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Hey everybody! I think I'm just having a round of bad luck this month in relation to my chickens, ahh. Okay, so my cochin bantam went broody (actually if anyone knows this kind very well, I don't know exactly what she is and i would like to know, if no one who answers this forum knows, then i...

Hi everyone, I need help. So last night around 11, I heard my birds squawking so I went and turned on the outside light. Didn't see anything, I hoped the light would scare away anything that might have been there, and I went back to bed. So much for dogs, they didn't even lift their heads...

Hey everyone One of my hens just got over from being egg bound, she had everything she needed but we figure its because she is getting old. The other one was egg bound about a month ago too. They are both about 3 going on 4, and Red Sex-Links. Both were fine until today. I was keeping an extra...

Hi everyone! So I got some new, Barred Plymouth Rocks from an auction. There is two black sex-link barred rock mix roosters. The younger one poops a LOT of intestinal lining, is it okay that he poops so much? I'm not sure who all else is laying a lot but he caught my attention. Any help would be...

Hey everyone! I had a friend pick me up some Barred Plymouth Rock hens and a rooster from an auction. Well she got them, but the rooster has got to be mixed with something else. He is VERY handsome, but I don't know what he is. I want to have my broody chickens have babies, but I want to have...

Hi everyone! Long story short, I have had a duck since 1 day old that was born with a situation. She seemed to be off balance and got only her, they didn't think she would live. Well she began leaning to the left at about 2 weeks old. We had to be there for her to eat and drink and we got her...

Hi everybody! My family is starting to get into raising our own birds for the meat, but we are going to have to buy them every time and I was hoping there was a way to slow down their growth long enough to hatch chicks. Or if that would even give me the Cornish Rock birds we need for meat. But I...

Hey everyone! I recently got 3 lavender orpington chicks. I believe they were from chickens from an auction, at a friend's house. I think they're 2 or 3 weeks old, but we just got them and they were like this so we're trying to nurse them back to health. Anyways, I think they have Aspergillosis...

Hi everyone! Whenever I've needed any answers, BackYard Chickens has always been my go-to. I've had chickens before when I was younger, but I just got back into it about 4 years ago. I take care in what I do, especially my chickens and other animals. When we got chicks, we got 6 RIR and I...