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Thanks so much everybody for responding , I call her butterscotch (the hen who died). She was fine the other day. I didn't notice anything weird. I never noticed any of the other chickens picking on her, or chasing her. There was no blood when I found her. Just missing feathers. I did notice...

a couple months ago my husband & I got 6 chickens from his brother, they were all raised together. A couple weeks ago 1 of my hens started laying eggs. Today I went to check & see if there was an egg. The hen was DEAD. I think it was the other chickens. The hen was laying there & it looks...

stacy, Thanks for sharing your chicken coop. I showed the pictures to my husband he said "It's beautiful". You did a great job, Do you have a fenced area for your chickens to walk around? or do you just let them roam around the yard?

Hi everybody~ I'm new to this site & new to raising chickens. My husband & got 6 chickens 1 rooster & (i think 5 hens) (1 died yesterday ) We are trying to come up with a chicken coop design. Last month my brother-in-law brought the chickens & built my husband & I a dog run & dog house. it sort...

Hi Everybody~ I'm new to this site. New to the whole chicken thing. My husband & I got 1 rooster & 5 chickens from my brother-in-law. I think we've had them for about a month now. We have 2 smaller chickens (a brown & white). The hens are supposed to start laying eggs in november. Lets see...