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I isolated a hen last week due to broodiness, keeping her elevated in a cage separate from the others. She has somehow torn her comb, appears to be from back to front, slightly detached from her head. Can't really tell for sure since she freaks out when I try to hold her (she has always been...

My Delaware has developed a taste for the paint that is peeling off the pickets of our porch (yes, that's on my list of jobs for the summer).This is her 4th year with us, so why the sudden interest? And is it harmful to her (and us through the eggs)? Benjamin Moore exterior oil-based paint...

Those prizes are crazy! In central VA the highest i've seen in 3.50 - most are 2:50/dozen.

Heat has been 102-104 over the past week here in VA. My hens have a large run that's always in the shade and are given frozen veggies, cold oatmeal, etc. in the afternoons to try to keep them cool but they are still panting like crazy. And don't seem to be drinking enough water. They get to free...

What is ACV?

My 3 yr old Austrolorpe died yesterday; she seemed perfectly fine while free ranging the evening before, and I think she was with the others in the morning when I gave them fresh feed. After changing their water about 4 hours later, I wasn't hearing her grumbling as usual and looked in the coop...

This morning one of my hens had a long string of something white coming from vent area; maybe some blood on it too or poop. She did not seem to be in distress, looking normal in every other way. I have been finding a 'soft' egg 1-2 times each week for the past three weeks. All the others look...

I also have Cuckoo Marans and they are slow layers and the color is not what I had hoped. And they really don't join in the flock - they pretty much isolate themselve and the other hens don't like them much. Won't repeat this breed.

I am anticipating an emergency with this. What should I look for and what can I do to minimize their reaction to ingesting lawn fertilizer and pelletized lime. I already know what to do to the husband who let this happen, so am trying to focus on the girls welfare. HELP!

Mine have been holding back for 4 months but......we had an earthquake in August and numerous aftershocks that really 'shook them up", followed by molting - i don't know if the stress from the earthquake contributed to that or not, and now cold weather/less light, so I am happy that at least two...

Cookie, my two year old Austro. has always been the sweetest, calm, and passive hen in the flock of eight. She has been w/3 of the others for two years, and the other 4 for one year. Over the past two weeks, she has gone psycho - attacking the others (smallest first, working her way up the...

I'm hoping someone can offer help as I am really stressing over one of my two Cuckoo Marans, which I got last September(2010) - I posted about this last year but got not response. If this is in the wrong category, please let me know - but it is an emergency in my mind! This hen was one of a...

I have read several posts that say to 'give her a bath' when a hen has a nasty butt, but exactly how do you manage to do that? My husband will definitely think I've gone over the edge......

Oh my gosh, I have a hen w/the same problem. I though her feathers fell out because she recently had several weeks with very runny poop and I thought her rear end was just irritated by that like diaper rash. The poop problem has been resolved, but her little butt is bare in the very cold...

What is a Flock Block? and where do you find one?