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These two are sisters but have no clue what kind of parents (mixed.)

Thought it was a hen... About 5 1/2 to 6 months old. Usually kinda timid around the two older hens and some others the same age. Today my wife heard something crowing like a rooster and is pretty sure it was this one that did it. Could it just be crowing oddly or do you all think...

I am down to two Hens... Has anyone found dead hens in their run area where just there neck had injuries? Last night my full sized hen had a nickle to quarter size hole in her throat. No other damage was seen. What would do this but not do further damage? I was shocked there weren't...

hey all. 2 year old hen holding head down and shaking head. Standing up her head is on the ground almost. She can at times lift it up but it is like she is trying to tilt forward. Very lethargic for the last several days. We found she had some mites and used mite drops in her ear and...

Hey, all I have to EE hens that are sitting on 5 eggs total. They are set to hatch this weekend. Both hens are in a coop with a built on run that you get from a farmers store. The two hens are sharing the small clutch of 5 fertile eggs and sit together inside it happily. The coop part is...

Hey all. I have an ee Hen that went broody a little over a month ago. After being in there a week I decided maybe I could try to slip some fertile eggs under her and let her hatch some. I have only two hens and no roosters. My other hen had no intrest in what was happening in the coop and...

Hey all. I have a small flock of 4 hens that are almost a year old. They are Easter eggers from differnt places but all about the same age. They all get along and are cared for the same way. Three have resumed laying while my littlest one, whom is a runt has never laid an egg. She is half...

Not sure what is going on... my 3 chickens have all stopped laying eggs. They are all young approximately 6 months old. I have one other chicken that is approximately 4 months old that hasn't started to lay and has been with them for several months.. they are all friendly towards each...

I keep hearing about pointed and rounded hackle feathers and having a real hard time determing what my chickens have. 3 months old EE.

I have some chicks thst I am confused about. I originally started with 5 red ee's from green eggs. At first It was obvious three were male. Thier combs were super red and huge compaired to these two. These two Ithought were female but now I am wuestioning becuase of tail feathers. Combs...

I have chickens that are 8 weeks old. They are doing well right now. I have 6 total. They are doing fine on dumor starter/grower crumbles but I am almost out. I am looking to see if I am fine to swtich to grower/finisher now and if they make it in a pellet instead of a crumble. The crumble...

Hey all, I have a quick question. New to raising chickens and wasnt sure which forum to post in. Tonight is my chicks first night in thier coop, so I am nervous. This is also thier first night with automatic feeder (pvc gravity design) and also 5 gallon bucket plumbed to 3/4 inch pipe with...

Check out these halloween toes, black or grey top half / orange bottom half. Is this common? I think its cool.

I see a lot of plans for people using the 3 inch pvc tube that goes downward into a sweep tee. Could I use 2 inch or will the opening be too small as the chickens get older? It looks like they would have plenty of room. My only guess is why they choose 3 inch is because it will hold more...

Not seeing when I can start adding treats? I have some very young chicks in their brooder and I was thinking about putting some weeds I pulled for them just for an activity. I also had a couple of raw end pieces from a carrot and a bell pepper after last nights dinner I thought they might...

Hello all. I purchased a coop from TSC. The bottom level is an open run area. Most people I see have set these on the dirt or take and slightly raise them above the soil to keep the wood from directly sittings on the dirt. Doing this keep the the frame off the dirt but still allows a dirt...

This is one out of my four with the other three looking almost identical to each other this little one stands out. He has some down on his legs which the others do not. It also has a blackish grey tint (althought very light) and has a "mask" arounds its eyes. I know I'm not supposed to have...

I got my 4 peice nugget yesturday. I think they hatched on the 6th. So far so good. Some are nova-gen or generic blue egg gene chicks and one might be splash morran. My friend had a mix brooder set up for his freebie chicks. I decided to try four for now with hopes of eventually getting...

I have a couple of questions about floor coverings. I see most people recommending the use of store bought pine shavings. in the brooder and coop.. and hay or straw being mentioned for use in the laying basket area. Being fro south Georgia I have pine trees everywhere. Would pinestraw...