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I'm in a suburban area of NY with lots of woods/forests around. I was free ranging my chickens this afternoon and found one of them dead. I've had one chicken killed by foxes before (all we had for evidence was a bunch of feathers outside the coop) but this one wasn't carried off or eaten...

Yesterday, I noticed that my Araucana was missing feathers on her back, towards her tail, and also that she was wounded and bleeding. The wounds look like pecking wounds, and I have noticed her being skittish around some of the other hens, as well as the others going after her a few times...

I just noticed that my columbian rock cross is losingfeathers around her neck. It's been getting extremely cold, hitting the negatives several times in the past week, and I'm worried about her getting cold. I also don't know why she's losing feathers; all the others seem fine, and it can't be...

My chickens are 25 weeks old (almost 6 months), and have been laying for about 2 months. About 4 days ago, we realized that one of my chickens (the Araucana) did not lay. She hasn't laid for 4 days now, and I'm worried something might be wrong. Could she be molting? I thought they couldn't...

Hi. My 4 month old (exactly) chicken just laid her first egg, and I don't really know what to do with it. I've read that chicken eggs, if they aren't washed, don't have to be refrigerated. I'm wondering what's the best choice as to preserving the eggs/keeping them until they are eaten. Do...

I have an 11 week old barred rock who is supposed to be a pullet, but I'm not so sure. Can anyone help out? Picture: Also, how accurately can you tell his/her gender just from this picture? If you need any more angles, please let me know! Or is there a way of telling that can't be found from...

One of my 11 week old chickens has a little bit of a beak problem. The beak is "split" at the end, so instead of coming to a point, it forks off into 2 ends. I don't know if this is a problem, or what do do about it. Please help! P.S. she had a flat-ended beak as a chick... did that somehow...

My 8 week old BR chick(en) has a problem with her left eye. Most of the time she keeps it closed (the other one open), but when she does open it I can see that it is cloudy. She lives with 5 other chick(en)s, so I think maybe it could be caused by a peck to the eye? Is she going blind? How...

I was wondering what treats you could give to chicks that are healthy for them. Does it vary for age? Good for 4 weeks old but not week olds? If so, when you give your input, please also say the approximate age that they can eat this treat. Have fun and be creative! I look forward to...

One of my chicks (columbian rock cross) is kind of worrying me. She is constantly sleeping, while the others are running around. She overall sleeps more than the others, and she feels smaller and more fragile than the others. I want to know if she's OK. Is this behavior normal in a chick...

I am unsure as to whether or not one of my chicks is a boy. We ordered pullets, but this chick seems like it might be a rooster. He/she is more explorative and energetic than the others. He/she will run toward any hand put into the brooder, and is already trying to escape. I REALLY hope she's...

I'm looking to start a flock of about 6 chickens, but I'm unsure what breed(s) to choose. I live in NY, and we get cold weather as well as hot, so I want a cold hardy chicken who can also withstand 90°F days. I'm also looking for very good layers who produce large eggs. The chickens will also...

We're building a coop and run for about 5-6 chickens. The coop and run will be on extremely sloped ground, so we're planning on putting the coop/run on a raised plywood platform and drilling holes in the floor for drainage. We're looking for a type of bedding to use for our run that would...

We are building a chicken coop on our yard, but we have no choice but to build it on a sloped grade (15 inch drop over 6 feet). We're weighing our options and wondering if anyone has built a "run" on an elevated platform. We plan to frame something similar to the Wichita Coop, but have it set...