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It's kind of cool, actually because I had a wonderful, sweet rooster named Henry who was blinded by his son in a fight. We got rid of the offending young rooster, but unfortunately, a couple of years after Henry was nursed back to health he was attacked and killed by a red-tailed hawk. My hen's...

I really don't know what breed they are, but I'll go with Welsummers. Thanks!

h Thanks for your reply! She no longer lays eggs so it sounds like you're right :)

These hens are sisters, about 7 years old and up until about 3 months ago looked so identical I could barely tell them apart. Now, one of my hen's feathers are totally changing color, and she's looking more and more like the rooster I used to have, her father. Has anyone ever seen this and if...

5-28-2013 10:00pm

Should I throw away all of my eggs? Need some advice! Please read my previous post...

*Bump please*

Thank you for your reply flockwatcher. If I happen to have any eggs from her, are they safe to eat?

One of my young hens (about 2 years old) died yesterday from what I'm sure was ascites. I first noticed the symptoms about 2 weeks ago. Her abdomen became very bloated and she had a whiteish/yellowish substance coming out of her vent. Unfortunately, I could not afford to have her seen by a vet...

Thanks for the info! Now I know what to call my rooster

I'm so sorry your girl was attacked and I hope she is better soon! I heard a terrible commotion today coming from our coop and when I ran out to see what was going on a red-tailed hawk was sitting on one of my girls, wings flapping like you described. I screamed and the hawk took off and landed...

I can't give you any good advice on frostbite, but I just wanted to comment about the rooster in your picture (avatar). He looks just like mine! I've been trying to identify his breed for the 3 years I've had him. Do you know what breed this rooster is? He's beautiful!

I also have 10 acres and at first I worried about my chickens roaming too far when it was getting dark. You could try putting a (cheap) chicken run around the coop and only let them go in the run for a week or so. I used chicken wire and and 1" wood trim that I bought at Home Depot. I used a...

Thanks for the encouraging words Lollipop! He's such a gentle, sweet rooster and such a gentleman to the hens. Can they survive without food/water for a week? I just tried giving him water with a small syringe and it looked like he got a little. I tried feeding him his favorite treat - bread -...

My favorite rooster was injured 2 days ago. He never came back to the coup that night and I found him the next morning sitting in the woods, not moving. Both eyes were shut and one badly swollen. Not sure if a predator got him or one of my other two younger roos. I have him confined now, have...