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My 6 year-old Easter Egger has decided that I'm her enemy, so I need to find her a new home. She's perfectly nice and friendly to everyone else but me. She isn't laying anymore, but gets along well with other chickens. I have a mixed flock and there haven't been any problems at all. I am...

If I didn't live in NYC where roosters are illegal this might be funny. I got part of the sound recorded, and you can hear it if you go to my blog here: http://www.brooklynfeed.com/2011/06/my-gender-confused-hen/ Has anyone else had this problem? She started to act more aggressive when one of...

We just got 4 new babies. 1 EE, 2 BRs and 1 Blue Andalusian. Here are a couple of photos. There are more on my blog (www.brooklynfeed.com ). Their fuzzy butts are the cutest! One of the barred rocks The other BR The Blue Andalusian The Easter Egger I have to take new photos because they...

My hen recently started crowing like a rooster. I thought this was odd, but now I've noticed she's honking and sounding like she might have respiratory problems. I haven't seen any signs of runny nose or discharge and her come looks fine (maybe a little pale). She hasn't laid an egg in a while...

Hi, I thought you all might be interested to see some backyard chickens on tv. Lou Manfredini of HouseSmarts tv (NBC) came and interviewed me about raising chickens in Brooklyn. There's a link to the clip on my blog. http://www.brooklynfeed.com/2010/10/my-chickens-on-housesmarts-tv-2/ Hope you...

One of my 3 hens just died a few weeks ago. About a week ago one of my remaining hens started to squawk her head off all day long. She's molting and not producing any eggs now, so it's not the egg song. Could she be lonely/bored with only one friend left? Any suggestions? I hung a head of...

Hi, My almost 2-year-old hen is acting listless. Her tail is hunched down and she doesn't seem interested in eating. She laid an egg this morning, but since then has just been sitting around. She has a lot of droppings caked on her vent feathers. I'll go out and listen again, but I didn't...

The chicken show on Martha Stewart is going to air tomorrow (and again on 4/4 I think). You can see a small preview at this link. http://www.marthastewart.com/show/the-martha-stewart-show/the-chicken-show Martha (not Stewart)

Hi, Just a head's up that Martha Stewart is going to do a show featuring urban farming and I think chicken keeping in particular. I was asked to be in the audience along with other chicken keepers. I am going on tues 3/30, but I don't think the show is live. I will post to say when it's going to...

Hi, I was wondering if someone could give me their opinion on my situation. I have 3 hens who are about 1 1/2 years old. They started molting about 2 months ago and during that time they stopped laying eggs entirely. It's been 2 months and I'm pretty sure they are done molting, but I haven't...

My listless hen turns out to be egg bound. The vet hydrated her and sent her home with antibiotics, calcium supplements and the egg still inside her. It was out of reach. The next day she was doing much better. She was walking, eating and clucking a little. Towards the end of the day I decided...

Help please. My favorite hen is acting very lethargic today. She hasn't layed any eggs in a few days, which I chalked up to the heat. She is just sitting on the nest box and isn't interested in much. Her comb is red, but she's not making any sounds and seems to be warm and panting a bit. I...

I posted this before but didn't get a response. My hen started losing feathers on her neck. I washed her vent area because it was looking dirty and saw a lot of broken feathers and a sore. There is also a bit of yellow/white flakey/crust at the base of some of the feathers. I don't have a...

One of my hens started to lose feathers around her neck a while ago. Her egg production got very strange (bumps on shells, no shells, egg production stopped for almost a week). I noticed her vent feathers looking pretty shabby, so I've been scrubbing the coop (it's always very clean), sprinkling...

Hi all, Just wanted to shout out that ABC will have a story on urban chicken keeping on Nightline tonight. The show runs at 11:30 (eastern standard time). If you miss it, it should be on their website the next day or two. Cross your fingers that I don't look too dorky. Best, Martha in Brooklyn

Hi, I'm up visiting my in-laws in the Berkshires and was wondering if there were any places to buy chicken feed nearby. I thought I would try something other than Agway. My chickens seem to be having egg shell problems since I started their organic layer pellets. It might be totally unrelated to...

I think my girls have mites and have read all about dusting them. Well, this city girl has no clue what that entails. I've looked all over the internet to try and find a video of someone dusting their chickens, but found nothing. Would someone be so kind as to post a video? I could really use...

Hi, One of my hens has started to lay eggs with weird bumps on them. The bumps always seem to be on the pointed end of the egg. My other 2 hens lay perfectly smooth eggs and they eat the same feed. I've looked up the bumpy egg thing and it seems to be either too much calcium or too much...

My sister is a very avid bird rescuer and they just seem to find her! She spotted 3 gorgeous roosters (she doesn't know chicken breeds) running around in West Oakland at the end of West Grand under the MacArthur Maze (if that means anything to you). She would love help finding them a home. They...

I know cats love having their necks scratched and dogs like having their bellies scratched. Is there a particular place that chickens prefer? I keep trying to pet my girls and they always seem to be a bit annoyed.