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I am getting three new Barred Rock chicks. I've come up with two names; Roxy ( Rock-sy ), and Pebbles. I need help with a name for the third. Thank you. :D

I have a 5 year old Production Red hen, Cinnamon, who has just started becoming aggressive toward me this past year. It's not all the time, mainly when I go out to give all the chickens treats. If she sees my hand is empty it's like she gets mad and tries to flog me like a rooster, then runs...

My mother in law is out of town so I’ve been checking in on her girls. Came over this morning to find one of her hens like this. Head is gone and chest has been opened up. There are feathers all over, next to her. Pic attached. What killed her? Hawk? Raccoon?

My 4 year old Rhode Island Red hen, Cookie, was struck with fly strike on Tuesday. :sick I think I caught it before it got too bad. As soon as I saw she wasn't acting right I pulled her. There weren't many visible maggots. I gave her a warm bath and soaked her until the maggots floated to...

Hello, I have a 3 1/2 year old Production Red hen. Her name is Mocha. For the past three days, she has been lethargic. Today I noticed she is no longer eating, her comb is drooping, and the tips of her comb is light purple. I checked where she sleeps in the coup, and her poop is very...

Hello. I purchased four Black Australorp chicks from my local feed store three and a half weeks ago. They are all four weeks old now. Three of them are doing great. However one of them is just not growing. She is less than 1/2 the size of the others. She is eating. She is drinking. She...

I plan on getting four more girls this spring to add to my current flock. I think I've narrowed it down, based on what my local feed store is receiving and when... However I'm torn between the Black Australorp or the Speckled Sussex. I can't decide between the two. (Note: I currently have...

Hello, I currently have five Rhode Island Red/Production Red hens, all three years old. They were all raised together from the beginning. I am planning on integrating four more girls this spring. I already know about the see don’t touch method. My question is which breeds would be best to...

My 5 Production Red's are two and a half years old. They have been laying in the nesting boxes since they first started laying. Now all of a sudden they have all decided to start laying in the bushes. :barnie It has been quite hot here, almost 100 for several weeks. As of today, I have...

My mother in law has an 8 week old Golden Sexlink pullet. As of yesterday we noticed her legs are very wobbly, she keeps stumbling backwards when she's walking, and she sits down a lot. She has already been vaccinated for Mareks. She is still trying to be active; does not appear sick and she...

my mother in law has two golden sex link chicks, she has had them since they were two days old. They are currently now 5 weeks old. These girls are so active, they are jumping on top of their waterer and food container, knocking over their food container all the time, trying to perch on the...

Just wondering how long do Rhode Island/ Production Red hens live, on a general average? I have five, and they will be two years old in April. Just wondering how long I will be able to enjoy my girls for. I’ve hear Production breeds don’t live as long as heritage breeds.

I just lost my first baby girl last night. My 1 1/2 year old Production Red hen, Cocoa Bean, passed away from egg yolk peritonitis, which in turn had caused her to have slow crop. Tried refraining food and only giving her water, apple cider vinegar with the mother, then probiotics, daily crop...

1 1/2 year old Production Red Hen Name is Cocoa Bean Feed is Non-GMO Bar-Ale crumbles Treats I give once in the evening to bribe them back in the enclosed run, only a half of a hand full of chopped grapes for all 6 chickens to share. Water is cleaned out daily, and I add Hen Boost once a month...

One of my hen's have been laying very teenie tiny eggs, I am assuming they would be considered fairy eggs. If it was just one or two once in a great while, I wouldn't be concerned but this will be the FOURTH one in a row. And the very first one had a huge mass of gunky stuff surrounding it...

One of my 1 year old Production Red hens have been laying really soft eggs for the past four days in a row. Less of an egg really, more like a water balloon. My chickens all have access to oyster shells, so I don't believe calcium is an issue. She is not stressed, all my girls appear to be...

Ive read many posts about "how" to integrate new birds into your existing flock, but I'm curious to know "when" do most people prefer to integrate them? Do you do it yearly? Do you do it when you are down to only a couple of chickens remaining within your flock? Or...? Would love to hear...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Rhode Island / Production Red hen, Age 9 months 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Only one eye is closed, her head is down, and she is lethargic. 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting...

I have six RIR / Production Red's, 9 months old. 5 of them I have no issues with, but 1 is constantly getting poopy's all over her behind. I keep having to give her baths, only to find a few weeks later she's back to the way she was again. She does not have diarrhea, her stools look normal...

My Production Red's are 6 months old and today was their first rainy day. It wasn't heavy, just a light drizzle. I let them outside to free range all day, wondering if they would even attempt to venture out, but they actually all loved it! They were running around and finding worms all kinds...