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I have 2 broody girls that are sitting on eggs next to each other in separate nesting boxes. Today is day 21 for one hen and day 9 for the other. They switched this morning and my question is, is that ok? I am not sure if they will switch back but is it ok for the one who was on day 9 to hatch...

My chickens keep wandering into my neighbor's yard even though they have 5 acres to free-range on. My run is pretty small and so I don't like to leave them in there all the time and they are so much happier free-ranging but I really don't want them wandering into my neighbor's yard. Does anyone...

I am trying out the deep bedding method and I have 17 birds and they roost over this 4' - 6' space. It is starting to smell a bit like ammonia and doesn't seem to dry out as much as I was hoping. I turn it about once a week and I have full roof ventilation. Do I just have too many chickens to...

I saw this nasty cluster of worms in my droppings this am. Only saw this one chunk. What do you recommend for treatment? I have 17 birds and they're not easy to catch so the most efficient solution the better please!

This one is perplexing me and I can't tell if it's a hen or rooster. The tail feathers are not crystal clear to me and I don't really see saddle feathers. Looking for help from the experts!

I hatched my first clutch of eggs this year and disappointed that 7 of them are cockerels and only 3 hens. Is there anything different I can do next year? Is this a fluke or pretty common? Also I am going to keep one for future hatching - any suggestion of how to determine which one to keep...

I am asking about the white chicken on the yellow door. I have a feeling this is a roo but can someone confirm for me? 6 weeks old. Not sure of the breed. Thanks!

I've posted labeled pictures to help ID them for me. The pictures aren't the greatest but they're skittish. I am so bad at telling the hens from cockerels and I'm dying to know what I have! Help!!

My poor girl somehow escaped the mouth of a coyote today losing most of her tail feathers and got this wound that goes down to the fat. She seems to be acting ok. Will this heal on its own eventually or what do you suggest?

I am trying to figure out if I need to expand my coop. I currently have 10 hens and a roo and mama in the middle nesting box there is sitting on a clutch of 10 eggs. I won't keep all of them but in the meantime until they are teenagers can I have everyone live in here? Will the babies find room...

I am so excited to finally have a broody hen. I have a smallish coop but have an outdoor area that is enclosed and so I am planning on leaving her to hatch where she's comfortable and safe inside the coop but my question is, should I move her and the chicks to a separate area by themselves to...

My hen is egg bound. She has tried to lay her egg for at least 6-7 days now and I can definitely feel an egg in there. I can't feel the shell directly, it almost feels like it's between some connective tissue. At this point can I do anything to save her? She is acting fine and eating and...

I have a 4 year old Easter Egger who has been a really solid layer. She has been laying all spring then started laying really thin shells, then dropping shell-less eggs at night, and now stopped all together for about 2 weeks. Do you think she's done laying forever??

I have a hen who acts broody when she is in her nesting box and she will stay in there for an hour or so after she lays but then she continues on her business and leaves the coop. I want her to be broody. Should I leave her eggs in the box in the hopes that one day soon she will decide to park...

Is this what I think it is? Suggestions on treatment?

I've got 2 Buff Orpingtons. It is starting to look like chicken "A" is a rooster but I'm hoping "B" is a hen. Thoughts??

I treated all of my girls with fenbendazole for roundworm because I saw worms in one of their droppings. Everyone has done fine except one who has completely stopped laying and is molting on her neck feathers. She is under a year old so shouldn't be doing the annual molt yet. Is this normal...

I found round worms in one of my chicken's poop so opted for Fenbendazole 10% paste for horses. I am reading so many conflicting things about what the treatment should be. I am doing a pea sized amount in each of their beaks but do I do it once and repeat in 10 days or do I have to do it every...

I have some Buff Orpingtons that I got that are about 3 weeks old and one of them has a crusty looking neck and not a lot of neck feathers. Is this something I need to be worried about?

I have 3 year old chickens who were laying great until I introduced new 6 week old birds to the flock. Most of them suddenly stopped and it's been 3 weeks since they have laid. One chicken is still laying fine and a few others lay about one egg a week, and then there are others who lay in the...