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I have a Wyandotte hen that we noticed getting smaller and keeping to herself. We isolated her and gave her Valbazen as a dewormer. When we brought her into the garage, she was ravenous and ate the heck out of fermented grain. Then she wasn’t eating much, so I started making scrambled eggs for...

I have had to put two chickens down last weekend due to severe wheezing. Got another one wheezing today. We only have about a dozen chickens and a big 12x12 coop. Lots of roosting space. They spend almost zero time in the coop except to roost at night and when the hens go in to lay in their...

I am not good at brevity, but I will try my best. Bottom line is that I am reaching out to others who may have Marek's in their flock whose birds aren't displaying any symptoms of being "sick" but have extremely poor or non-existent egg production. Is this a thing? New to chickens in Sept of...

We have an Orpington that’s been laying very long (oblong) eggs. I just cracked the first one and holy crap what is this? I cracked two more and tho not fertilized, there’s a little more there than just the white and yolk. I put them in the fridge and didn’t eat them in case there’s something...

First I want to say that we have a flock that gets along super well. So well, in fact, that it's difficult to discern that there even is a pecking order. We have a Silver-Penciled Wyandotte hen that hatched just two chicks in one of the coop laying boxes last week. She started foraging...

We have a broody hen hatching our first set of chicks (so, she’s new at it, too). Day 21 was yesterday, and today a fluffy chick emerged from under her. We saw her stand up and saw another chick. A few hours later we saw a beak emerging from an egg. We decided after a few hours to check on it...

For eggs incubated approximately two weeks, is it a guarantee that sinkers are 100% dead eggs? I have ten eggs candled that look good, but float tested a couple of them and they sank. I know you are not supposed to do this, but we had to stagger sets of incubated eggs. We were incubating six...

My flock is about 6 months old and they are going through what seems to be a minor molt. One hen has been getting picked on so we isolated her, which I read was normal. When everyone is settled in the coop we put her in with them and isolate again in the morning. I noticed something looked...

Got 29 chicks from local reputable breeders back in mid Sept...9 Wyandottes and 20 Lav Orpingtons. I cannot say that finding my chickens locally has made any difference...I have lost 4, going to euthanize one tomorrow (more details later) and now have several with slight wheezes and sneezing...

Me again...not having the best go at this chicken thing. Found 22-week old Wyandotte pullet picking at her vent and discovered it is prolapsed. No eggs from any of our flock yet to our knowledge. We just isolated her in the dog crate...her vent is relatively clean but the tissue is hard. I...

Not sure if this is a pullet or cockerel...approx 19 weeks of age, we think cockerel. Last one out of coop this morning, moved slowly, entire backside caked with yellow paste. While getting buckets ready for a bath, it pooped a brown turd surrounded by yellow liquid, then pooped a normal turd...

I have a Wyandotte about 4 months old. We noticed she had an injury above and back her right eye (about an inch) and treated it a few days ago, but I think it might be a coincidence. The left side of her face is puffier than the right, and that eye is definitely not as open as the right. She...

We didn't notice anybody being lethargic yesterday, and everyone piled into the brooder as usual before dusk. We have twenty 7-week old Orps and nine 12-week old Wyandottes that kick the leaves in a small space in our yard (50'x20') and file into the outdoor brooder nightly. When they are...

Hello! Never framed anything before so I want to make sure things are up to snuff before I order materials. Please let me know if anything is underbuilt...or overbuilt! I'll gladly swap a 2x6 headers for 2x4s if that's sufficient. Also same with rafters. Height of the base is 3' and overall...

In designing my coop, I am wondering if the minimum 3-12 pitch is sufficient for a lean-to style coop (no A-frame). The coop will either be 8 or 12' wide (sides) and 12' long (front/rear). Roof will slope from front to back. It will be located in a small grove of trees, and a gutter will run...

We’ve separated her into a dog crate just now, but have read they should be separated within the brooder. Our brooder is an outdoor brooder (4x8) with two heating pads, and they all pack together really tightly at night as part of their routine (cute!). I think it might be difficult to separate...

I am stressing out regarding the location of my coop/covered run. Basically all of our immediately accessible land runs downhill. It's not a steep grade, but down nonetheless. There is a section near the end of the back yard where it levels off...not completely level but more level than the...

Just welcomed 20 lavendar orps and 9 silver penciled wyandottes into it. Got it done just in the nick of time. I wanted it to be lightweight for its size (4x8'), there is minimal plywood. Just the sides are 3/4" ply. The front and back "windows" can be closed off by sliding super thin <3/8"...

Those of you with longer runs...I understand why you need it human-sized for the area near the coop, etc. But if you need a larger run, why not make the rest of it shorter and save on construction costs?

Getting ready to find some new chicks and build a coop while they start to mature. Seems like it would be nearly impossible to prohibit interbreeding without a lot of work, I want to find the right breed of dual purpose bird. I don't want to cross-breed anything because I want the natural traits...