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Thank you!

Thank you! That made me cry again.

My sweet hen Darthi died today after being sick for about two months. I took her to the vet twice but got no answers. She has lost about 3 pounds but she was eating, drinking , and being active foraging until the end. She was just getting weaker and lately my other three hens started pecking at...

Thanks for your reply. She was active, eating, drinking,foraging till the last day. I had to separate her from my other 3 hens as they started pecking her, causing a wound on top of her head. I nursed her as best I could but she passed away this morning. I was with her as she took her last breath.

My hen Darthi has lost 3 lbs over the last 6 weeks. I have tried to get some answers from 2 different veterinarians without much success. One vet did not know what those two round opacities are in the x-ray (one is underneath the thighbone) The other online vet said it looked like egg yolk...

I read that with deep litter method I should have to clean out the bedding (I'm using straw) every few months. The water and feed will be outside the coop. However, if I don't clean out the poop daily, won't they always be sleeping on straw that is damp? I have 2 Pekins 4 wks old. Their coop is...

Flock of 4 have a 10x10 run and are free ranging most of the day. With the saddle on it was just the other RIR that was attacking- not pecking but full on attacking and jumping on her. Changed the saddle color to same color as her feathers but it made no difference. The poor girl is traumatized...

My RIR started molting and now temps are below freezing. I made her a nice fleece saddle but the others are attacking her until I took it off. Would it help if the saddle was the same color as her? Any other ideas? The photo doesn't show how few feathers she actually has.

I went to collect eggs, opened the nest box and this is what I saw. All 4 of my hens use the one nest box but I had to laugh when 3 were in there at the same time.

No she hasn't been broody now for about 2 weeks. I have to put her in chicken jail for 3 days when she gets broody.

I have 4 hens- 2 RIRs and 2 buff orps. Ruby, a RIR consistently has a pale comb. All the other hens combs are bright red. They have the same diet and free-range in the grass every day. Ruby behaves like all the others and appears healthy, no lice. I consistently get 3 eggs almost every day...

I have 4 hens- 2 RIRs and 2 buff orps. Ruby, a RIR consistently has a pale comb. All the other hens combs are bright red. They have the same diet and free-range in the grass every day. Ruby behaves like all the others and appears healthy, no lice. I consistently get 3 eggs almost every day...