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  1. TeamBigfoot

    Flock Mortality - what's acceptable?

    Hello again BYC. I'm looking for opinions on what's normal to see in flock mortality. Based on the very few other backyard chicken people I know personally, our flock mortality is way, way, way outside of the norm. But it's all we've really known, so I'm looking for a broader perspective...
  2. TeamBigfoot

    Reestablish the Pecking Order (but no change)?

    We have a flock of four, all 10 months old, and all were fine with the established pecking order that was worked out months ago. We have been dealing with a sick hen (https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/873474/welsummer-suddenly-lethargic) and this has caused a serious disruption in the force...
  3. TeamBigfoot

    Welsummer suddenly lethargic

    Good evening BYC, We have a coop with four hens, each a different breed, all approx. nine months old. Our Welsummer, Major Cluster, has had zero health issues so far. This morning she exited the coop as normal, raised a ruckus as normal, laid her egg for the day, also normal. We let...
  4. TeamBigfoot

    Chicken Dirt Bomb!

    A few hens were in the middle of a dirt bath when I happened to walk by and glance at our wheelbarrow, which currently holds a compost harvest. They know it's full of worms since I've fed them a few. Well, just that glance was enough to send them running my way. Once they got to the...
  5. TeamBigfoot

    Hey ladies, it's a nesting box...

    Not a clown car! We've seen two in the box before. Our Buff Orpington is ~8lb. and can take up the box all by herownshelf. I have no idea how all three got themselves in that predicament, but I bet it was hilarious. Added two more nesting boxes on the ground level of the coop, and...
  6. TeamBigfoot

    Welsummer loses her mind when laying

    Hello BYC. This is our Welsummer hen, Major Cluster: Our flock was born in August 2013. We have a total of four hens and all are now laying, but only Major Cluster loses her mind when she needs to lay. The other three girls quietly go about their business. When Major Cluster needs to...
  7. TeamBigfoot

    New Flock Introduction

    Hello BYC, A new flock and caretakers for our introduction. My wife and I have four hens: Miss Buff, a Buff Orpington; La Ferrari, a Red Sex-Linked; Miss America, a blue wheaten Ameraucana; and Major Cluster, a Welsummer. We started in August of 2013 with five week-old girls, however our...
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