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My grown flock numbers five, one australorp, one idaknow, and three ISA browns. I added thirteen chicks about a week ago, they're fully feathered and nearly grown. All went normally (some status play, minor pecking) until about three days in. The three ISA's isolated one of the new roo's...

Last year, I had a problem with neighborhood cats. They would smash open the just laid eggs and eat them. Then I lost a hen to either a raccoon or a possum. So I started looking around for solutions. Couldn't lay in wait and shoot them, I live in town. Couldn't poison them, neighbors dogs...

I need advice, one of my Auracanas collapsed this morning. I had to get a symptom report over the phone, crop is mushy, feet are cold, as of yesterday evening she had no visible symptoms. She made it out of the coop, but collapsed in the ten minutes between the coop door opening and food bowls...

Our current flock consists of four hens and a rooster, australorps, about six months old. We (meaning my well intentioned mother) just acquired 5 wyandottes. I know about the 30 day quarantine, and have read some columns on introductions after that, but some of its contradicting. Any advice...

Very new to chickens, previous experience is helping my grandmother with her flock occasionally. I now have five in my flock, one rooster, four hens, all about 3 months old. Black Australorps! Did a lot of research, but fell in love when I read about them. Couldn't say no when I came across...