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So, we are kind of inbetween flocks, as we have 2 of our 7 year old birds left (of the original 8), and have 2 new ones we adopted last year that are a year old. We want to add some more soon, so I figured its time to get the coop and run cleaned/fixed up. Our coop is about 5x5, and we use...

I'm very concerned about my 6 year old Ruby girl!! I noticed she was missing some feathers about 6 weeks ago, but didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. I thought she might be molting? Then, we were gone for a few weeks, and came home to even more missing feathers, and very bumbly looking...

HI all, We got 4 new pullets about 6 weeks ago, and 1 of them suddenly seems like she is on death's door today. She was fine yesterday, as far as we could tell. Then a couple hours ago, she didn't come out of the coop, and I just got home to check her out. She hasn't laid yet, and is a...

We just got back from vacation and learned that our almost 5yo buff Orp, Molly, is walking funny, and not sleeping in the roost. Her comb is also paler and starting to flop over some. We've been just watching her the last day or so, and all I can come up with is a possible infection or some...

Hi! I had the girls out freeranging with me earlier today and everything seemed to be fine, I didn't notice anything unusual and they were all acting normal. I went in to do an egg check this evening and noticed my one girl, Lily has something going on. I honestly can't quite tell you what it...

I have an almost 4 year old, white Americauna who I found outside of the coop tonight! I was reading to my baby in our bedroom, and heard chicken noises out back (at around 7:30 pm tonight). Of course I ran outside to see what was going on, and our girl Luna was splayed out on the ground by the...

Our hen is showing traits of being eggbound, but we're not sure if this is the case, or if she has water belly instead since we can't feel a defined egg in her abdomen. She feels really heavy to us... She is a 3 year old Blue/Red Laced Wyandote. She has been walking with more of a penguin look...

We got back into town a few days ago and woke up thus morning to our 3 year old lying on the ground. She has been in the nesting box more than usual since we have returned, but has come out with the others in the am. My husband let's them out in the morning but hadn't picked her up since we have...

So, I have 8 girls that are about a year and a half old. They have all been happy and heathly and wonderful until our Maran starting acting off the past few days. She stopped laying and wasn't leaving the nesting box. I suspected that she was egg-bound, so we took a trip to the vet today...

Hi! My 5 month old Americana Luna has a cracked beak. They got freaked out yesterday afternoon and she basically ran into the wall/feeder container. I didn't realize she cracked it unil this morning. She laid her egg and since then has been really lethargic, so I'm sure she hasn't been...

Hi....we woke up this morning to our Maran making really weird sounds...it seems like every breath She takes there is this horn like sound that comes out. Definetly far from her normal sounds. She Also sounds like she is hiccuping too?! She is eating and drinking fine and acting totally...

So, a few weeks ago I was trying to sex my Ancona that I was suspecting was a Roo .... Well, at about 5 weeks old, yes 5 weeks, he started trying to crow in the morning. But now that he is almost 8 weeks, he is doing it every day and has a nice comb and wattles So, my boy is going to live with...

Cross - posting this, as I know lots of you will have great advice... Not interested in killing or trapping this fox, as we are surrounded by wildlife and if its not this fox, its another, or a coyote, or a bobcat... you get the scary picture Interested in what you use for electrical...

So, just had this CRAZY experience and wanted to share. Just had our 5/6 week old chicks outside. They spend their days outside now and we check on them frequently. Anyways, hubby and I went out to bring them in for the night (still inside at night) and the little red fox that roams our...

Hello! I am getting ready to move my girls outside full time next week (in Colorado)! Currently, they spend most of their days outside and their nights in two different brooders (off heat). When they go outside, they are all out there together. They will all be 6 to 7 weeks ago this coming...

In Colorado.. trying to put finishing touches on some things. Thoughts on adding heat/light to coop? and what kind of light or heat source? I've heard opinions on both sides, but for me, it gets cold here in the Winter and want eggs. Thoughts on covered/not covered run? Its not covered right...

Hi! In a couple of weeks I will be moving the 8 girls to their coop outside. Inside we have weened them off of their 250 watt bulb and they are now comfortable at room temp (most of them are 4.5-5.5 weeks old). They spend part of the day outside in the run anytime its above 50 here in Colorado...

Hi! I'm fairly new to the group and am loving all the words of wisdom for first time chick parents like myself! We have 9 chicks, most of them between 3-4 weeks old. Our little Maran who is 3 weeks old has been the only one we have been worrying about from the start. She had really bad pasty...

Hi! We have 9 pullet chicks that are anywhere between 5 days and almost a month old. I am thinking so far that they are all pullets, but am getting curious about our Ancona. I have this feeling she is a he! According to some pictures I've seen, this breed does tend to have larger combs. I don't...

Just wanted to get your opinon on size of our coop --- its about 4 feet wide by about 6 feet long including the nesting boxes inside. Their outside area is huge -- about 40 feet by 12 feet. I was going for 6-7 chicks, but ended up with 9. I couldn't help myself Will they be good with that...