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I’ve nine hens that I’ve raised from chicks, they’re all a year and a half or older. One of the hens has started to crow at dawn. ???

Don’t know what is wrong with my rooster’s comb. I cleaned it and put Neosporin on it. The comb is hard and bloody in spots. Only rooster so no fighting. We did have some cold temps this winter but hens combs are fine.

I noticed tonight that one of my hens has poop all over her butt. She is eating well and active but her butt is a mess! I didn’t want to catch her tonight and soak and clean her cause its cold outside. Thought I bring her in early tomorrow morning and soak her and clean it up. If it is...

I have a five month hen that has been laying eggs and doing well. She has been laying her eggs on the coop so yesterday when I saw her in the coup looking for a place to lay her egg I picked her up and put her in a nesting box. When I went in later in the afternoon she was still standing up in...

I’ve been watching one of my three month old hens for several days. She seemed to have a big bulge on her front. She wasn’t acting quite right but seemed to be eating and drinking. I caught her this morning and it felt like a lemon sized balloon of water. I put her in a cage and did some...

I have a week old chick with a broken leg, what can I do?

Eight weeks, Looks like a roo to me! I need to contact Hoover’s if it is a roo.

Unfortunately I had to euthanize all my chickens several months ago. They had contracted MG and several other very contagious disease. They could not figure out how they got it. It broke my heart. I had a mix of twelve hens and one gorgeous BCM rooster. I’m going to get chicks in March and...

I live in the mountains of NC, very seclude. About a month ago my chickens started getting sick. Respiratory infection. Treated with sulphur drug prescribed by Vet, didn’t work. Lost a hen and took to state for necropsy. Got a call this afternoon and I’m under quarantine and I have to kill...

It started a month ago. My chickens started sneezing and several had hard time breathing. I separated out the sick ones to their own individual cages. I took the sickest one to the vet and he said she had a upper respiratory infectio. Gave me as sulfur drug to put in their water. I treated...

Yesterday I found my three month old pullets standing with beak up in the air opening and closing her beak, raspy noise coming from her. I separated her and gave her a couple of drops of VetRx. she is in a cage in the garage now. This morning I checked the coop and I could hear my girls making...

Went to the coop this morning and found two diarrhea poops, like small cow patty’s. Should I be concerned? The liquid part looked already absorbed in the dirt.

I put six fertilized FCM eggs under a my always broody hen. I was told that Marans eggs have a hard shell and take a lot of humidity to hatch. They’re due in about three days. Was wondering if I should take the hen out and mist her underside then put her back on the eggs? The breeder said...

My almost 6 month old Olivegger just layed her first egg today. It’s the size of a large grape, never had egg so small out of first timer. They will have to get a lot bigger to to match her sisters eggs. Anyone else have this happen.

Does anyone know of a hatchery that sells fertilized eggs? Looking for FCM.

Almost finished just some front trim and screen door to add. So happy with the way it turned out. Run goes around behind coop.

This is a chick I purchased at local feed mill. Was supposed to be an easter-egger. What do you think she is?

My run is dirt but after 8 days of rain its a mud hole and smells like I’m keeping hogs out there! I tried putting straw down but in no time it was a mess so I just raked it all out. What can I sprinkle on the mud to cut the smell? Lime?

At five weeks I can’t figure out what it is. slight touft on head.