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My 12 hens, all English Orpingtons, have suddenly stopped laying. Up until now, they have been extremely strong layers that didn't hardly slow down in either hot or cold weather. They are now 3 years old. After 3 years, I literally just had my first snake encounter when I noticed a shed snake...

Y'all, My rooster's claws are digging into the backs of two of my hens and causing deep lacerations. I have healed one of them more than once and just purchased a chicken saddle to try to help protect her. It was an epic fail. The fabric just flipped over and exposed her bare skin. I am tweaking...

Exactly how do you worm your flock with Ivermetrin or other horse wormer? I have 13 hens & 1 rooster all English Orpingtons. Are we talking a tube of the paste or other? Once the flock has been dewormed, do the eggs need to be discarded? If so, for what period of time? Thanks so much.

I have been reading the various threads about bumblefoot, but still have a question in my mind. My hen was limping and not wanting to put weight on her foot. There wasn't a lot of swelling, but the black scab was present. I dug it out and removed it. I squeezed and squeezed and squeezed...

If an egg floats, does that mean it's bad and should be discarded or that it's still good, it's just an older egg?

A Facebook friend just asked me if I would be interested in taking in about 12 chickens that have been abandoned. I have plenty of space for some, perhaps not all. I would not take in any roosters. What are your thoughts out there in BYCland? Is this a bad idea?

Does anybody else have a problem with fire ants in the chicken yard? My yard is a pretty good size, but I counted at least 12 fire ant mounds! They are attracted to the chicken feed the chickens spill on the ground. You can see a steady stream of fire ants carrying tiny bits of chicken feed...

I have begun stressing over the time change this fall. I don't get home from work until 6 p.m., sometimes 7 p.m., if there has been an accident. It's fine right now because it is still daylight. What about when the time changes and it starts getting dark at 5 p.m.? I have started worrying...

The beautiful, sweet, brown feathered soul in my profile pic got taken by a predator last night. It is my first loss, and it would have to be her. I just want to curl up in the fetal position and mourn. Happened last night. My guess is either a coon or a possum because it had to climb up into...

Hello all. After years of wanting chickens and having a "coop in progress," I finally committed to completing it and brought my starter flock of 10 English Orpingtons home in late April/early May. I have two chocolate, two black mottled, two lavender, three splash and 1 chocolate cuckoo roo...

I am in the process of planning for getting some hens and have a couple of questions. 1. My neighbors used to have hens. Their neighbor's dogs and/or something else has killed them all. Now they have only two "tailless" roosters left. Question. If I get hens and let them free range, will the...

Hello everybody. I am excited to be a new member to BYC! I have wanted chickens for years. I am still in the planning stages because I want to make sure I have a safe, secure, comfortable place to house the girls upon their arrival to our place. I am struggling with my coop options. Option 1...