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I have a Bielefelder chick about 3 weeks old. Today I noticed she is much smaller then her hatch mates. When I picked her up I noticed her crop was swollen and squishy, like full of liquid. After reading through the posts, I vomited her and about half a teaspoon of yellow goo came out. I...

I'm sure this has been covered before, but I had no luck with the search engine, and I would appreciate a personal response to assuage my fears. I had eight hens, all White Leghorns in a small coop. I have an automatic door and I let them free range about the property all day. They were all...

I am relatively new to chickens and this forum. I'm sure this has been covered but I just wanted to describe what is happening in my coop to prevent any major problems. I started with 7 leghorn hens that were purchased as adults locally (age unknown). They were getting along fine in the coop...

Thanks everyone for all the support. My hens are doing well. I have them free ranging for most of the day. Cookie the German shorthaired pointer us seems mesmerized by the birds. She has not shown any aggression. She did seem a little upset when the birds were drinking out of her water bowl...

Thanks everyone, I am located in Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County . I am mainly getting chickens to control my tick population. The eggs will be a bonus. I briefly considered Guinea Fowl, but was talked out of it. My girls seem to be doing OK. I left them alone by themselves all day today...

Greetings, I am a new member from Upstate NY. I am new to keeping chickens. My grandfather had some chickens when I was about 4-5 years old and it was my job to collect the eggs in the morning. That is my only experience. I have a few questions. I know that they have already been asked and I...