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I have 24 ISA Browns. They are 7 months old. About a month ago I started to notice some of the pullets where losing feathers around their tail. It it started with just 2. Then there where a few more. I noticed a couple of them where going around and pecking out the small fluffy feathers around...

I am having a bout right now with cocci. Should i through the eggs away during this?

I found one of my hens dead on the floor this morning. They all seemed fine yesterday. I opened her up and found 5 egg yolks about 3/4" in dia in by her liver and gizzard. Is this normal or is this what is called internal laying?

I got my first 2 eggs today. I have 27 Isa Browns I got as chicks and they are 14 weeks old yesterday. I was very surprised as i was thinking it would be Sept or Oct before they where old enough. Is this common with this breed?

I am looking for a hatchery close to my home. I am in West Bloomfield MI, which is about 35 miles north of Detroit. i have heard there is one in or near Ann Arbor? Rodney

I have 30 ISA Browns that are 8 weeks old. They have been off of the heat lamp for about 3 weeks now. 6 of them are roosting at night but the rest all huddle in a corner. It has been 87 degrees here this week and 81 at 9:40 when I shut them up for the night. They are huddled in their corner. I...

I started mixing in a new brand of starter, without meds, in with my medicated started to wean the chicks off of the old and into the new. They have had very wet and runny poop for a few days now. Is this normal when changing feed and how long will it last?

I am new to raising chickens, although I grew up on a farm with them when I was young, it has been along time. I am building a new coop and run and there are some pine trees where I want to put the run. I was wondering if the pine needles where a concern? Would they eat them? Would they get...