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My 18 month polish hen, typically lays every two or three days. I've not had an egg from her in about two weeks. I thought she was just broody. Zero other symptoms. Today she was in the corner she's been staying in, and I picked her up and she had pooped on herself. Still zero other symptoms...

Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase this book, if anyone has a copy they are finished with and would like to sell. :)

Ive been searching on here, and it seems alot of the posts regarding this are pretty old.. so maybe there is some newer advice. When my chick arrived as a 1 day old hatchling, she had pasty butt. I read a post on here that said just rip it off, she will be fine. I did. She was not fine. It...

I got my first egg on tuesday, the day before we left for florida for 9 days, silly hens I knew it would happen that way. It was a double yolker!!!! My mother in law is collecting eggs while we are gone, she's getting my first fruits, dangit! Haha

Mr Wooster ... (My black sex link hen, that isnt a hen, but a very sweet large boy LOL Someone at McMurray messed up!) He started crowing last week, which is so awesome.. lol love that boy! I pick him up off the roost each evening after he has his girls lined out, and we sit on the porch swing...

My boy is all grown up! Thanks to a horrible sleepless night, I was up on the porch swing listening to the world sleep then slowly wake, and I got to hear his first rusty crow! Haha I ran to the coop and gave him a hug, he flapped his wings and pecked me on the forehead, but that's ok, he...

I have a flock of approx 16 week old hens (25) and 1 roo. Adding to them, I have 9 newbies - that have been in a brooder in the big girl coop since they were two days old. They are about 8 weeks old now. The nine newbies have at LEAST 1 roo, possibly a total of three, I cant tell on the...

Ok, So long story short - my old pom had to be put down last week, age and illness. We are in the country, don't like not having a dog around for warning us when someone or something is nearby.. so I got on pet finder and found what I wanted - a Golden-doodle. (Golden Retriever/ Poodle) Now Ive...

My guy and gals are going on 7 weeks old. We are about to finish up the third bag of starter feed. Is it time to switch? And to what? Do they need supplementation of oyster shell too? Thx :) They do get chick grit and have a sand box and go outside regularly for a few hours of free ranging under...

My girls (and at least one guy!) have been enjoying the days outside, free ranging if you will, until our run is complete. They dont stray to far from the coop, infact they usually end up under it, sleeping and dust bathing, after a few hours of chasing bugs and eating my garden :/ LOL They are...

At age six weeks, what traits would a rooster have? Can you post pics of a six week roo? And do hens and roos both have the bump on the legs where the spur would be? I'm hoping my sweet hens from mcmurray aren't all he's. Lol I'm thinking one black star is a roo almost certainly.

OK, so ya, I read the warnings that said, do not panic if you see a "tumor" suddenly appear on your chicks neck after eating - its a full crop. Well, I fed my chicks their scrambled eggs, and picked up my runt to take her to the new nipple water-er (I want to make sure she "gets" it, all the...

Took my almost 4 week old babies out for sunshine and fresh air and scratching in the grass yesterday LOL I made a small fenced spot in the yard and my son put up logs and rocks and roosts and they had a ball. I dumped a shovel full of worm laden dirt in, and they went to town Last night they...

One of my rose comb girls is a runt. They are all 15 days old now, have wing feathers and tail feathers and feathers filling in on their necks, and have about tripled in size maybe? All but this little girl, who is now named chicken little. Lol She eats, and drinks and sleeps alot. Not near as...

My little girls and maybe a guy or two are 15 days old now. I'm wondering what are some early signs of rooster-Dom. Lol! I think I have a few roos, or possibly just some butch females :) lol

Doing some researching online, Im trying to come up with ideas.. I found two interesting things on Mypetchicken.com Here is the first, http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/chickens/Poultry-Net-electric-p822.aspx the second (the apron fencing)...

We are about to begin construction on the large run. It will be probably 50X50 or 75X75 feet - wooded area. About 50 feet from the house. No way to cover the whole thing, so thinking of the "panic room" idea in the event of ariel attacks. Not to many hawks here - plenty of crows and geese haha...

My babies will be needing big chickie supplies before I know it. So I figure I better get on it. My flock right now consists of 26.. could go up or down a little, but should be pretty consistent. I plan to hang two feeders inside the coop exclusively - to cut down on loss to other birds or...

Well, I had a big great description typed out, about to hit send and my lovely 8 yr old hit the @#%& power button while digging for paper. AGH Ok, so I have a coop, set up pretty good I think. Happy with it so far. And by so far, I mean I am a first timer at chickens and they are 10 days old...

My chicks are 10 -11 days old. I have been sitting in the brooder pen daily, for HOURS, playing with, feeding, holding them. They would come right up to me, cuddle, sleep, roost, be held. Today - HAH. No chance. I went in to sit with them, called them over, they would come look, and go right...