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My Daffy's head was a brilliant green but has slowly faded in color over the last few weeks. He is about a year and 1/2 old, is this normal or is he lacking something in his diet? Otherwise healthy and active! Thank you in advance, Leslie

one of my hens was limping last night so I checked out the bottoms of her feet and both of them had small round black spots-is it common for them to get bumblefoot on both feet identically? No signs of redness or swelling and today she is walking fine but... maybe I am just being over...

So I have been reading that people are using sand in their chicken coops instead of pine shavings...I have always used shavings in my coops but am thinking about trying sand-would be like kitty litter for cleanup! My question is "has anyone tried sand in a duck house?" I find I have to clean...

This is my first time for raising ducks with a drake so I have some questions. Should I leave the eggs and will one the hens start to sit on them after there are a few or will they stay on the first egg if they are ready to set eggs? I hope that makes sense...

I wanted my chickens to be friendly but now they follow me everywhere! I just went out to check for eggs and the girls thought it was free range time which usually doesn't "start" until 4:30! I headed back to the house to finish out the work day (I work from home) and lo and behold 13 hens...

Just when I thought the feather plucking was resolved...let the girls out for their afternoon free ranging and there is another hen with plucked and bloody feathers! I have upped their protein intake, tried blucote which helps but is it too cold (41 right now, below freezing at night-no heated...

I have three 5 month old Wheaton Ameraucana Roosters for sale, WAS asking $20 or best offer for each. I need to rehome at least 1, hubby says all 3 so...I am dropping the price! I am located in Indiana, PA zip 15701

‎2 Barred Rocks and 2 Rhode Island Red pullets for sale. 8 mos old, great layers. Decided to keep some young EEs and need to sell these girls. I am located in Indiana, PA

I have 11 eight mos old pullets and I would like to add 3 new 8 wk old pullets and a roo, I know there are lots of threads about this but...if I add them at night...what do you all think?

I have 2 six week old EE cockerels who are friendly and are practicing their cock a doodles! DH says NO roosters so I have been calling them Lunch and Dinner! I also have 2 pullets from the same hatch available if anyone is interested "Lunch" "Dinner"

Last night when I went to close up the girls I found one of my EEs had been apparently attacked by the other chickens and her rear and lower back had been picked raw and she was laying near death in the run. I have moved her into a box in my garage but even with TLC I don't think she is going...

I know this is a chicken forum but I see people asking questions about all sorts of animals so... a friend of mine had 1 macaw and a few years ago "rescued" another who was in a stressful situation and had pulled all his feathers out except wings and head...looks like a plucked chicken! If...

I was never a morning person but now that I have chickens, I'm up before the sun! It's a pleasant way to wake up, first a snuggle in bed with my Golden Retriever Kona, he's always happy in the am! Then g'morning to the other 2 Goldens who still sleep in their crates...happy faces there! Then...

I am an early riser and wish it were daylight out earlier! Any one else agree?

Yippee! It happened!!! My 7 week old girl, Brave Chicken hopped up in my lap this morning!!! I call her Brave Chicken because she is the first to try/do anything, first as a fuzzy butt to check me out, first to jump on the roost in the coop, first out into the new run, first to jump up on the...

My 5 week old chicks were ready as was I so today was moving day! Here are some before and after pics of my new coop which was a free 8x8 shed that we rennovated! DH supervising the move! and now... back still needs painted but...added a Chicken Picture Window and a door for the run...

1) What type of bird , age and weight. possibly a white rock from TSC, 1 1/2 yrs old, normal weight 2) What is the behavior, exactly. very pale, shrunken comb, acts like needs to "go" or lay an egg (Squatting and pushing) "Laid" a yellow hard yolky mass last night and this am 3) How long has...

1) What type of bird , age and weight. possibly a white rock from TSC, 1 1/2 yrs old, normal weight 2) What is the behavior, exactly. very pale, shrunken comb 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? started almost a month ago but then she was lethargic, slept on floor, too weak to...

I have some new chicks on order who will eventually move into the current coop. I have 4 two yr old hens who have lived in the coop with an attached run and now I am considering building them a new coop and allowing them to free range. SO my questions are: 1) Will they adapt to free range...

My chickens always make me smile, I love watching how the pecking order changes...today the previous "Queen of the Coop" has been displaced and came running to me for as if for backup! Apparently she was too bossy!