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I'm also having this issue. The back of my baby Ameracaunas started out dry looking and feeling..no fluff or feathers by the oil duct in their back. It looks like when their feathers started coming in, they picked at them and it got bloody and raw. Any thoughts from thecommunity?

Hi KarobCharob! Thanks for letting me know. Unfortunately I'm not quite ready for them. It's very encouraging to have a community ready to help!

Thank you everyone for the quick feedback! I forgot to mention I have a 5, 6 1/2, and 17 yr old daughters that will be helping me on this endeavor...this is a great educational opportunity for them. I'm a home-school mom and we are involved with American Heritage Girls so we can get busy lol.

No breed preference...I don't know too much about them yet. I do have a friend that has a couple Polish girls that he wants to give me since his other hens are picking at them. I've still got to do some homework on which breeds are most compatible with our environment up here and how to keep...

Hi everyone, I am new to the chicken world. I grew up in San Diego, but have farming in my family background. I guess it didn't breed out lol. We have an acre in Alaska and I am wanting to raise chickens. Our family goes through a lot of eggs and I want to have home grown. I know I will have...