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After catching a bad case of the chicken math, I was just shy of the roost space margin I'd like. Also, after purchasing new patio furniture that has been pooped on non stop and our top hen Penny deciding to start stealing food right off the plates of our BBQ guests :rolleyes:....we decided free...

Last weekend I got a polish chick and copper marans. the polish chick died Monday (impacted crop I believe) leaving my marans (we've named Bess) alone. She was distressed but a dog toy to cuddle with seemed to help in the interim. Yesterday I went and got another polish chick (I really want a...

I have a polish chicks I picked up the weekend. I think she's just a few days old. She is so tiny (and cute as you can see). I have noticed she has had a little bit of runny droppings. I cleaned pasty butt off her yesterday but it was just a little bit. this morning I checked and her crop...

I would love to see pics of the set ups for flocks that have bantams mixed in. Right now I have a hanging feeder that is up high enough that my standard chickens can reach but not poop in it. I use a bright tap igloo cooler waterer. It is on top of a cinder block so it is at eye level of the big...

When filling out the numbers of my flock, another chicken enthusiast went in with me on a hatchery order. As will happen they threw in extra chicks, which ended up putting me one over the legal limit in my area? Someone told me not to worry about it because "there are no chicken police going...

I have 3 chicks, about 4 1/2 weeks old, 2 of which are bantams. They are not fully feathered, in fact one of the bantams who I suspect may be a roo is growing in feathers very slowly. However it seems they only use their heat source at night (I have one of the radiant heat brooders). It has...

I am afraid our buff orpington Camilla may to a roo. She or He is approximately 11 weeks old. Her comb developed very early when they were in the brooder. Her feet are huge compared to her sisters. No crowing but she is most definitely the dominant chicken. However, not aggressive towards...