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We have a small backyard flock. I just noticed tonight when tucking them in for the evening that our two Buff Orpingtons (10 months old) have a big patch of feathers missing from their bottoms! They've been acting just fine, and I don't think that they're laying less (we've had a couple of...

I've been reading all the previous posts from others whose chickens have had similar injuries, but I'm wondering if I've done the right thing with ours. Yesterday, Jasmine (9 month old Australorp--sweet girl and a wonderful layer) jumped the fence in the garden and was bitten by our dog (he's...

i have a few bags of wheat berries that we got from our CSA this past spring. Can I give them to the chickens? Can they handle the whole grain, or should it be sprouted or cooked first (my husband thinks I'm crazy--cooking for the chickens!).

Our chicks are 5 weeks old and moved this week from the brooder to the coop outside. They seem to be loving all the fresh air (and bugs!). Temperatures in the daytime are in the 70-80 range, but it goes down as low as 40s at night. We have a 75 watt bulb on in the coop, and they seem warm...

We have 8 hens which are now 4 weeks old. they have been in the brooder in the garage, and I'm thinking of moving them out to the coop/run. The coop is about 4X3 with an attached run (might be a little small once they get bigger--we didn't think they'd all survive the trip and their first few...

Our plywood brooder has an open top and walls about 18 inches high. Some of our week-old chicks have been looking like they are going to go "over the wall", and a few managed to get to the side and perch on it. What do folks recommend as a covering? A plain old window screen (looks like it...

We have our first flock of beautiful little chicks (8 of them). My four-and five-year old daughters just adore them and want to hold them often. I'm aware of the risks of salmonella, etc., and we're sanitizing and washing like crazy and have just decided to live with the risk. there's no way...

My 8 pullets are still in the brooder, but I wanted to get some opinions before they are ready to be moved to the coop. Our coop has nesting boxes already set up/built in. Should they be lined with bedding from the beginning or would you waut till the chicks get closer to laying age to do so...

This is our first flock of chicks, and they arrived on Wednesday with no problems. They have been acting happy and healthy. Yesterday, I noticed that one of our RIR pullets was looking pasted up. I cleaned her vent, which looks swollen and red compared to the others. She has been eating and...