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Our 3 week old baby chick was injured a few days ago when she got out of the run. Our neighbor who was caring for our chickens this week came back in the evening and the chick was back in the run, but injured. Her wing has a scab and a bare spot and doesn't seem to bother her much. Her foot is...

Thanks for your help, everyone. His name was Gladys, so we changed his name to Glenn Peck.

Can anyone tell me if this 10-week-old is a rooster or hen? Not sure what breed it is because we got the fertilized egg from a farmer for one of my BO's to hatch. I'm thinking it's a rooster because 1) some scratchy honking noise he tries to make lately 2) his mama has turned against him 3)...

I got her from a local farmer and she has a single comb. We got 5 fertilized eggs from the farmer last month because Esmerelda was broody. She hatched 3 of the 5 eggs and is a great mommy. Unfortunately, since we have a small backyard coop/run, it would not be a good idea to keep all three...

I added one more photo of our week old chick. Any ideas on her breed? She has an orange beak and feet, no feathers on her feet. One pic here is with her "adopted" mama Esmerelda, a buff orpington. thanks! Rachel

The chick does not have feathered feet. Here's another photo of her with her adopted mama, Esmerelda, a Buff Orpington. Her feet and beak are orange.

We gave our broody hen 3 fertilized eggs from a local farmer and they hatched last week. We're keeping this one. Any ideas on the breed and/or gender? thanks Rachel

Well, nothing has changed with Monster Truck. She is just laying still in the cage in our living room. I gave her another warm bath today, but no eggs. She has pooped a little - white and dark green. I'm not sure what to do at this point, so I got some antibiotics and electrolytes from the feed...

Tonight I attempted to feel for a bound egg, but I didn't feel anything - maybe I have the technique wrong. Anyway, I brought Monster Truck inside, gave her a warm bath for about 15 minutes and she's resting in a large rabbit cage in our living room. She has hardly made a peep. Hopefully she'll...

One of my hens is acting lethargic and sick today and I would appreciate any help and advice, since I don't have experience with a sick chicken up to this point. This morning Monster Truck (yes, my son named her) got out of the nest box , walked into the run, and just laid down. She didn't...

Thanks to the forum, I finally figured out that one of my year-old BO's is broody and I have a few questions. It started with the constant clucking and fluffy feathers, and now Esmerelda will not get out of the nest box. Before she went broody, she and the other three BO's were each laying an...

Thanks for your replies. Yes, Lulu is laying now - she started about 2 weeks ago. Today when I was changing the water she pecked at my wedding ring but missed and got my finger. Ouch. Then I was gently shooing the chickens away from the door and she bit my foot. I'll see how it goes the next few...

Lulu is the big mama boss of my four 22 week BO's and I have two questions about her. 1.) She is larger than the others and has always been more aggressive. Recently she has bitten my hand a few times when I've tried to pick her up or come near her. At first I thought she was checking out my...

After 2 months of having our chickens free-ranging all day, I want to reclaim my small suburban backyard! Our kids are constantly stepping in chicken poop when they go outside to play. We finished the chicken run today. Any suggestions about transitioning the chickens to the enclosed run after...

My four Buff Orpingtons are 15 weeks old and free-range in our backyard most of the day. They have been pretty quiet until today. Several times in the afternoon they all joined in on the "egg song," bawking and bawking so loud! I looked around for an egg where they had been hanging out and...

Thanks so much for your suggestions. The coop isn't elevated. When they first moved out to the coop, I kept them there for 2 days and nights. Maybe a little longer will help. Today I bought a small battery-powered light to use inside the coop tonight, so I'll let you know how that goes.

I have four 9 week old Buff Orpingtons. They have been outside in the coop for about 3 weeks now, and I'm wondering if they are ever going to figure out how to go back into the coop at night! For last few nights, when I bring out their treat to entice them back into the coop (they free-range for...

Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I've just been using regular Bounty paper towels, so I agree, it's not so good for them. The bottom of the cage isn't wire. It's plastic with small square (maybe 3/8") holes, so I'm going to take out the paper towels, just use the shavings, and get them a...

My 3 week old Buff Orpington chicks are eating chunks of paper towels. Perhaps I need to change their bedding to something else or maybe it's not a problem. Their brooder is a large rabbit cage that has a heavy duty plastic floor (with small holes) that fits inside the bottom tray. I've been...

I've been interested in raising chickens for some time now. We have four Buff Orpington chicks that are 8 days old. Thanks to generous friends, we have a nice brooder set up for them and my children (ages 5 and 2) are loving our cute chicks! I'm hoping for a positive urban chicken experience...