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Thank you so much! I'm waiting for my husband to get off a call so he can hold her while I clean it. I shook corn starch over it to help stop the bleeding

I let our six hens out this morning to see blood in the chicken coop. Our Welsummer hen has blood all over her comb. Can't figure out if she was pecked or what. All of the other hens are fine. She's walking around clucking. How should we clean this? Any other insight? Thanks!

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Thanks, this is reassuring :)

Our 9-month old Welsummer has a bare patch on the back of her neck. It looks like she may be molting but I wanted to check and see what you all thought. Her comb is also looking a bit more dull, and we haven't been getting any eggs from her the past few days. The other five hens went through a...

We got chicks this spring and also started raising mealworms. I'm in Idaho and it's starting to get into freezing temperatures at night. I have the mealworms in a large covered rubber tote on the patio. Do I need to move them into the attached garage to receive a bit more heat? Not sure what...

Thanks! They all starting laying at various time with first eggs in mid July and more consistent egg production by mid August. We were getting 4-5 eggs per day with six hens. I am in Idaho, so it's cooling down and we're losing daylight.

Thank you so much! This is very useful! I will work on gathering this materials to have on hand. I appreciate your help!

Thank you! How would I tell they are molting? Losing a lot of feathers?

Thanks! Is deworming a medication? And yes, a list for the emergency kit would be super helpful, thanks!

Thanks! What does deworming entail? This is my first year with chickens. We've been spraying them monthly with a lice spray.

I have six hens and one rooster, all were born this spring. I've been consistently getting four to five eggs per day up until this week. I cannot figure out why the egg production is so low. It rained this weekend so at first I thought it might be the weather. They have a fully enclosed, dry...

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Oh boy! Thanks!

I have one lavender Orpington that I'm uncertain on if it's a hen or rooster. It looks leggier than my hens. Below are some photos - please help!