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A few months ago (mid July) I noticed that one of my 4-year old Black Australorp hens was loosing weight. Since it was pretty old, I just determined it was old age. However, a few weeks after, it's comb began to shrink but not loose color. I also noticed that poop was building up around it's...

http://i.imgur.com/EDDygxb.gifv I found this on Reddit a few days ago. All the comments said "awww so cute" and things like that. Does nobody notice that it appears to be SUFFOCATING THE CHICKS!? I really would hate to thing some jerk just put the cat in there to take a stupid picture and...

Temperatures are supposed to reach 110 F this week. My chickens seem to hate weather above 90 F, so I am worried that they might not survive. Their "coop" is inside a concrete building which usually stays cool but it gets quite hot in hotter weather sometimes. Will they be OK? If not what can I...

My Easter egger will go into the nest box, dig a nest, then come back out and try to make a nest elswhere. Is this normal? I am really worried...

I went in the coop today to find my smallest australorp laying on the floor and panting. It was not hot in there, but I still thought maybe the chicken was hot, so I brought it outside and dipped it in cool water, which cools them off when they are hot. It still is panting and laying down. I...

My biggest Australorp has a very large and soft crop. She is eating and drinking fine, and is very healthy. I have never had health issues before, so is this normal? I am guessing just excess water, but I don't know.

This happened just now: I went in the coop to check on the chickens, Easter Egger jumps onto a lower perch and tilts head forward, and a whitish clear liquid comes out of her mouth like vomiting . It was odorless, and she seems fine and very healthy, so I'm not sure if I should be worried or...

What you see here is a black growth on one of my Australorp's combs. I just noticed this today. Also, if it helps, they are molting. (That's why she is bald.) Is this normal? Help!

I just wanted to tell people who don't already know, there are no poultry shows this year, due to Avian Influenza.

Okay, so my story goes like this: It was April 2014. We had just picked up our first chicks from a feed store. They were 4 Black Australorps. We still have them, and they are very tame and laying well. Since we had a good first experience with chickens, we decided to order 4 more hens from...

I think this was a Black Australorp, but his feathers stuck out more. He was shipped as an "extra" from an order of all hens from Mcmurray hatchery (yes, they shipped us not one but 4 roostersto fill in for dead chicks ) so we had to go to the trouble of rehoming them. Anyways, if you know for...