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So a couple weeks ago my comet died naturally and I buried her safe and sound. I had another chicken, a BPR (the finest hen I've seen), and so I asked my neighbor if she could take her in. Well fast forward two weeks and last night she was gone, there was blood in my neighbor's coop, and another...

My BPR, one of the finest hens I've seen, died last night because a predator took her (coyote or raccoon). Those b*stards can get in easy and I suggest just finding and killing them or setting traps. That's what I plan to do.

Hi everyone, Today, my friend took my remaining hen in. She has two Buff Orpingtons that free range under the safety of trees and shrubs. One was very aggressive towards my BPR, but my BPR's greater size didn't allow any infliction of physical harm (My BPR is very shy and traumatized ... she...

Yes, I have friend who is currently raising 2 chickens and another who has 4. I am thinking about asking if I could integrate my BPR into the flock of 2. She seems to be in a lot of trauma right now, and I can see that it's really hard for her :(

Hello BYC Community, My family and I have been raising two hens since February of this year. Unfortunately, our Comet was found dead this morning. There were no signs of predator attacks and just the day before she was active and running around. I do, however, believe this may have been a...

Thank you for the helpful responses. I'm going to take her to the vet and have her checked out.

Yes it is on the right side and dilated means the crop is unusually larger than before. It's mostly staying full.

My 9 month old hen seems to have vent gleet and a problem with her crop... She hasn't been laying for a couple weeks now. Besides her physical symptoms, she is active and definitely not lethargic. Her nasty feathers near the vent and dilated crop on one side worry me though. She lives with a shy...

I have two chickens who are 8 months old. They've laid consistently until now and for the past couple of days, I haven't gotten a single egg (I'm assuming b/c it's near winter). I'm more concerned because their behavior has changed drastically. My BPR, who's decent and friendly, starts to hustle...

My chickens are pooping too much in the nesting boxes. They lay their eggs there as well so it gets messy. The poop amounts to a huge pile that, if I leave for a week, will cover the nesting boxes (yet they will still go in there no matter what). Any solution to stopping this habit?

Yes, I'm probably going to leave them at home, but the run is VERY small (definitely not 20 feet, maybe 12 at the most). Since I only have a couple chickens, they should be fine.

Our family will be going on a camping trip for 4 days. We have two chickens that usually free range when we are home. Our backyard is wider than it is long and has a wide variety of plants. As there is an unremitting danger of aerial predators and the risk that our comet may just fly out of our...

Hello BYC Community, I've been raising a Comet and Barred Plymouth Rock for 6 months now and although they have ruined parts of the garden, they're a great edition to our backyard. I'm definitely thinking about adding 2 chicks to allow them more company (considering an Ameraucana and Orpington)...

What are the differences between developer and layer feed? My chickens, who are on Organic Pride feed (developer) have been laying healthy eggs for 2 weeks now. Is there really a need for layer feed or will the regular feed be fine?

She's definitely a hen, I can assure you that. My pictures are all too bid of a file to post on here and I don't know how to fix it. When I put my hand on her back, she doesn't squat but she just stays there.She's queit now, probably got tired of all that.

She's still bawking like crazy, almost like she's continuously crowing. She's got food and water, what could it be? (she's just going BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK....etc)

It's past 6 months now and my comet has been laying for the last 1-2 weeks. My BPR, who is much larger, has yet to lay an egg. :/ She's (the BPR) also been loudly complaining and just making a bunch of noise that's really distracting for my neighbors. And her complaining is incessant (I can...