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One of my chickens has been sick for several days. She goes into the coop early in the evening and sits there, leaning over a bit to the side. She gets up and goes out in the morning but hides all day away from the other 4 girls. She is drinking water but I don't know if she is eating or not...

Their feed is an egg pellet from the feed store. They also get some lettuce and canned corn. We considered age in them laying fewer eggs but it seemed strange that they would give the same number of eggs week after week then all of the sudden they are too old and we only get one egg a day...

We have 5 chickens. Got them in February. They are supposedly 3 yrs old or a little older. They gave us 4 or 5 eggs every 2 days since Feb. This week they started giving 2 eggs every two days. Sometimes one a day, sometimes 2 one day and none the next. It isn't winter, they aren't moulting...

I heard you should use 4x the vinegar. I used 1 tablespoon of vinegar with hot water and food coloring and let them sit 7-10 minutes. Did not like the way the yellow turned out. It isn't in the picture. Not crazy about the purple either. The red eggs came out great!

2 of my girls have been picking at something on their skin, about 2/3 of the way down their backs. I thought they looked like ticks but my husband says they are new feather buds and they are black in the middle. They are black and white chickens. Is that how new feathers grow? Why do they pick...

Thanks! Kristin

Seven girls. Six black and white and one gold. What breeds?

Inherited my neighbor's 7 chickens and his coop. He has a big pile of sandbox type sand and a pile of soil with wood chips in it. Can I use the sand on the floor and the soil/wood chips in the nesting boxes?