. So wanting to give my girls something good for them, I read cooked green beans are...

So I have a just under year old hen who I just recently discovered is definitely broody sitting on two fake eggs I used to teach the hens where to lay that I’ve just kept in the nest box and her own eggs she lays. She’s a golden laced Wyandotte. I have 5 other year old hens. I do not have a...

Hello, I have a 9 month old americauna who over the past few days has been constantly shaking her head. She did have a dirty vent with some poo stuck to the feathers around her vent, which I trimmed off. She’s also appearing to be losing some feathers from the top of her head. She usually lays...

The past couple days 1 of my 6 hens is not acting herself. Definitely possible nothing at all is wrong, but just seeing if there’s anything you all can think of as to why she’s not acting normally. She’s a Plymouth barred rock 8 mos old and is definitely one of the top in the pecking order of my...

One of my chickens has a scab on her comb from being pecked. I noticed there is swelling localized around the scab site that is soft and warm. There is no bleeding or drainage. She is otherwise acting normally and looks healthy. Wondering the best way to care for this and treat what looks like...

I noticed what I believe are fleas crawling around in the pine shavings/hemp bedding in my coop, but specially underneath the hanging feeder. I have not seen any changes on my chickens skin or faces. Hoping I can get rid of them before it gets worse. I plan on removing all old bedding first. I...

Looking for advice on how to help soak up muddy ground from rainfall. Last night we got about 10” of rain..not typical for us, but it happens. I’m a new chicken owner, my chickens are about 11 weeks old and have been in their coop for a few weeks now. Since then we’ve had rains but coop floor...

Hello! We just built our first coop, 8x9’ wood/plywood construction with shingled roof, have two vents and a nonfunctional window. Question is…do we need insulation of some sort? Live in mid Missouri. Summers get extreme humid into 100s hot and winters can be very cold below freezing but...

Hi all! I just got six baby chicks for the first time yesterday, two sapphire gems, two Plymouth Rock, and two Americana. I bought second hand, a large 3’ long gerbil cage that is working out perfectly. They all seem to be doing good so far, but I am concerned about one of my sapphire gems rear...

First time chick owner… I got six baby chicks no more than a few days old yesterday and noticed one of my sapphire gems but had a bunch of Hard dried poop stuck to his rear end. I took a warm washcloth and some soap and gently removed the dried Poo, And realized his vent seems protruding? My...