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I haven't posted here for awhile because all was going well with my 9 chickens. But one white has had a droopy rearend for a few months now. She was acting ok though and eating well. But last two days she is sitting down a lot. Her poor rearend is drooping like a bag beneath the vent...

I am just wondering if anyone has bought coats for chickens. I know this sounds strange but I am wanting to try it to stop the feather picking. My brown chickens are the worst and nothing has worked so far. I am envisioning something that could be velcroed on so easy to put on and remove and...

I just found my prettiest chicken dead in the coop by the nests! :'( They were all fine at 5:00 when I went to gather eggs. I was just closing them up for the night at 8:00 and found her. No sign of a struggle. The others are fine. What could have happened? They are all about 15 months old.

Hello everyone: Just wondering if I can put wood chips or shavings in the chicken run? My chickens are 14 months old. They have a nice run outside but they have it scratched down to bare dirt. I was hoping to put wood chips down for them to scratch in? Do they eat it? Would it be harmful...

Why won't my android embed pictures when I try to upload one from my gallery? Sometimes it works but mostly it doesn't.

Should I be concerned about my chicken sitting fluffed up this morning with her head under her wing? She was not on the roost either. I put pinless peepers on her two days ago. Could this be upsetting her? The others are doing OK with peepers on. She is 10 months old has been healthy all...

Can anyone tell me what are the small dark brownish spots that show up on some of the eggs? I thought they were part of the shell but upon scraping and washing, some of it comes off. Is it blood? Is it normal? I hate to give people those eggs. The spots aren't there all the time.

I'm fairly new to raising chickens. I have been posting for awhile now since I acquired my one day old chicks last May. I have posted that a few months ago they started eating each other's feathers. I have 11. The brown ones, four, are the worst as their necks are almost bare and their...

Hi: I am just wondering how much chicken scratch I should feed my 11 chicks who are now almost 5 months old now. I throw them a few handfulls in the morning and then later in the afternoon as they look to me for more when I come into their coop and run. Is this too much? I am getting about...

I have the Bragg apple cider vinegar with the mother in it and have been using it in my chicks' water since they were about a week old. They are now just over 3 months. Does this ACV need to be refrigerated after opening? I didn't and now it smells like it's working. Is it still ok to put...

My chicks are 5 1/2 weeks old and have just moved into their coop! They are loving it so far except for the dark at night. Anyways, I was standing in amongst them this morning and while holding one I felt the others picking at my legs. I am wearing capri pants. I looked down and they had...

I have moved my 11 chicks to thei new coop that my hubby built in our brick carriage house. They love it except last night they were suddenly afraid of the dark. They had been under a heat lamp 24/7. They have been in the coop since last Sat. No problems. But last night they were...

I just transferred my five week old chicks to their coop yesterday. They had been in their brooder in the attached garage but it was time to move them as they were getting big and smelly in the garage. I have 11. I carried them out one at a time to their coop which is an area built in our...

Maybe this is a stupid question but do snakes eat baby chicks? We had a snake outside our garage yesterday. My brooder is in the garage. Sometimes we leave garage door open. My chicks are coming next week so I would like to know if I should be vigilant.

I am getting my new babies next week. I have my brooder all ready to go in our garage with heat lamp as our nights are still chilly. My questions are: should I add ACV to the water when they first arrive or should I add it at a later time? I don't have the raw ACV so will ordinary ACV do...

In the news recently we have heard about the new strain of Bird Flu that is infecting humans in China. Is anyone else worried or nervous about this disease and how it might affect us and our chickens?? :(

Hello everyone I'm new to this site and am so glad I stumbled upon it as it looks like it has a wealth of information on chickens. I have just ordered my first baby chicks which are coming May 16. (10 of them). I am reading as much as I can about how to prepare and what supplies i will need...