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My cochin Kashi has been acting weird the last 3-4 days. Losing feathers, no appetite....the works. i picked her up today. She has lost a good 3-4 pounds and she's tiny as is. I noticed the area around her ******** was scabby and swollen. I put some gloves on and reached up and there seems...

My one Cochin, Kashi, had been sitting in the nesting box for about four days in a row, I don't know if she was able to get to food and water....Anyways, I picked her up 2 days ago and noticed her feet were soft...like too soft....and I looked on the bottom and there were pink bulges on the...

I have four older chickens around a year old and three babies only 3 months along. theyre pretty big so we put em out in the coop with the big ones and two bbig ones started pecking them. What do i do???????? i want them to be together but they hate each other!! how do i merge them???

i was at my feed store yeterday looking at the baby chicks and they all had these plates of green crystal-ly looking stuff in the cages. I looked at picutres of baby chicks on here too and they had the green crystal stuff too!!!!! am i missing out on something important??

It just snowed about 4 inches overnight and i didnt put a tarp on the run roof! Their coop is so filled with snow that they cant walk outside!! What do i do? Shovel out the run and put a tarp over it or just leave them inside the whole day and until it melts??? Help this is the first time i've...

recently, i found out about the cruelty that goes on at egg farms. many companies use egg farming to quickly and efficiently get eggs. Some comapnies that use eggs are: -Wegmans -Dunkin' Donuts -Wendy's -IHOP -Taco Bell etc. i URGE you to stop buying from these places. a hamburger is nice and...

I made this recipe for dinner tonight and i think its my new favorite food. Here is the link: http://amuseinmykitchen.com/2011/11/01/tamale-pie/ If you're looking for a healthy, creative meal, then try this! Oh, and post pics while you're at it

What if our hens are broody and we get chicks from the feed store. Not eggs, but chicks. Will the hens take them on? How do we get them to?? Any experience please.

We are thinking about letting our hens hatch some eggs this year but we are so clueless!! We have no idea what to do. please give advice or links!

I have 3 girls: 1 rir, 1 buff orp, and 1 black australorp. What do i do if one becomes broody? How will i know? How can i get them to stop being broody? What if i want to hatch an egg but they're all infertile what do i do? Why do they become broody? Sorry for overloading. i just need aLOT of...

Lets see....so we currently have 3 LAYING hens (one has suffered a trauma, we dont know if she'll ever lay again) and we dont get that many eggs from them currently. Maybe like 3 per week, each. In the spring we are getting 6 new chickens. Here are our breeds: 1 Rhode Island Red 1 Buff Orp 1...

We are trying to decide which chicken to buy. Houdans or Dorkings??? Any experienced chicken owners give advice pls!

well....anyone???

This spring, we are looking to buy a cuckoo marans chick for our small flock. Does anyone have any experience with this breed? Are they flighty or calm?? what color is their eggs?? any pictures??? Mucho appreciated!

my dad mentioned that his grandmother (from the 20's and 30's) had a recipe for cookies called ranger cookies. i looked everywhere but cant find any. Help?

i'm looking for breeds that lay dark brown eggs and the only three i know of are marans and welsummers and barnvelders. are there any others? if not, what are the differences between the three? which one has the best temperament?? Thanks...

so...whats the difference? is there any difference in the eggs? behavior? what is the rate of lay for both chickens? does anyone have any pictures of the actual chickens and their eggs separately? thanks!

my chickens egg yolks arent very orange, like i heard theyd be. they're more subdued. Can i see anyone else's yolks???????

I've heard of chicken yolks being bright orange before, and my chicken's yolks are only still yellowish. Is there a way to get the eggs to become bright and vivid? Like, feed them something? Also, i heard certain foods make the eggs taste better. Dont get me wrong, i LOOOVE getting chicken eggs...

also known as egg in the nest or bullseye. features fried egg in a hole carved in toast. Anyone heard of it and know how to make it?? recipes and tips only please! thank you!