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I found two of my meat chickens lethargic, breathing heavy, eyes closed, unable to stand one was further gone then the other and has now died. The other I have separated from the group but I am not too hopeful. I have given scrambled eggs and probiotic but it doesn't want to eat or drink...

My 10.5 week Ameraucana is injured on her back. I think she was pecked by another older chicken in our flock unless someone knows that this is a specific disease. I am merging the new chicks in with older ones and one chicken is relentless with attacking the new ones. I keep hoping it will let...

We are planning to raise some White or Bronze Breast meat Turkeys for the first time this year. I am wondering about how many pounds of feed they eat start to finish. I know Toms and Hens might be different but any rough estimate on what this endeavor might cost would be great. We are thinking...

Our rooster has gotten very aggressive and we plan to cull him this weekend. This will be our first time to harvest one of our birds. This rooster is about 25 weeks old. Will his meat still be good enough to eat or should he just become stock? I have heard that older hens and roosters have...

I am totally new to chickens. These are my first 6. I think I might have a rooster. Here are some pictures of the chicken I think is a rooster from what else I have seen on BYC. I am not sure that I want a rooster. First, I don't think I want to deal with the crowing. Second, I heard they...

First let me just say, Where have chickens been all my life??? I love them! No one ever told me how fun and cool chickens are and I am so happy to have found it out now. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are our first chickens about 8 weeks ago. (2) How many...