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well I went to check up on "patient zero" to examine her a bit closer and made a discovery, the feather loss is definitely not from overmateing. She has bare spots on her neck just below her waddles and around her backside. Unless these roosters are getting very creative I'd say I have a...

We just phoned a zoo down the road and their happy to take our extra roosters

Quote: 5 roosters and 22 hens, those poor chickens

Quote: So do I, hatching your own eggs comes at a price

Thank you very much teach1rusl and HorseFeatherz NV. I'm glad to hear that it is probably a minor thing, I will follow your advice and see what happens.

we do have some mite poison for chickens, should I sprinkle it around the coop? EDIT: Yikes! Overmateing sounds harsh, but it could be the problem. The do that very often...

Yes, I have five roosters (too many) and no, I have not examined them for lice or mites.

Hello For a while I have had this chicken that had missing feathers on her back and wings and those spots were red and inflamed. I never thought much of it as I thought it would just pass and go away. Well its been over two months and it still has not passed plus I am starting to see signs of...

Question: What is puffier than a Silkie? Answer:A Silkie edited in photoshop! Before: After:

the expression on you chickens face is priceless, keeperoftheearth

This topic is a place for you and me to post your favorite 'artsy' photos of your chickens (edited or unedited), its nice to see chickens in a new perspective! Here are a few of mine: this is my silkie rooster named booster a nice close up party over at the fence! runnin blur this is a...

Quote: thank you, I will definitely close off the compost from the chickens, I have been keeping him separate from the other chickens for a while, I hope it isn't permanent :O

Hello fellow chicken lovers! Me and my family have been raising pet chickens for a while now (5-6 years) and our chickens have been healthy and problem free all or those years, but one of our new chickens has been showing some strange behaviors lately... He is a Plymouth rock rooster and he is...