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Hey everybody it’s been awhile since I’ve been around and I’ve an issue I could use your help with! to start things off today I had to cull one of my chickens due to severe head wounds from a raccoon attack. The bastard finally found a way into my coop after 4 years of success. Then all the...

My 2/3 year old broody hen has finally hatched her first egg. So now my question is what’s next for her and her chick will she lay again? Will she go broody again? How long before Chicky starts wandering around without her or will they be lifelong mates and form their own sub flock? Any tips...

I’m not sure how the genetics work with sapphire gems and splashes but I know that the gem males are barred is it the same with splashes? I have a 3 month old splash who seems to be to be quite rosy in the Comb and wattles. I’m really hoping She will not turn out to be a He. I’ve already had to...

So I have a broody hen that’s been sitting on 1 fertilized egg For around 20 days when I reached under her to check it out I accidentally cracked the egg! When this happened I heard peeping is the chick going to ok?! I did I just put a Death sentence On this poor baby?!😰😰😰😰

I’ve owned chickens for three years now but This is my first season with a rooster. He was supposed to be female but... anyway I don’t have the heart to take him away from his flock and he has been very gentleman-like so far. He has only just started crowing around 4 1/2 to 5 months old. My...

I had gotten some chicks form the feed store about a month ago and the girl wasn’t sure of the breeds they were the last three left. Anyway they almost fully feathered now and I have one that I’m not too sure of the breed I’ve figured out the other two though. One Colombian Wyandotte and a...

Just a friendly photo of the sweetheart in my flock. This is ‘Teddy Bear’ aptly named. She’s a twelve week old ee and loves cuddles. Reply back with pics of your sweetest guy or gal I’d love to see them!

I know we get a bunch of these every day and I never thought I’d be one of them but I need some help identifying these new chicks. I went to the store to get some gate hinges and came out with three chicks, the girl working seemed like she was having trouble identifying them and they were the...

After almost two weeks of careful integration I’ve finally and successfully added my chicks to the rest of my flock. About two weeks ago I moved my 5 week olds to the coop with the rest of my flock, separating a portion with hardware cloth. And during the day they were penned outside after a...

My chicks are 8/7 weeks old, are outside in the coop with my 7 2 yr olds. I have them separated by hardware cloth and during the day they have a separate outdoor enclosure although I have been letting them out to “mingle” with the older girls. At night some of them run straight to their side of...

How big should my young Pullets be before introducing them to my hens and letting them roam I have a fenced 1/4 acre but also have an area chicken wired off until the pullets are too big to fit through the Actual fence holes.

I recently moved my pullets out to the coop with my existing flock but have kept them separated by hardware cloth. When will they be big enough to roost with the big girls?

So I’m curious about adding my new pullets to the established flock. I’ve got 7 birds outside and 8 in the brooder we’ve got a long time but I want to be ready. If I’m supposed to keep new birds in the coop for a couple days how do I get my veterans in and out? I don’t have the space for a...

I have seven assorted hens and my rockstar layer a red sexlink who has laid an egg almost everyday since she came into lay almost a year ago has stopped laying she is otherwise still acting normal should I be concerned? It’s been almost a week since her last egg! Her food is the same she appears...

well I ran out of food the day before yesterday and I’ve had a bad cold so I haven’t been out to get any. Now it’s New Years and I don’t think the stores will be open tomorrow. Anyway it’s not like they are starving they part time free range and get scraps from me as well as my neighbor. But...

I’m worried about one of my black stars I noticed last week a lot of black feathers around the yard and thought I’d lost one to a predator but they were all accounted for. So after inspecting all the black chickens I found the culprit. I don’t know if it’s bullying or what I don’t think it’s he...

so I was surprised to find my red sexlink on her own in our completely fenced off side yard. exhibiting strange behavior. She is usually very friendly and first to greet us when we step outside. When I discovered her she didn’t want to come then found a secluded area under a redwood clump and...

They were supposedly sexed to be all female at my local feed store... but I was in my bathroom this morning and the window was open and I clearly heard a crow I could use some help identifying the culprit I have one barred rock, silver laced Wyandotte,ameracauna,red sexlink, buff Orpington, and...

My 7 chicks are 7weeks old and I just finished the coop today so they will be spending their first night outside. But I’m still concerned they might be too cold the temp tonight is 48-49 degrees. When they go out in the mornings ( from the brooder) it’s around 50s so they are familiar with the...

I’ve been working on finishing the coop for the girls. it’s open all day for them to explore and when I let them in and out of the brooder I “ unload them into the coop so they get used to the idea of leaving it in the morning and then load them back up inside the coop as well around dusk. Today...