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Lethargic, heavy rapid breathing.. and most concerning the hiccup/cough noise. The bird still eats, although I am not sure if it is drinking much. This is 1 of the 12 meat chickens I am raising for the first time. I need to decide whether whatever it is afflicted with can be easily treated...

I currently have 8 chickens (mixed breeds) that I raised from chicks. They were vaccinated by the hatchery for Marek's disease. I am looking to add 2 more chickens to the flock. I have a friend willing to give me (2) 2-3 year old chickens since he is downsizing his flock. The chickens were...

My girlfriend and I recent purchased barley that we wanted to sprout to feed to our new (first!) flock. We didn't do enough research and ended up purchasing pearled barley from the store, not that whole barley that you need to buy if you're going to sprout it. Now that I have several bags of...

Recently purchased 8 chicks, 2 of which are Cochins. I had to get 2 of these girls because of their awesome feathered legs and feet. The breeder I bought from only had Blue Cochin hens available at the time, so I went with those. Now, I've read that the blue color in Cochins (and maybe other...

I have a few day old Cochin chick that seems to have an.. eye problem? This is my first flock so I'm unaware if this is normal or not. This Cochin is in with Rhode Islands, Barred Rocks, Wyandottess and Buff Orpingtons - all of which seem to have their eyes wide open without difficulty. The...