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Got 3 supposed hens from a friend at around 16 weeks old, a few months back. One of them has turned out to be a roo, which is not allowed in our city. He is very large and completely white, with feathered legs and feet, and is either full or half Cochin. So far he hasn’t been mean, but he had...

One of our five hens died unexpectedly a week ago. As if that was not sad enough now the two largest hens are bullying our bantam, and to a lesser extent their other flockmate. I am pretty sure the one who died was the bottom of the pecking order though our flock seemed very peaceful. I have...

We had our first hen die yesterday. She was only 1 1/2 and it was very shocking since she was fine half the day and even laid. I examined her in an attempt to figure out a cause and noticed her vent didn’t look normal. Is this a prolapsed uterus? If so, does this just happen sometimes? I read it...

Wild sparrows are gobbling up my flock’s food and pooping everywhere. I have 5 hens. Am considering a treadle feeder but would rather not spend that much, esp if there’s a simpler solution. I have tried the shiny hanging things and they don’t work anymore. It’s impossible to completely cover the...

Hi all, I have a one year old silkie hen. She started laying on time, 3-4 small eggs per week. Several months ago she laid a fart egg, but still laid normal eggs. Then a few months ago she began to lay normal eggs alternating with fart eggs before stopping altogether. My other 4 hens...

First flock- five 8-week olds: 3 regular, 2 silkies. They’re outside during the day in temps 55-70. Inside at night, temps 68+. Getting stinky and loud (we have no garage). When can they be out overnight? Night temps in the 40s. Regulars look fully feathered. Not sure about silkies. MPC...

Hi I’m Natalie from CA. We got our first flock (5 chicks) from MPC 8 weeks ago. Let me tell you, this forum has helped us in SO many ways already! One of our chicks (a silkie) was weak upon arrival and I used tips from here to nurse it back to health. We’ve also dealt with a bloody pin...