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my brown leghorn 'Foxy' hasn't layed for two weeks and she's not acting normal. she's been fluffed up and slower than how she normally is. what can i give her to help her??? thanks :)

i have a delaware white about 5 months old and she is not really active. she just stands in one place and is all fluffed up and sleeps while the others are out and about. is there anything i can do or any medicine i can give her for? hate to lose another one. she is with 7 other hens. her weight...

Have been waiting what seems like forever but it finally happened yesterday. My fiance called me around 4:30pm and told me that Foxy Brown is sitting in the nest box and moving the shavings around. She went back inside the house for about 5 minutes to give her some privacy. When she came back...

I have been reading online and having the BYC family tell me that when the waddle and the comb is red and floppy its a sign that the hen is ready to lay. She is a brown leghorn named Foxy Brown and she is born on June 7th. she free ranges all day with her friends. I have been checking around the...

I just ran out of grower feed and the gal at the feed store mentioned to me that I try Home Grown All Purpose Feed because we have chickens at different ages. I currently have 5 chickens born June 7th and 3 chickens born September 7th. Unfortunately, I am still waiting for my big girls to lay...

Does anyone know when different breeds of chickens start laying? Currently I have 5 chickens born on June 8th and 3 chickens born on September 7th. They have been fluffing up the nesting box for a while but still no eggs. I currently have just shavings in there and thinking about adding straw as...

Hi All, I am running low with my current feed which is Payback Developer and need to know what feed I should buy next. I currently have 8 chickens aged from 5 chickens that are 25 weeks and 3 chickens that are 12 weeks. They are eating developer mixed with Purina #2 Scratch. They free range...

I currently have three chicks (Delaware, Blue Wyanndotte, Black Sex Link) born on 9/3 and the Blue wyanndotte is pecking at the butt of the Delaware chick to a point where her butt has no more feathers and it's starting to get really red. I separated her (Delaware) from the other two. Should i...

I currently have 5 chickens that at are living in the coop right now and about to introduce 3 more chickens soon. The current coop has 3 nesting boxes and i was wondering if I need to add a couple more? if I do then the size of the nesting boxes will have to be smaller. How small/big can the...

I just got three more chicks because we recently lost two due to illness. My current flock are all eating developer food and I was wondering if it is ok to feed the chicks the same food. The chicks are 2 months old. I ran out of the chick starter and don't want to have to buy a 25lb bag of chick...

Hi All, I recently lost a hen (20 weeks) and I wanted to get two more chicks (7 weeks) but wanted to know how should i introduce them together without any fighting. The farm where I'm getting them at said to divide the coop and put food and water on both sides and leave them in there for two...

Hi All, I recently lost a hen (20 weeks) and I wanted to get two more chicks (7 weeks) but wanted to know how should i introduce them together without any fighting. The farm where I'm getting them at said to divide the coop and put food and water on both sides and leave them in there for two...

Came home today and saw one of my chickens lying on the ground in the run panting heavily. She's not really moving and don't seem to have any noticeable injuries nor blood in her poop. But her poop and like a milky substance. I put her In a tote and a heat lamp with new bedding. Is there...

After doing research I think one of my chick has Coccidiosis. She started pooping blood on Sunday morning. What do I need to do to heal her? She doesn't do much except to sleep and graze the grass a little bit and her eyes are droopy. I noticed the other chicks eating her poop. Thanks for the help.

After doing research I think one of my chick has Coccidiosis. She started pooping blood on Sunday morning. What do I need to do to heal her? She doesn't do much except to sleep and graze the grass a little bit and her eyes are droopy. I noticed the other chicks eating her poop. Thanks for the help.

Several weeks ago I had to return a chick (Barred Rock) because it was a roo and got another chick (Silver Laced Wyanndotte). After several weeks it looks like I might have another roo on my hands PLEASE tell me that this is a female. Really don't want to have to bring this chick back too. This...

I just recently finished my coop and added hardware cloth underneath it. I used a staple gun to staple it together and I was wondering if that is strong enough to keep the predators out. Has anyone experienced a raccoon or something else get through the HC with staples holding it together??? I...

Finally moved the coop outside this past weekend. Now I need to build a run. I also needed another vent that I will do with plexi-glass with holes for air flow and also to get some light in there from them. side view Front view Close-up front view Ground view under coop with play sand...

It took me a while but the coop is finally done and ready to go outside. Coop size is 4x7. What do you guys think? I only have one vent. Is that enough? I have a total of 7 birds. Nesting Box Back view with the vent Front door for entry Close-up view of the vent. It's 10x10...

I am going to build the run soon and I was wondering if pressure treated wood is ok for the run. I heard that Cedar wood is toxic to the chickens. what do everyone use for their runs?