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A 18-month barred rock, laying One of the 15 hens and free ranged in backyard; she is only one with the symptoms Bald area near vent and brown squishy poop( see attached) Appreciated if you can point me some direction to address the issue if needed

My BO is 3 and half years old. Always heathy with a good appetite. I noticed her withdrawing from the flock late yesterday, still went to rooster with the flock for the night. This morning she withdrew again and showed no interest of eating/drinking. She has been in her own pen, fed with syringe...

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My objective is to reduce his morning crows in order to keep him! He is the only roo in the flock... So far, I've trying to let him out around sunrise - that helps with crows after letting out; I also tried to let them out an hour before the sunrise, which didn't seem to help. As the ladies...

One of our hatched babies- he is very sweet to both human and hens. Whenever he finds any treats, he always calls the hens to eat. And when they eat, he stands guarding. And watches out from dawn to dust! He plays a chicken dance to his mate before or after mating. I would love to keep him...

Six of 13 chickens (17 months old) are changing feathers now. I noticed that there are white specks on the coop floor and pen. Wonder if that is related to shedding of dead skin like human in addition to their feather shedding. Or is it some kind of skin problem like fungi? One of them has grown...

A 19-month old hen had been laying (sparsely), and started to go broody for a month now. We didn't manage strictly to break her broodiness (e.g. caging etc). She is growing weak and started to walk backwards during the short time she is away from the box. Anyone has similar experience (of both...

My new batch has one cockerel and three pullets. They're free ranged with hens during the days, but are not allowed by hens to roost together at night. Apparently they have the lowest pecking order, though they're about the same size with small hens and the cockerel actually mates with several...

My cuckoo maran has a butt with a bald spot. And the feather around looks loose. Please see picture below. She is otherwise healthy and laying eggs as usual (almost). She is now 15 months old, and has a large body size with a good appetite (and aggressive, so I don't think any other gals picking...

Our town doesn't allow rooster. I'm looking for someone willing to share/exchange a few fertilized eggs. We didn't plan to hatch eggs or raise baby chicks this year. But my poor Coco, buff orpington has been on 3rd time wanting to hatch some eggs within her first year. We want to make it happen...

Night month old EE recently “doses off” a lot. Used to lay and stopped. Should I be concerned? If so, what to do? The temperature has been between 20s to 40s mostly.

My buff orpington has been regularly laying eggs for about two months now. Last two three weeks, she sat in the laying box longer (for about 2-3 hours) than she first started to lay. Today she's been there most of the day already. She is sitting still and looks very enjoying. Is she already...

I am thinking to re-purpose the heating lamp used when they were babies to keep the coop warm. Questions for experts - 1. I have a flock of 13 hens of almost 7 months old. Their coop is wood frame off the ground. Do they need supplemental heating? 2. If so, what's the trigger point of...

One of my free-ranged hens seems to have her behind wet with poop residual on her feather (down). She would soil her egg or others' if she happened to sit in the same box her sisters laid before her. She seems pretty normal otherwise. Should I be concerned about her wet poop? Do people normally...

Six months exact since my flock arrived - one day old puff ball to be rainbow-colored egg layer: easter eggers, rhode island red, barred rock, buff orpington and leghorns, from Cackled Hatchery online. Very excited to see first egg laid in 16 weeks... But learning something new everyday! The...