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i looked up wry neck and that sounds exactly like my chick. thank u so much for the advice. anyone who may have some treatment options???

yesterday i fed my chicks and all were healthy and happy. an hour later i go in to freshen their water and one of the chicks is laying on its side with its head cocked sideways. its head just drooped when i picked her up. i left her in the brooder overnight thinking i would find her dead this...

anybody?.....

Do chickens get fleas and do they keep them groomed off of themselves? I have a 4 mth old buff orp hen and she is brought indoors at night (she is the only survivor of a flock of 20,dog and coons, not my pet coon, got the rest) and I was wondering if she can be treated with flea drops to...

If I breed my RIR Roo with a Buff Orp hen will the male chicks be RIR and the female Orp? I'm new to chickens.. Thanks!!

Thank you everyone !! I was leaning towards Buff Orp as well

I was given this chick 6 days ago, I know the people who gave her to me and I know they bought her in mid March, she's smaller than the other chicks that are the same age, I don't think she's a bantam breed. You can't see them very well in the picture but her legs are more pinkish, they are not...

Does anyone have photos of a 10 wk old male and female RIR they can post so I can compare mine. I was told it was female but I'm having some doubts now. Thanks!!

The town I live in does not allow chickens. I am on a mission to get my local ordinance changed. I will be meeting with the Board of Works in a few weeks and I am putting together my "Case" on why we should be allowed to own a few chickens. I've got the basics such as no roo's, sanitation, coop...

Can sand be used as grit?

I bought 6 Golden Comets on April 6th,(they were 2 days old at that time) 3 females and 3 males. They were all the same size when I bought them but as you can see in the picture my "little one" is much smaller than the rest. The female (on the left) and the other females are that same size and...

awesome! thanks for the great advice everyone. im a chicken newbie. lol

should i put the boxes nest to each other or spread them out?

If I have 6-8 laying hens how many nest boxes will I need in my henhouse?

If my chicks are free range outside do they still need grit or will they get it from the ground?

I had 2 5 week old RIR and a 6 week old Welsummer that had been raised together. I made a terrible mistake today and forgot my dog in the backyard. By the time I remembered where she was, it was to late. I looked out the back window and caught her with one of my RIR in her mouth and the...

She was born with the chipmunk stripe.... do the brown leghorns and partridge rock have those too?

Now that I finally got the picture on here, I hope..... Can someone help me identify the breed of my chicken? She is now 5 wks

I'll try that after dinner. thank-u