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My two hens have not been eating much laying crumbles lately. Now my Red Star is moulting - in December! She has not laid an egg in 4 days...so the moulting has just started. However, I also have seen RED in her poops! Not like streaks of blood but like part of the poo.... what is this...

I am going through that myself - I had to get rid of the hen who ate all of Henley's butt feathers!!! There were scabs!! I got a new hen, Edith and the very first day, SHE started in on Henley's heiny! Not viciously, but a peck nonetheless. At least Edith did it in front of me as the...

This morning one of my two hens is bawking off and on - kinda loudly which is bothering me as we are in a neighborhood and I don't want to disturb anyone. Personally I don't mind at all but this is 'weird' bawking as she never does this. I noticed that she is not eating the Layena nor the...

These were sexed chickens from the feedstore....I got a third IN CASE one was a roo.... was told it was a 98% chance for hens.... They can't all be hens! I guess I will find out in a couple of weeks.... they don't act at all like my past rooster If they are roos, then I am giving up.

I have three 2 month old RIR hens... however, one of them has some wattles going.... can anyone see what you think? I will try and put all three here.... I can't remember how I uploaded before.... thanks so much...

I think she is ok - this morning they were out playing and running around and her wing seemed fine - but the other side gave her little trouble - so it is probably 'growing pains'. I won't worry about it.

My 2 week old RIR pullet has been favoring one wing after "play fighting". I've watched her and it doesn't happen all the time - but she will flap it like crazy then it will hang from her body a bit...then she cleans under her wing. She's done this twice that I know of. I don't know if it...

what if he's been on medicated food? Mine has and I don;t know if the meat would taste bad! anyone know? he's 4 months...

Quote: foo I have a 4 month old rooster that has GOT to go! I think someone already reported me as having chickens since he started crowing 4 days ago... he's turned mean too. I heard a sheriff came by while I was at work and came by and went into the backyard. My two chickens were out...

Quote: They LOOK the same but mine have a little larger comb and wattles - otherwise VERY similar for my second one - no neck quills on yours either.... same age too. That hasn't crowed yet either..do yours have spur bumps getting any bigger?

Well after a few days - we KNOW Edie is now Edward. he is always attacking me and crows morning and a few times in the afternoon - I am trying to find him a home. He is in the bathtub from 5:15am to 6:15am - crowing!!!! Then I take him back outside and he's ok. Today I am leaving them out of...

Thanks everyone for your input.... I will have to find them a good home...start again with new chicks... my neighbors would NOT be happy! I will miss them but I always knew it was a 50/50 shot at a hen, have a wonderful week everyone!!!

Hmmmm - this is disappointing since the feed store sexed them for me - the shorter uneven wing feathers opposed to longer even ones. One I know is a hen. She definitely is more 'delicate' - but these chickens are going to be BIG. I will wait it out for a few more weeks with Edie and see -...

Is my 3.5 month old RIR hen a roo??? she crowed this morning!!! She is dominant... she doesn act like a roo - but tried crowing this morning...no spurs growing... BF said no, she is a hen... I'm concerned as if she is, I will have to get rid of her.. I've been comparing her to my other one...

HELP!!!! MY two Rhode Island Reds are 3.5 months old - the more dominate hen CROWED this morning! Not too loud, but crowed nonetheless.... she looks different from the other hen meaning more dominate and she is now actually attacking me and pecking! (pecking started this weekend) I stop...