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The white chicken in the last picture is my hen named bunny. The white roosters in the middle picture were her identical brothers. I got her from a local man who bred chickens and hatched them as a teaching opportunity for his children. I bought her under the premise that she and her brothers...

I have my pullets in a separate coop from my hens which I was just cleaning out today. When I was pulling the girls out, I noticed my blue andalusian was just lying down. Just the day before she was up on the waterer as usual trying to fly out the door. When I pulled her out, her entire vent...

I made up a list comparing all the breeds offered by different hatcheries and their prices. I didn't include the prices for males because if you order straight runs you're bound to get males anyway. I didn't include Ideal hatchery because their website was inaccurate and they seemed to have bad...

Writing this, I am only fourteen years old. I decided I wanted chickens when I read what good fertilizer they would make for my garden that was a tribute to my grandmother. I got my first chicks in June of 2013. My mom was less than thrilled. It was my dad that had agreed to let me get the...

So this March, I'm planning on getting a few babies from Murray McMurray. I'm planning on getting fifteen layers (before chicken math). Anyway, at this point in the year I will still be in school. The last time I raised chicks, was June of 2013 when I was off of school. Mainly, I'm concerned...

I modified a recipe that belongs to Jamie Oliver for Chicken Tikka Masala. I will give the original recipe first (courtesy of Jamie Oliver, found in Jamie's Food Revolution cookbook) and then I will tell you what I did. Ingredients 4 skinless chicken breast fillets 2 medium onions 1 fresh red...

I read this article because I was curious, what objections could this author possibly have to backyard chickens? However, the article is only suggesting the magnitude of the responsibilities of a chicken owner. It made me certain that I was raising my flock right. A must read...

So, I had a flock of two hens who had gotten over a respiratory infection after a two week course of duramycin a month ago. I introduced some new birds I had bought at a local poultry swap. The man assured me they could go right in with my other birds and that they had had all their vaccines...

my Rhode Island White turned 15 weeks on friday. A few days before that, she stopped making little squawk noises and started making quiet gurgling noises. Her sister, an EE, has none of these symptoms and neither do any of the other chickens in the coop of varying ages... yet. Could this be a...

I have a coop of just roosters that is somewhat on the small side because I planned for them to be free ranging. They have been in this coop for two weeks now because they refuse to come back after free ranging. They try to roost in trees and will not be herded back to the coop. They are...

I am currently feeding my girls multi-flock starter/grower. I have 2 hens (RIR and EE) 14 weeks old, 3 (BLRW and 2 GLW) 12 weeks and one (blue copper maran) that could be anywhere between 16 and 20 weeks old. She is HUGE! so, should I switch to layer, offer both types of feed or just keep on...

recently I bought 4 new hens at a poultry swap for only $10 a piece! One is a sumatra, one is a blue laced red wyandotte and the other 2 are golden laced wyandottes. The wyandottes are all 12 weeks old. The sumatra, I'm uncertain about. Anyway, I was finally able to combine these new 4 birds...

I recently attended a poultry swap and bought this beautiful Sumatra female. However I forgot to ask how old she was. I know other sumatras look glossy and black. However, this one looks greyish blueish. Also, she's HEAVY! She was only $10 so she was worth it no matter what age but I just wanted...

I had purchased 8 chicks at the beginning of the summer. Out of those, 6 turned out to be roosters. I did everything I could to try and socialize the roosters so that they would be people friendly. I had to separate them from the two hens as they were starting to fight with each other more and...

Has anybody ever had any issues with groundhogs bothering chickens?

I just let my 11 week old chickens out for the first time. They really seem to love the compost!

My 10 week old chickens have been sneezing ever since they were day old chicks. Now, I've noticed it much more and their poop appears to be green and liquidy. Today one of my EEs was very lethargic until I stirred everybody up. She still just wanted to sit and rest. I started them all on...

My little brother loves to shoot his pellet gun around the back yard. Mom and Dad had to get him biodegradable pellets because of how many would end up in the yard and garden. I know he won't shoot any chickens (because I'll always be watching) but I'm concerned about free ranging chickens...

So my Aunt has been doing 4-H for a long time and when I got my chickens, she informed me that pressure treated wood is poisonous to chickens. I'm worried because there are pressure treated posts forming the corners of my coop. Also, is rust - oleum rot resistant paint bad to have inside a...

I put my chickens in the coop almost a month ago and within the past few weeks I've noticed that there are always feathers all over the place. Is this normal? I've seen a couple feathers on the birds that seem like they're sticking out or ready to fall off. How do you know if the flock is in...