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Our Brahma is 12 going on 13. What is the average lifespan of a chicken?

I have made the mistake of giving my chickens some very premium bird seed as an extra treat. It is a patio mix and has peanut chips in it that they love. The problem I am having is one of my hens has a huge swollen crop full of seed. The vet put her on antibiotics because she had a fever and was...

I'm new at this, what is DE that you add to dust baths?

My chickens have been laying for about 5 months now and I get one egg a day per chicken. We just had to give away one hen because she was too aggresive. Just yesterday one of the hens laid an egg that was less than 1/2 the size of a normal egg, almost robin egg size. Does anyone know the reason...