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Hi all! I have a sick girl and the dr says we can't eat her eggs for a month after her medicine is done. Is there a way to mark her eggs? I was thinking food coloring around her vent. Would that work? What do you all think?

hi all! i have a 2 year old golden comet that is acting lethargic. today she would find a place to lay and be by herself as opposed to running around with the rest of the girls. but when there is food, she comes running. i checked her and she's not egg bound. what could be wrong?

i have a co-worker who has a hen and has asked me i would like to "have" her hen. i think she might not be very smart "chicken wise" and i would love to take the poor hen off her hands. but..................i have an existing flock of 11 girls and i've been told it is difficult to bring in ONE...

i've searched and searched here on BYC and i have found lots of threads on crimped oats, but NONE that tell me how to prepare it to feed to my girls!!! can anyone help?????

my husband was checking on the quail this evening, one was walking funny, so he picked it up and found this. the only thing i can think that would have caused this injury is the plastic ring he has placed around the boys legs. could the ring have caused this? if not, what could have caused...

hi quail lovers!! i have Coutrinex quail, about 18 females and 6-7 males. the last 3 days we have gone from 12-15 eggs a day to 1-2 eggs a day. do quail have a "down time" for egg laying? if not, what could be the reason for the huge decrease in eggs? thanks!

hi all! i know to feed the chicks oyster shells for the calcium. but can you give them the shells from their eggs? or shells from quail eggs?? just curious!

hi all!! i have a weird question. i have a 3 1/2 month old americauna who does the weirdest thing when she's pecking for food. it's almost like she pecks with no purpose. i've been watching her lately and it seems weird. all my other chicks peck and get their food, but this one pecks all over...

Hello BYC family!! i have a 4 month old red comet chicken and she has an excessively full crop. i have done some research and there is sooooo much information out there! i don't know exactly what to do! she is acting completely normal, eating, drinking, getting excited for treats, etc. but...

hi everyone! i MAY have an egg-bound quail and i'm not sure what to do. i have read to put her butt in warm water and massage her belly. hopefully, this will help her pass her egg. if it doesn't, what do i do then? if she does pass the egg, do i need to keep her away from the rest of the...

hi everyone! i have 11 chickens and they are not roosting at night. we go and check on them and they are all in a pile cuddled up with each other on the floor!! what should i do??? i'm afraid it is our fault for this. because of the horrible weather we had this spring it took us a bit...

hi everyone! i'm new here and can't wait to gain all kinds of information here from all you fellow chicken lovers!! my name is missy and i am brand new to having backyard chickens. my husband and i currently have 11 chicks who will start laying sometime this august. i am very excited to...