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Hi, I have a 1 yo SF roo. His crow is very odd, more like caw-cawk--he's missing the doodle-do part. He is the low roo on the totem pole, my 2 yo mixed breed is the alpha. The girls beat him up, but the other roo leaves him alone. They both have a batch of hens they were raised with, but the...

OK, I just today noticed that one of my 1+ yo aracauna hens has spurs (about 3/4"). I'm pretty sure she is a hen as I've gotten 11 eggs from her and 10 other hens several times and I've never heard her crow in 1+ year. I have a rooster, she doesn't look like him at all. She is hen size, slightly...

Hi, yesterday I surprised my white leghorn on the nest. She had just laid an egg (it was still moist) and was quite ticked and jumped off (I was gathering up the 3 other eggs I knew were under her and didn't realize she had just laid). It looked like an inch or so of her was on the outside of...

Hi, I just got back from our county fair and had a question about showing chickens. All the ones I would have wanted to show are molting now--how do you delay it or make it happens sooner, or do you just not show them? Also, they tend to look all ratty before they molt, is this acceptable in a...

I have 11 1+ y.o. hens and a roo and 13 14-week old ones. The largest of the young ones are now about the size of the smaller/mid-sized hens and I needed to move them out of the brooder and into the new coop. I free range most days and when the little ones were out they'd hang around the coop...

Ok, so the Golden Polishes looked so cool I ordered one, but now that she is 10 weeks she can't see and she is scared of everything, falls off stuff and seems generally unhappy--it is so sad So, is there anything I can do like trim the feathers around her eyes? I think that is a no, since I...

I can't believe it. My 6 week old rare & unusual from MM tried to flog me yesterday and today he bit me! He' a Salmon Favoralle that is half the size of my girls, so I'm guessing he's a bantam. Is this breed known for aggression? Not sure whether to let him grow up

I have a (not supposed to be) broody buff Minorca who has commendeared (sp...) the far corner behind the nesting boxes as her own. The other hens have taken to laying (literally and figuratively) on top of her and then she rolls the eggs under her! I found 5 there already today. Normally they...

When I went to collect eggs after work last night I thought duck broke into the coop --one of my hens, I'm guessing the White Leghorn layed an egg just over 3 1/2 oz!!! Thanks for letting me share--most of my friends think I'm nuts....

Picked up my chicks this morning (1 casualty) and there is one chick who just won't eat food. She drinks lots of water (with sugar), and sort of pecks at the food, but doesn't open her mouth. Any ideas on how to teach her to eat? Thanks!

Hi, I am incubating for the first time. 8 Muscovy eggs collected from a friend's duck. I put them in last night. 1. I read that Muscovey's can take longer to hatch than anything else--does anyone know how long? 2. I am using a borrowed Hovo-Bator (?) (styrofoam, no turner or fan)--for ducks...

Hi, I am treating my flock for lice as I noticed some on my rooster and two hens (out of 11 chix) plus lice eggs on the feathers near the vent and lower belly, and redness and lost feathers in that area. I tried DE first, but it didn't work. I am now using a poultry dust with Permetherin (no...

Ok, the coop is almost done. I need to do the run now, which needs a door. I wanted to just make a wood frame and cover it with fencing but haven't a clue how. I suppose it needs a door jamb to be attached to... The run is 4" high welded 2x4 (covered with chix wire) with either deer net or...

Probably a stupid question, but... I'm getting close on the coop and which way do they 2x4 roosts go? with the 4" side up or the 2" side?

I noiticed the other day that some of my 11 week old girls were eating feathers. I think I read this may mean they are short on protein. I am feedign them the grower mix specified for 8-22 week olds (14.5% protien). Has anyone else had this problem?

OK, it's not the greatest system, but last night it worked. I'm still waiting for the coop to be finished, so we moved the brooder into a pen a few weeks ago. Since it was supposed to be very temporary it is jsut 5' chicken wire wrapped around some stakes with a tarp covering half of it. I sited...

Well, 6 weeks late and the coop still isn't done. My bf got a little carried away on the construction (so much for keeping it at >$100) and now the coop is sturdier than my house! We probably have the only coop up to code... Below are some photos of the work in progress and my chicks temporary...

Hi all, a little ID help now that I've learned how to do the picture thing. These are from a McMurry Rainbow Layers mix (I've ID'd the Turkin, RIR, SSH, Buff Orp and Easter Eggers). This is Velma, she is feather footed and has a very short tail. I think she has a single comb, but it is much...

Hi, I have 11 8 1/2 week old girls. I want to introduce a male. A friend of mine has a 1 year old rooster needing a home (she has several others and this one is trying to fight his way up), as well as some 10-11 week old boys I could choose from. My girls are currently in slightly tight quarters...

Hi, I am new to the forum and to chickens. I'm not sure her breed, we got a mix of layers. She's just over 7 weeks. Yesterday I noticed she was keeping her feathers fluffed out and laying around in the sun (it was in the 80's, though the night had been pretty cool). Today she still had them out...