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Today is day 21 for my broody hen Dorothy and so far nothing but exploding eggs...rotten, green, gross. Is there any hope? She is a very protective broody...I can barely change food and water without her pecking me....will these exploding eggs spoil the rest? What do I do???? Please help!!!!! If...

I've got two new baby chicks that are New Hampsire Red (Rooster) and Buff Brahma's cross. Would my two chicks be sex-linked. I got one dark one and one light one. Thanks for your help as I know nothing about what breeds produced sex-linked chicks. JPichler

I have a one year old hen that is limping. She seems to be fine otherwise. She's eating, drinking, foraging and laying. I have inspected her a couple of times and I can't seem to find anything wrong. What are the causes of limping? Any suggestions of what to look for? She is a Silver Laced...

I've got two baby chicks doing well with mama hen. It is day 22 and mama has left the clutch. Are the rest of the 7 eggs hopeless? Is there anything I can do? I do not know how to candle them. Any suggestions, advice, etc??? JPichler

My kids were outside playing around 12:30pm and my Easter Egger, Esther was there and then a couple hours later, they went out to play again and my daughter noticed she was missing. After checking the whole yard I found a small pile of feathers and a little scattering of feathers as...

I was reading a thread the other day and a member (sherylreno) suggested using Niteguard Solar for predator prevention. Does anyone have one or more of these niteguards? Does it work? How many do you have? I'm considering it, since we just recently lost a guard dog:( and we do not know when we...

I'm new to this..... I have a flock of ten (2 SLW, 5 BO, 2 BA, and 1 EE) that are about to turn 20 weeks and a flock of four (RIR) that are about to be 17 weeks. So far I have seen no obvious signs that I have any roosters in the bunch (ie. crowing). I only have one BO laying and two others...

Hi All, I'm finally getting a chance to sit down and write a post to introduce myself. My name is Julie and I live in rural Mondovi, WI. Albany township. I am very new to the wonderful adventure of chickens. My mother-in-law lives across the street from us and she has had chickens for a few...

Does anyone feed their chickens flax seed? If so how often, how much and in what manner. Throw down like scratch or mix in with their feed? Just as a treat once in a while? I can imagine it could get expensive. But we have an Amish store close by that sells it pretty reasonable if I offered it...

I have an 18 week old black Australorp with crooked toes. What, if anything, can I do to help her out? I have read previous posts about the condition and I'm a bit confused. I noticed it just recently, so it's not been a problem since she was a chick. Is it vitamin deficiency? If so, why do...

I have one hen laying eggs for me and I do not know which one it is. I also have only one that is squatting for me after many attempts to try to pet my ladies. Do you think the squatter is my layer? Or is it possible I have a layer that is not squatting? I know, I know, you cannot always...

Does anyone have any suggestions on ways to tell same breed chickens apart from one another? I have 14. 2 SLW, 2 Black Australorps, 4 RIR and 5 BO. My RIRs are 15 weeks old, but the rest are almost 18 weeks old. I would really like to name them. I have one laying for me, but I do not know which...

Hi All, This is my first post and I'm very excited to share that I got my first egg today. I will post my first egg picture soon, to the appropriate thread. I have many questions, but for now I'm thinking ahead a bit to the winter. I live in Wisconsin and we are below freezing for much of the...