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My chickens are 22 weeks and I’m having some issues. We went through the heat wave last weekend without any problems. Everyone that was laying, continued to lay everyday. Then our temps dropped down 20° overnight and I had 4 hens lay soft shelled eggs. These were in addition to them laying thier...

6 weeks today. It’s comb has always seemed large, but I’ve been told it’s not a definite sign of it being a cockerel. Today it got spooked and raised its hackles. I read females can do that too but it’s often a male trait. So.. what do you think?

How do I know If my chicks are underweight? They are 4, going on 5 weeks and There is really only one that lets me hold her. Today I noticed I could feel a bone in her chest. I’m 100% clueless about chicken “anatomy” and normals because I’ve never had chickens before. I don’t know which bones...

Typically we would only be worried about your typical predators (foxes, raccoons, coyotes, dogs, possibly bobcats, etc..) however, a handful of people have claimed to have seen a mountain lion in my town. We are not familiar with how to deal with these. Would an electric line around the run be...

We ordered 4 BR and 1 Cuckoo Maran, one of those passed away at 2 days old, I do not know which it was. 4 weeks later, I have noticed that this one is developing its tail feathers at a much slower rate than the other BR chicks. It has me wondering if Wilma has to have it’s named changed to...

so I am brand new to chicks.. and this is going to be long, but help please! they were hatched on Sunday, and mailed overnight, we received them the next morning, which was yesterday. They all seemed happy and healthy according to “the textbook”. This morning, one had pasty butt, I took care of...

I’m positive this is a silly question, but: I’ve read that your heat plate should be at your chicks back.. does this refer to the chicks back when they are standing or when they are laying? I have the Titan heat plate that I ordered off of amazon. I don’t currently have chicks, I will be...

Hello! My husband and I are getting chicks next weekend for the first time in our lives. (Chicken math hit us hard, we were going to get 6, then decided 8, ended up ordering 12) 1: what do you brood 12 chicks in when they get bigger? We found a used “Chick-N Hutch” (it’s 2’x3’), but will...