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How can you tell a sprain from a break? My chicken has been limping for about a week, her foot seems to be turned on it's side a bit. I've examined her foot twice now, no sign of injury, so I'm thinking it's her leg. She's getting around better than when it first happened, but still...

Thanks, I may have to try that.

She was laying an egg almost every day in one of the two nesting boxes. They are clean and have fresh straw and grass clippings. The other (Big Chicken) chicken still lays in a nesting box. I haven't seen an egg from Little Chicken for almost a week. Little Chicken's former owner says she...

She's a 2 1/2 year-old light brahma who has been laying a fine egg every other day or so. I've only had her about three weeks. Today's egg had a thin soft shell with what I can only think was blood on one end of it. I've probably been giving too many treats and will go buy calcium/oyster...

I took over my daughter's two chickens less than 2 weeks ago when she moved. They are about two and a half years old. I'm feeding them the chicken food they've been eating for a while. It's in a hanging feeder a couple inches lower than the smaller one's back. They've also had cabbage...

Any consensus here on using cedar shavings in the next box? Thanks!

My daughter is moving, I'm taking over her two remaining two-year-old chickens. They've always had a stationary coop and run of the yard. I'd like to have a tractor coop w/run and give them occasional access to the whole yard. Is a coop that moves every few days going to freak them out...

Thanks! It's a self-portrait in crayon wearing a shirt that says "Lawn Girl' next to my Lawn Boy mower. The title is "Dancing with the Boy of My Dreams." Cutting the grass is my favorite domestic chore. I think it's the sweat--make me feel self righteous.

Tasty grandbabies are quite an improvement over the regular kind!

Hi! My daughter sold her home here in Kentucky, can't take the two remaining chickens, new owners said leave the (very nice) coop.so I'm building a budget tractor coop. It's the end of luxury digs for these girls. I'm happy I found this warm and informative site., no more badgering...