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I have so many broody hens, its just ridiculous! 3 out of 7 and I am trying to figure out why after 7 years of keeping hens and only dealing with our Welsummer being broody every year, are we having this problem? It's crazy, and I do have a separate space for broody hens, and when I put 2 in...

Just introducing myself. I have had backyard chickens in Seattle for 7 years, and am on my 3rd batch. We keep them until they get sick and put them down, or thy die naturally. We don't cull for eating. We've had a huge range of chicken breeds over the years, and our best have been the Americana...

I am curious what you did for improvement? We have a 10 day old chick who started limping yesterday (she has been smaller and slower than the rest from the get go) and today I noticed her leg rotating in while her hip seems to push outward. It is a little swollen and discolored (bruising?) so I...

I haven't gotten any responses from my first post, but if anyone reads this and has ideas I would love feedback. The chicken I wrote about above is still going. I broke down and took her to the vet. $150 later and we had a diagnosis of oviduct infection. After 10 days of meds, she is still...

We are in our second year of our 5 hen flock in Seattle. The rats this year are awful! They ate almost my entire vegetable garden. EVIL creatures! Has anyone ever used the Guardian Pest control for rats? I would love to hear what your experience was. It emits sounds that supposedly keeps the...

I have 5 hens in my backyard flock. One started acting uncomfortable about 4 weeks ago, she laid 3-4 rubber eggs, and has since stopped laying. She is not molting. Since then she has seemed mopey, she eats grass from the yard, drinks little, and her stools are watery, with the occasional bloody...

Ahh, our one and only Welsummer. She was the last to lay, and is almost endlessly broody. We are really struggling with the poor thing who wants nothing more than to hatch something. We live in Seattle and have no roos, no chick hatching can occur here. I would love some advice about this. We...

Nasty, Thanks, i wouldn't have thought of that. I am going to try the fluff trim rather than the bath as it's cold here, and I don't know if a hot dip would be bad after the fact. Don't see her sitting for a blow dry after the fact either. She is rather spunky! Thanks for the advice

So, my question is, does it hurt anything to just leave the poop on my chicken's butt fluff? I figure they don't go bathing chickens on a farm. Wondering if eventually she will clean it off herself. This hen has laid some unusually large eggs, and poops giant poops. Sort of wondering if she...

I have a perplexing Giant Cochin. It has always had a large comb and waddles. At 17 weeks it about doubled in size, at 20 weeks it is startting to grow a few skinny saddle feathers. He/she never makes a crowing sound, has no spurs growing yet, and is as quiet and sweet as can be. Do any of...

I realize that this is an old thread, but I would love to know more about the Cochins. We have an 18 week old that loks a lot like the barred shown in the earlier end of this thread. It has big comb and waddles, but is just now starting to look GAINT, and is growing shiny feathers on it's back...

He/she is the only one we have (sadly!) So we have nothing to compare to. We chose 5 different breeds to mix things up in the backyard.

First time chicken owner here, already had to get rid of one Roo, hoping we don't have another! Here is our 16 week old Giant Cochin. She has had a major growth spurt, and is so poofy it is hard to tell if she is growing those saddle feathers or not. The reason I am posting is that I think I...

We live in Seattle, no roos allowed... If you or anyone you know wants him I am happy to send pictures. Hoping to find a breeder, not an eater. Will send him to the hatchery on Friday if no one replies. He will be done in there. Willing to deliver, or meet in the middle if you don't want to...

I breathe a sigh of relief. We have 5 chicks that are 3 weeks old, and I like many other novice chicken owners am in a chronic state of "do we have a rooster?" as we have to send them away if they are. I noticed 3 of them today with the bump on the back and am glad to hear that it doesn't mean...

We also use our less used bathtub with wood shavings and tape over the drain. It is great b/c it is in the bathroom that we use during the day on the main floor so the ladies get a lot of attention. AND we can **** to door to keep kitty out! However, they get big and mobile SO fast that my...

Thank you for the graphic, and very helpful pictures! Eased my mind as I was worried about our little tiny cochin. As it turns out, she is "normal" as well as terribly cute and gentle... A sigh of relief!