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Is cypress spurge poisonous to chickens? I know that it is poisonous to cows but not sheep. I have a huge mess of it in my yard and it's my chicken's favorite place because it's like a forest to them and it's cool in the hot sun.

I have a 3 year old hen, Viper, and 5 babies who are 9 months old. These are not Viper's chicks and she did not brood or raise them, I did. Viper did not like them when we first put them together, she'd chase them and peck them and always stand near the food because they were too scared of her...

Tina Red Star Viper Barred Plymouth Rock

Thank you, and she does have oyster shells but she doesn't really like them.

This was the first day that the babies ever went out and it is the very first day that my hen, Viper, met the little babies (Dara, Daisy, Blaize, Dominique, and Iris).

I recently put my 5 month old chicks with my 3 year old girl, Viper. Since they are supposed to be eating different food (chick started for the babies and egg layer for Viper) I have both types of food in their space. The babies do not eat Viper's food because I put it where they can't reach it...

Viper is a very sweet and social hen. She's been really lonely since my other hen died; she's been latching onto me, she follows me everywhere, and she yells for me to come out and spend time with her even if I go inside for 5 minutes.

Viper is not brooding them though. Maybe they think she could be their mother? I was just worried that the chicks wouldn't accept Viper or maybe the chick could be a rooster. Thank you, guys!

I have these 5 little chicks who are about 3 weeks old. I also have this 3 year old hen, Viper. The other day when I took the chicks out to see Viper one of them kept jumping on Viper's back repeatedly. Does this mean anything??

Everything has remained the same in my yard and my chicken's house/food/water. She had stopped laying eggs. She was vaccinated for marecks. I don't think the bump on her leg had a major effect in her death. She seemed very healthy except for the personality change. I would have taken her to some...

My two year old (almost 3) Red Star died suddenly Thursday. I really don't know what happened and nothing seemed to be wrong. However, the past month or two I noticed that she wasn't acting quite like she used to; she was gentler when I hand fed her seeds, she would just stand in one place in...