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Hi All We have a silver/gray feather footed buff cochin (I think), her feathers are starting to turn white, she also will not leave the coop unless we physically take her out and put her in the yard. This morning she seems to be shivering a bit, and holding up one leg (which I have seen her do...

I will get a photo in the a.m. (already dark here) she eats layena laying pellets, occasional snacks (apples, tomatoes, lettuce, etc) and is allowed to free range once a week when we are in the yard on sundays Thanks for your help

Hi All We've had our flock for about a year now 17 hens and a rooster. All have been in great health and laying well, one of our black cochins has stopped going outside of the coop for about 3 days, and I noticed today that her beak looked weird, almost like worm wood with grooves and chips...

Just wondering, is it normal for hens to be eating other hens feathers? or does it mean they are missing something in their diet? They are not pulling each others feathers out (well sometimes) but just eating the ones laying around the run. We feed them layer pellets, with ocasional free...

Hi all I am currently building the run for my new chicks, we plan to lock them up every evening. So I am wonder ing, how concerned about predators should I be? I am using 1/2" hardware mesh for the enclosure, and have buried it 1-2 feet in the ground. I also plan on covering the top but have...

Hi All I have been using this board for the past few weeks, while raising our first group of chics 18 in all. We are now having our first dilemma, we woke this morning and one of the 4 week olds had it tail feathers plucked out, the area was raw and bleeding, we quickly seperated here from her...