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Since spring, 7 of my 8 hens have bare butts and very minimal tail feathers. There doesn't seem to be any regrowth at all and I'm getting worried with fall/winter approaching. I constantly check them for mites etc, keep their coop and run clean and feed them the same things I did last year...

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Thank you for your response. Yes, I did check the vent area and that seems fine. They have been eating the same for (from Tractor Supply) for layers since December. As far as table scraps, the only thing I have ever given them is vegetable scraps. I'm big into fresh veggies, so that what I...

I have 8 hens that have been together in the coop/run for a few months now with no problems. Within the last few days, everyone is chasing and pecking at each others back end, just below the vent. All 8 have a sore spots and missing feathers - what is this from and how can I stop it before it...

NEED HELP! My Golden Commets are approximately 27 weeks and have been laying pretty regularly. I noticed one, did not lay for 2 days and when checking on her yesterday, I found her back end covered with feces and the others started pecking at her. We immediately removed her from the pen and...

Thank you! I'm leaning towards the prolapsed vent. She was perfectly fine and laying regularly, but I did find a very soft (almost like a water balloon), but very large egg just the other day. However, she did lay a regular sized egg the morning she passed!

Thanks for the quick respones! There is no chance of a predator, and she was laying the last few weeks! Food and water is always fresh and no chance of poison. What do I look for mites/lice? And I've never wormed them! Is this something I should do regardless?

One of my 21 week old Tetra Tints was found dead in the coop this morning! She seemed perfectly fine last night and had absolutely no issues thus far, even laying pretty regularly! When we found her she was already gone and the other hens were pecking at her. I did find that she layed an egg...

One of my 21 week old Tetra Tints was found dead in the coop this morning! She seemed perfectly fine last night and had absolutely no issues thus far, even laying pretty regularly! When we found her she was already gone and the other hens were pecking at her. I did find that she layed an egg...

HELP!!!!!!! DEAD CHICKEN!!!!! One of my 21 week old Tetra tints was found dead in the coop this morning. She was fine last evening and has been laying pretty regularly but this morning we found her dead and the other hens pecking at her. She must of laid an egg earlier today but I found blood...

Thank you! I had no idea what to expect.

I have 4 Golden Comets and 2 Tetra Tints. At 17 weeks, I found my first egg (yea)! However, the eggs seem to be coming every other day, are very small and come at any time during the morning hours (8am - 12pm). Is this normal?

I have 4 Golden Comments and 2 Tetra Tints - no roosters!

My chicks are 15 weeks and I'm excited about my first eggs! Is there anything I should be feeding them, or watching for? I currently have their nesting boxes blocked off.

Thank you so much! I currently use the pine shavings, but didn't think to block off the nesting boxes for now.

Please let me know: My chicks are approximately 15 weeks old and doing very well. This is my first time raising chickens so I was hoping for some help as to what to expect as they get closer to laying eggs. How do I know they are getting ready to lay, how soon should I prepare the nesting...

Well, my chicks have been in their new coop/run for 4 days now. They seem very happy and have adjusted well. During the day, they go up the ramp and into the coop several times sometimes to take a nap and sometimes just to explore. However, every night I find them, just after dusk, all...

I'm about to put my 7 week old chicks outside in a combination coop/run. I plan to have food/water available for them 24/7 through hanging feeders. My quesiton is, at dusk, must I put them in the coop and close them in only to leave them out in the am or will they do this on their own?

Thanks for the reply. The comb and the feathers are all similar to the others, this one just develops a little earlier than the others. What started by worries was the spur is not just a bump, they are a little larger.

I purchased 6 pullets from Tractor Supply - 2 Tetra Tints and 4 Golden Comets about 5 weeks old. One Tetra is slightly larger than all the others and developed feathers earlier also. Seems much more friendly and not as afraid as the others, but not in anyway agressive over the others. I just...