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Hi all! So I moved this past February and my girls, of course, came with me. I have four hens and I purchased a new coop for them when I moved. However, right off the bat, they didn’t roost on the roosting stick at night. I figured I’d give them a couple weeks to settle in and they’d roost...

Hi all. So I live in New England and it has been bitterly cold the past couple of days. It’s been getting down to 0-10 degrees during the nights. It’s 3 degrees tonight and I have four hens. One of them is finishing up her molt and another is not very well equipped for cold weather. My coop...

Hi all! So I have a 3-year-old Golden Laced Wyandotte named Poppy and I’ve recently noticed that her face/cheeks are turning whiteish. I’m in New England and it gets very cold here (30 F during the day and below freezing at night) so I thought that maybe it was frostbite or something, but I...

Hey all. So I went to collect my girls’ eggs today and saw this one in the nesting box. Not 100% sure who laid it. The rest of the egg is normal and it’s normal on the inside. The shell is a little bit thin but nothing extraordinary. There’s just this weird brown spot on the very top of the egg...

Hi all. So I have a 3-year-old Lavender Orpington named Jennie who has had bowel issues basically her whole life. She’s currently being treated for inflamed intestines (the vet thinks she basically has chicken IBS) which caused diarrhea and a fungal infection on her bum/abdomen area. These...

Hi all. So I saw this poop in my chickens’ coop tonight. I saw a similar one outside in their pen earlier today. It looks really black and I know in people, black poop indicates internal bleeding. Is this the same in chickens? Or is this poop within the realm of normal? Everyone is acting...

Hi all. So I have a 4-year-old RIR hen named Ruby who I adopted about a year ago now. She’s a fantastic girl. Really really sweet. She hasn’t ever laid an egg since I’ve had her and I assumed she was just done and was too old. But, recently, when the spring rolled around, she was sat in the...

Hi all! So I’ve got a 2-year-old (almost 3-year-old) Partridge Olive Egger hen named Jennie. I let them all out into their pen this morning and collected an egg that was in their nesting box from my Golden Laced Wyandotte, Poppy. When I went back out to bring them in for the night, I saw two...

Hi all. So I have a 4-year-old RIR hen named Ruby. She’s a really fantastic bird. I’m currently treating her for bumblefoot on both feet in tandem with my vet. She’s getting one-two epsom salt baths per day plus antiseptic cream on her feet which I am wrapping with vet wrap to keep clean. She’s...

Hi all! So I have a 5-year-old RIR hen named Ruby. She’s also been a bit slower because of her age but I recently noticed that she’d slowed down a bit more. She’s still eating, drinking, scratching around, and roosting normally but when I took a look at her feet I noticed this on both pads...

Hi all! So I’ve got a 3-year-old Lavender Orpington named Phoebe. Really lovely hen. She’s been acting herself, eating and drinking, normal poops, active, clear eyes and nose, normal weight, but I notice that she is breathing quite heavily. Her mouth is only slightly open and I don’t hear any...

Hi all. So I live in New England so I always have issues with water freezing over in the wintertime. I have three waterers (one in the coop, one in the pen, and one for the rooster) so dethawing all three multiple times a day is a to Does anyone have any tips on how to keep water thawed? I’ve...

Here’s a video of my 4-year-old Red Sexlink, Ginny, making a strange trilling sound. This was just happening when they were all standing outside huddled together in their pen cause of the cold. Anyone ever heard this before? I’m really curious what it means!

Hi all! So I have a 1.5 year old Rhode Island Red rooster mutt named Harvey. He’s really my pride and joy. Not only is he gorgeous, but he’s a really fantastic roo. Never attacked anyone, only crows briefly in the morning, protective but not aggressive with the hens. All around great boy. I’ve...

Hi all. Hope everyone who celebrates it had a fantastic Thanksgiving. So I have a 2 year old lavender Orpington named Phoebe. She’s a fantastic hen and she’s always laid pretty reliably. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed that she’s been spending a lot of time in the nest box. Usually...

Hi all. So I have a beautiful RIR mix rooster named Harvey. He’s a great roo. Gorgeous, very polite, never attacked anyone, protective, and quite gentle with the hens. I had him separated for a couple of weeks while my hens were molting and also while I introduced two older 4-year-old hens to...

Hi all. So I just adopted two four-year-old hens from my local MSPCA. One of them is a Rhode Island Red and she is quite the personality! She has settled in very well and the vet gave her a clean bill of health minus a heart murmur. The other one is a Red Sexlink and she is a total sweetheart...

Hi all. So I have a 2 year old Lavender Orpington who was egg bound for about a day and a half. She passed the egg this morning. She seems more perky, but still seems lethargic and a bit under the weather. Her feathers are still puffed up and she looks cold, so I turned a heat lamp on for her...

Hi all! So I have a 2 year old Lavender Orpington who was displaying all the symptoms of egg binding. I took her to the vet and they did an x-ray that confirmed it. They gave her fluids and a calcium shot. I took her home and gave her an epsom salt bath. I was gently massaging the area and I was...

Hi all. So I have a 2-year-old Lavender Orpington named Phoebe. She’s a wonderful hen, super sweet, great layer, follows you around like a dog. I’ve never had any issues with her as far as laying goes. Today, she started showing all of the signs of egg binding, and so I took her to the vet. They...