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We recently bought 13 chickens and I noticed one of the little ones (not sure what type, maybe old english bantam?) had a droopy wing. It wasn't apparent when we first got her, but in the last few weeks it has gotten to the point where it get in the way of her walking. I brought her in the house...

My rooster has had a smelly discharge coming from his eyes and nose for the past few weeks, and now he's lost all the feathers under his wings. At first I googled it and thought it was just a cold or something, but yesterday his one eye swelled shut. I called the vet and told him the symptoms...

I love to draw, I love to tell stories, and I love my chickens. For my personal sharing series in my portfolio, I've decided to do a graphic novel about them. It's meant to have a Milo & Otis feel to it, as I love adventures. At the moment, I'm drawing the chickens as they are in the coop, so...

I've been lurking around this site for a while, and I just made an account recently. I've loved dinosaurs since I was little, so when my parents first mentioned getting chickens, I held them to it. I had an old shed in the backyard stacked with things we never use, so my dad and I cleaned it out...

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My coop is a repurposed shed. It's completely made out of wood. I lay a three inch deep layer of wood shavings on the whole floor, as well as in the nestboxes. Every few weeks, or whenever it starts to get messy, I replace the shavings. I've read about how to do a thorough clean by wiping...

This is the first time I've ever had chickens, but my dad had chickens when he was young, so he's been helping. However, his chickens were for eating, and mine are layers and pets. I don't know if I'm doing anything right, and over the last few days, my chickens have been worrying me. First, I...