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Hello, I have two California hens that look like this, with large feather-less areas around their butts. They appear to be acting normally, and I don't see any pests on them. At first, I thought it was molting, but it's been several weeks now. This flock is 9-months old. Never seen this before...

My new flock arrived in the mail yesterday (yay!) Three were DOA and a very ill chick died this morning (boo!) It was a postal service problem. A very tough night....tragic and sad, but it happens. The hatchery is sending a replacement shipment, but not for two weeks, which means I'll be a...

History...one of my 3 birds (not pictured) was pasted up and leghargic and getting pecked at. I separated her from the flock for 3-4 days and she's now recovered and reintroduced to the flock. Now all birds have these kinds of sores. At first, I thought they were wounds from the pecking, but...

My golden wyandotte has been extremely lethargic today--cowering in the corner of the coop or the run. Very uncharacteristic behavior. She's nearly 3 years old. I've been watching her with concern. As she moved out of the coop to the run, another chicken (a Welsummer) pecked her hard on top of...

Our first backyard flock of 4, all 2 years old. Australorpe found dead yesterday morning in the same location where she always sleeps. We hadn't noticed any signs of trouble before she died. No signs of trauma, injury or coat damage. A mild California fall, so can't be weather related. Has been...

My first flock of chicks is doing very well, at about eight weeks now. I had them on chick starter, but my local feed store didn't have a specialty grower or developer food, so I mail ordered some organic developer which was fine, but absurdly expensive with shipping costs. My local feed store...

We're getting ready to take the plunge and are leaning toward the Chick-n-Barn for a flock of 3-4 backyard birds. Does anyone have experience with this pre-fab coop? In particular, we're concerned about cleaning. The roof is on hinges but doesn't completely lift off. Will this make our lives...

I think we're ready to take the chicken plunge. We're total newbs but have learned an enormous amount from trolling this forum and reading a couple of books. We live in an urban (but legal!) environment in Southern California and are raising chickens primarily for 1) fun; 2) to help teach our...