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Can someone verify if this is fowl pox? I noticed my one hen had a bloody comb a few days ago and thought she may have been pecked so I didn’t think much of it as she seemed fine otherwise. Yesterday when I let my girls out I noticed her eye was swollen shut so I started to look around at the...

My Neighbour just lost half her flock to a pair of mink last week. Our coops are close to each other and it was a miracle that the mink did not make it over and get my 15 chickens. My chickens have been locked up and secured in the coop since the attack and her remaining chickens in her coop...

Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me figure out what is going on with my chicken. Libby is a 3 year old barred rock. She, along with the rest of my flock went through a heavy molt back in the fall and stopped laying eggs. Libby hasn’t layed since early October and was laying well before...

I have two week old chicks that are being raised by a mama hen. We aren’t keeping all of them and the new owners are hoping to take them soon. My question is since it has been consistently hot here 80-85 degrees F plus humidity (Southern Ontario) will the chicks need a heat lamp without mama...

My broody Orpington mama hatched her first little chicks yesterday. She has been a very dedicated mama since she first became broody about 4 weeks ago. So much so that I had to take her off her nest once a day because she was not leaving to eat or drink. She has been an excellent mama and is...

Hi everyone, I am looking for suggestions on how to get rid of rats under my coop/potting shed. We have tried a bait trap with poison(not to worry chicken safe) and I set old fashion snap traps at night inside the run once the chickens are put in for the night. I use peanut butter and seeds...

I have about 10 chickens (mostly different coloured Orpingtons) who range from 7-9 months and NONE of them have layed an egg yet! I have been watching since about the end of September and by now I thought I’d have something. All of them have red little combs and wattles. They get plenty of...

Who wants to play “The rooster or hen “ guessing game with me?? This is Nellie and she is a 25ish week old buff Orpington. She is huge and I think she has laid an egg but I can’t be sure because I have a bunch that are coming in to lay. I bought her as a pullet and she looked and acted like...

Hi chicken peeps! I am new to raising baby chicks. I started with ready to lay chickens last year and thought I would try getting some babies this year. I picked up 4 orpingtons on March 4. Two were about a week old and two were a couple days old so they are now about 3-4 weeks old. I am...