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A few of my hens have damage on their wings, like the feathers are broken. Is that from my rooster? He is constantly jumping on them. If so, what can I do? Will it help to remove the spurs? Will I have to rehome him?

I have a 3 week old duckling (6 of them actually) there's one that's smaller than the others and has a hard time walking. I tried splinting the legs like you do with spraddle leg but it doesn't seem to help. It is receiving brewer's yeast, not on a slippery surface, I'm cutting its food with...

Quick question, I tried incubating and my temps were low, none hatched but had started to develop. I want to try incubating in the carton, how do I turn them? Is it enough to just alternate elevating each end of the carton or should I do it end over end? I don't have a turner. Thanks!!!

She's a golden comet/red sex link She looks pitiful. None of my other chickens look like her. She won't let me pick her up and this is about the best picture I could get. My Jersey giant molted last year and looked similar. My run has been muddy and I thought it was mud at first but I think...

Ok, I'm in Ohio and we're starting to see the 2 feet of snow melt this week. Unfortunately, it's make my run really muddy because the snow is built up all around it. It has an actual roof over it. Is there something I can put in the run to kind of soak up the mud? Would straw work? My husband...

I currently have 49 hens and 1 rooster. I'm about to get more chicks, 8 more females but I want to get a few more roosters. 1 Black Australorp, 1 Golden Buff, 1 Buff Orpington, and 1 Easter Egger. So I would end up with 57 hens and 5 roosters. The rooster I have now is very docile. if I raise...

I have a question. I'm looking to order some chicks and I want a variety. I guess I'm ordering late in the year because many of what I want is already sold out until late summer. So I was picking chicks on certain websites (Meyer, Mcmurray, etc), trying to get them all on the same hatch date...

Ok, we got some hens from my husband's cousin and I know what most of them are (Easter Eggers, Wyandottes, Orpington, a silkie, and Leghorns) but I don't know what these two are. What is this? She is small, so I'm guessing a bantam. I thought she was a bantam Easter Egger but she lays little...

My son is interested in doing a chicken project for 4H. Has anyone done one? He wants to show a Buff Orpington. We have one but we got her as adult so she's not as friendly as they like so I was going to get a couple chicks but I know I would need to do that NOW to give her a chance to reach...

I have one black Cochin rooster and 49 hens. I have seen him mate with 3 of the hens and I suspect a 4th because she's losing feathers on her back. I'd like to eventually incubate and hatch my own eggs but how will I know he is mating with what chicken? Do I just have to separate the hen I want...

Hi! I have lurked a bit, looking for answers for awhile but yesterday I finally took the plunge and signed up. I have had chickens for about a year. Started with adult Jersey Giant and Brahma (we lost the Brahma due to injury last fall) and 6 Golden Comets chicks (I think? Red sex link? What's...

How do you clean your eggs? I try to only scrub them dry, I know you shouldn't disturb the bloom but some are pretty dirty. We are getting about 20 eggs a day, friends and family buy them and while we don't mind the dirty ones, I want to give clean ones. Had anyone tried those egg cleaning...

Hello! I am new here. I have had chickens for about a year. We started with a Jersey giant, a Brahma, and 6 baby red pullets (golden comets maybe?) We acquired about a month ago 19 more chickens (Easter Eggers, a Buff Orphington, a few Black australorps, a silkie, and a black Cochin rooster)...