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There is a long story behind these birds that's both sad and ridiculous, but to summarize, their previous "owners" kept them (illegally) in a town, and then moved out and abandoned a large flock of chickens that were all quickly killed by a number of things (cars, dogs, and people) until there...

Came home and let the flock out of the run to roam about the yard and noticed that something wasn't right with our cockerel's beak; apparently, he somehow broke it. He's more than willing to eat and drink, but is hesitant about it because I'm pretty sure it hurts him (back to the quick), on top...

Update #1, July 6, 2017: I contacted our State Veterinarian's office to report this issue and am expecting to hear back from our regional inspector some time today or tomorrow to further discuss and determine whether/when they will come out and assess and see what recommendations they may have...

Due to an epic fail on the part of the USPS (a total nightmare), a shipment of 7 day-old, straight run, RO chicks ended up actually being 3 chicks, which are now 2.5 weeks old and doing well. We were shooting to end up with 3-5 pullets and one cockerel, but with only 3 having survived, there is...

Flock of 9: 8 hens (5 are 6yo and 3 are 4yo) and a 5yo roo. All doing well (getting 3-5 eggs/day right now) except for one 6yo American Dominique hen. The Dom hen was laying (3-4 eggs/week) up until about 2 weeks ago. But ever since last autumn she's often sleeping (on her feet) through most...

Our flock consists of 8 hens and 1 roo. Yesterday was worming day (oooh boy!), and the easiest way we've found to do this with any medication that can't be applied to the water is to catch each chicken, one by one, from the run, administer their dose in the garage, and then set them loose in...

What in the world are these little tan-colored buggers? They move, and they move well, in the fashion of a leech or inch worm; stretching forward (the longer looking ones in the photo) and then pulling their back ends up (the shorter looking ones). They don't last long, though. After...

We've got 6 LF chickens (1.5-2 years old). We got 3 LF chicks that were 4 weeks old a few days ago. The chicks are all pretty well feathered and the temps haven't been dipping below the mid-70s at night, so we fenced off a section of the run two days ago and put the chicks out to start the...

Of our five adults hens (all 2 years old this week), only 3 have been regularly laying. Our BA hasn't laid since she molted in November 2012, and our BR hasn't laid since she molted in January 2013. We have yet to figure out why because they're in excellent health, aren't picked on and get all...

Our 8lb rooster did his duty and got between two 50lb dogs (roaming loose/stray and never before seen anywhere in our area before) and his girls yesterday. He led both dogs on a lengthy high speed chase (our security cams captured the entire thing) all over our property before one dog managed...

5 LF hens (2 years old Jul 5): BA, BR, DOM, Wellie, and EE 1 LF roo (2 years old Oct 17): NH All have been together for 1 year, 3 months. As expected, major molting began in Sept 2012 with the roo and the EE, followed by the BA and Wellie in Nov and the BR and DOM in late Jan. All quit...

My DH and I are a bit puzzled and couldn't find much of anything of substance regarding Eimeria in adult chickens, so here's the story: We have five hens (all 1.5 years old) and one roo (1 year old). In the spring and fall we take a composite fecal sample (one from each bird, because if one's...

Since part of our chickens' free range territory is woodland, it's not uncommon for them to get scatched and have a scab on their combs now and again, but this takes the cake. Came home this evening and saw this huge nodule on our BA's comb (with a smaller one right next to it); no other marks...

Our flock is just over a year old now (except the roo, who is just under), but this is their first round of adult molting. Our roo started molting about 3 weeks ago. No big deal, he's been steadily dropping feathers ever since, but in nothing epic and he hasn't even gotten ratty looking...

We've got five hens that are 11 months old, which we got as 1-day old chicks. We have one cockerel who is 8 months old, who we added to the flock in March. Up until a little over a month ago (prior to quarantining our wellie due to respiratory issues), everyone was fine. Our BR and DOM were...

I talked about getting chickens for 3 years before my DH and I finally sat down and did a few months worth of research and communication with experienced folks (both here and locally) regarding chickens. We thought we knew what we were getting into, and for the first 8 months, it seemed to be...

As I've mentioned before, our BA and our cockerel are very close. Last month, we put a hen saddle on her because she had developed a bald patch on her left hip. She's never around him without the saddle any more, but as of last evening, the bald patch is as bald as it was a month ago. No sign...

Our NH cockerel is just shy of 9 months old, and we've had him for just shy of 5 months. He came to us with a penchant for attacking footwear (due to his previous environment/handling), but was otherwise pretty laid back and has been excellent with our ladies from the get-go. So we worked...

About 2 weeks ago, we noticed that our BR was starting to bully our BA (both 10 month old and raised together); seeking her out and chasing her down, pecking her in the head, and occasionally pulling feathers out. No idea why (six chickens with 112 square feet to roam in the run and she was...

Update #5 (June 5, 2012) Last evening, my DH spoke with Dr. Gast regarding our experience and test results. Since yesterday was the final day of her treatment, she was symptom free, and her feet were healing nicely, he recommended returning her to the flock. We asked about testing the rest...