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Does anyone know what would cause a grown chicken to stand up straight to the point that it cannot walk correctly? It appears as if his hip bones are protruding forward. This is a young breda rooster that is full grown but hasn't started crowing yet. The backstory is that the bird was given to...

I have a little game type hen that went broody yesterday on 7 tiny eggs. She was not in a safe place so I moved her and the eggs to a nest inside the coop last night after dark. Today she doesn't want to sit anymore. I tried moving the eggs back to the original location and brought her over to...

I hope this isn't against the posting rules but I'm trying to win an antique mantel on Facebook and need more votes. To vote, all you have to do is the following: 1. Go to http://facebook.com/historicflooring and click the “like” button (you must be logged into your Facebook account). 2. Then...

Is there a specific breed that is known to be wary of predators? I have free range chickens that are safely locked up at night. The problem is that the local raccoon population has learned to steal chickens during the day. The raccoons are tame-ish because my neighbor feeds them everyday. I...

Anyone know what kind of chicken this is? http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Gardening-2-year/dp/B000OPOEI0

I have a white leghorn that has been injured and I have her inside in a cage. I put some eggs in her cage because its been my experience that even non-broody hens are calmer when they have an egg or two to sit on. I just happen to have some incubated eggs hatching tomorrow. What would happen...

Has anyone ever been hurt by an exploding egg? They sure do make a loud, terrifying noise when cracked on concrete...like an extremely smelly firecracker.