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My Rhode Island Red has been moving very slow lately and hanging out by herself during the day when the rest of the flock free ranges. I thought she may have been molting but I just picked her up and she’s super light. I looked under her feet and found what may be bumble foot? Would that cause...

I had a small coop, so we decided to upgrade but in the midst of transitioning, my salmon Faverolle decided to go broody. Long story short she hatched and has been raising the chicks in the smaller coop while the rest of the flock is in the new coop. The chicks are around 3 weeks old and need to...

A few weeks ago we had a fox attack and we lost 2 hens. While the Easter Egger didn’t have any obvious wounds, her feathers were scattered around so we know that something happened. Fast forward a week, she started limping and now she hops around on one foot. Is this residual affects from the...

I had my first broody experience a little over a week ago, so I finally decided to get some eggs (we just finished a new coop and you can’t just have extra space lol). Anyways, the eggs arrived today, I popped them under Phyllis, and she accepted them right away. So my question is: do I just...

I have a roughly 8 month old Salmon Faverolle pullet who I now believe to be broody. So my question is, should I buy some eggs and let her hatch them, or is she still a little too young to be a mom? I’ve never had to deal with a broody in the past so we’re learning as we go!

As I was buying chicks last fall and I was trying to find the perfects breeds, I happened to stumble across light brahmas. I loved how plus sized they were and their color so I decided I would just get one pullet. Fast forward 6 months and I’ve seen just how many variations of brahmas there...

Two of my hens, a barred rock and RIR, have been getting more and more black spots on their combs/wattles by the day. At first I figured it was just pecking wounds becuade they’re the top two hens and I figured one was trying to assert dominance over the other, but the spots are growing more and...

I have 4 new pullets, a naked neck, light Brahma, Easter Egger, and salmon faverolle. I ordered them in September from ideal poultry so they’re all about 23 weeks old. My naked neck began laying a medium brown egg about two weeks ago but we’re “patiently” waiting on the others. Any ideas as to...

I bought 4 chicks around the end of summer and made sure I only checked the little “pullet” box on the website, but it seems I’m part of the unlucky 5%. Any thoughts on gender? He/She is a naked neck around 5 months old.

I just walked outside and my barred rock hen’s comb was cut and hanging off the back. What do I need to do?

So a little backstory: we bought a TSC coop (worst decision ever) that decided it would warp each time it rained. Eventually it fell apart, but we fixed it enough. We were planning on building the new coop that TSC gave us in replacement the following day, but of course we were a little late...

We’ve decided over that past month that culling our cockerel is the best option. He won’t let us near him or the full on flying attack kicks in lol so my question is: what is the best way to cull him if we can’t get near him? Do we need to just man up and grab him? Thanks!!

how much room would be required in a coop that houses 15 standard chickens? There is a 20X20 run and they free range about half the week.

My cockerel normally loves my dad, but today when he was putting the chickens back in the run, he started attacking him. My dad pushed him down and the cockerel just kept going at him. His beak is broken so it didn’t seem to hurt, but is he going to continue doing this? He’s done his dance in...

I’m getting a few bantams and maybe some standard chickens to my existing flock. How old do they need to be until I add them? I am going to seperate them during the day, but at night, can they sleep in the coop with everyone else?

I have RIR, Barred rock, and Asia black. Whose egg is whose?

Lately my rooster has been following me when I go out to give the girls treats. Today I put down the treats, dropped the bag, then started walking away and my roo kept following me, as he did throughout the rest of the day. Is he just being friendly and wanting food or is he going to try and...

My pullets recently started laying and one just laid a squishy egg. What does this mean? Is it just because she’s new at it?

My pullets recently started laying and I’ve cracked a few eggs open and they’ve had little red dots in the yolk, or sometimes outside the yolk. Are these little blood spots? Are they safe to eat? I’m new so I have no idea what I’m doing lol and knowledge is welcome.

I have 2 cockerels and one has to go. Anyone interested?