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I have a 8 week old cockrell that is sick and I can't find the answer. I'm also told take a pic. What he's doing need a video. But he is staying in a crouch with his head and neck sorta pulled back into his body. He lifts his his head as though he drinking water from a nipple with his eyes shut...

and I don't know what killed her. One of my dogs found her for me. She was a bantam hen. When we found her her head had been eaten off, her left wing was gone and her left side was pretty much eaten. I've tried to get come culprits together but most of them are night hunters. This happen...

I have some chickens I got last week and one of them is acting strange. Size wise she's the size of a normal hen, but weight wise she almost don't have a body. I don't know if she even weighs 2 lbs. This morning everybody else came out of the coop but her. I looked in and she was standing in...

I bought two hens last week, one a RR and the other a Buff Orpington. I've had Buff's before but this one is different. She laid an egg today that was brown but it was lightly freckled like my Wellsummers. She is buff colored but something about her comb and her eye's is different. Anybody have...

One of my newer Welsummers seems to be having a problem. One is her poop is loose. It's sticking to her rump feathers. Second she stays to herself and does not go out and around with the others. She has no social skills. I'm going to worm her but does anybody else know of anything else I can...

Some 14 weeks ago I bought 6 chickens. All were supposed to be Welsummers. One is a rooster so the five pullets I'm confused with. What the problem is, is three of them look the same, coloring, comb and such. But the other two are colored like pictures of Americana's I've seen. But one with a...

I just thought I'd let the one's interested in getting chicks to roost what I did and how long it took. ed My 6 Welsummers were all nesting in a laying box. I let them stay there till I figured they were fully feathered and the cold nights ended. I started putting them on the roost by hand 7...

I have a few chickens,5, I've had for 3 years now. They are all still laying well but one of them has started dropping an egg during the night into the sand without a hardened shell. I have the stuff out for them for that but this one is not getting it, I guess. What could be causing her to drop...

I had a run in this afternoon with what I think was a weasel. I've seen something the last couple of months but today it was right in front of me. My dog got after it and got a pretty good bite in his lip. I looked up weasel in Georgia and all I found was a brown color with a black tipped tail...

This post won't be any good for the old folks, but the new comers to chickens it just may. After about 2 years with the chickens and 6 roosters I've made a decision. I was up to 30 chickens and 3 roosters. A few got just to big for their feathers and lost their head over it. If a rooster...

I have a hen that has been my favorite one, she's just so friendly. I'm having a problem with her I don't know what's wrong. About 3 days ago she started staying away from the others, but when they move she would move with them but very slowly and way behind. When she stops she kinda balls up...

A quick question. When a hen seems to have lost the knowledge of knowing the difference between pooping and laying, is it time for the crock pot? My EE is only 2 years old and she just went through a most ugly molt. Since she's "come back", I get an egg every other day. The last time she laid...

I know this is not the correct place but I can't find a spot to put this question. Does anyone know where to get the spiral egg rack for the kitchen? I found one once and now can't find the co where I found it. Thanks Preston

I've had most all my hens lose feathers and the majority of the time it seemed to be in the winter time. But my green egg layer is losing hers in a way I've not seen. It's not just her down type feathers. It's all of um. Much more and she will be completely plucked. She would be ready for...

I've been noticing some loose poop from some of my hens and in watching all of them I've tried to figure out why. My older hens that don't lay everyday are just fine. The young pullets and the cockerel who aren't laying are fine too. I know the cockerel won't lay. The only ones that are "runny"...

I saw some time back someone post about making carry bags from feed sacks. I have about 12 50 lb Dumor sacks I could let them have if anyone knows who that person might be. I just don't remember. Just need a name. Thanks

Today I had a an experience I don't want to go through again. I built a 2 X 8 temperary run for my 3 week old chicks. I had them out about 3 hours and all was fine. I ran to HD for material to start another coop and as I got out of the truck I heard one of them screaming. I look over at the...

Can anyone tell me the difference male and female chick feather? I have 6 I bought just for company for the GLW that survived and they some are getting longer wing feathers and tail feathers and the other aren't. Can I tell at a week old their sex that way?

Anybody ever wormed then? To me the hen is just so much easier to get my hands on.

I have 7 chicks a week old. I have 4 under a broody hen born 2 days ago. If I put the older ones under her at night what will happen. Will the older ones be to old for the young ones, and will she accept the older ones? Anyone know?