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How to fatten up a scrawny hen? She individually used to have a lot more meat on her keel bone. She's a very big australorp/orpington. I have food and water in more than one location, so although I figure bullying's involved, i feel like she ought to be able to eat enough. They eat layena...

So my crazyish hen was eating wood chips the other day. Wood shavings. Biggish ones. I've read that can impact her crop. Is this just normal once-in-a-while being dumb behavior?

I read a post once where a young teen with chickens sprays down the henhouse daily with a bleach solution. She seemed to think that was normal. Who else does disinfection often, and how? Most hen houses I've seen in person are G R O S S I'm trying to figure out a disinfection routine to reduce...

Hi! I have rats. They're interfering with my hens' ability to eat and live in peace. It sounds like I need al's treadle feeder but i'm not ready to pay for it (them. Need 2) Meanwhile we are pulling weeds and clearing plants, trying to keep chicken feed inaccessible, we trapped 3, planning on...

Blue buff columbian orpingtons? Does this mean that they are trying to sell mutts- columbian crossed with buff or lavender orpington? Or is this a real thing?

Is it normal for chickens to crawl up underneath each others' feathers, wings, tails, even completely underneath like in this photo?

Hi! I have 2 hens and had a roo that i assume(d) are all easter eggers. One hen has spurs, ear tufts and a beard or ruff, I'm not sure what everything is called. She lays light brown eggs. The other hen has a bigger comb, no tufts or spurs and lays medium-brown eggs. They're lightweight birds...

I have safeguard pellets i bought for my rabbit. I give him 3 pellets, for 3 days in a row. Then repeat, i think a week later. I do that every 3 or 4 months, when i start seeing worms in his poop. I got 2 new hens and a roo. The hens have diarrhea. Hen#2, especially. And the poop stinks...

Hi! I got 3 new chickens, 2 hens and a roo. I don't know their ages, but they seem to be full grown. Both hens lay. They appear to be Easter eggers. The birds themselves dont stink but their poop is awful. What is up with this? Around other peoples' chicken areas, i get a chicken headache...

I gave her rescue remedy for shock. Gave nutri drench but is not drinking. I thought she was too hot earlier, so i think she has been injured for at least 3 hours. I have absorbable sutures. Do i clean her inside with something before trying? The wound looks clean. Her neck itself is exposed...

I have a hen laying fertile eggs but I'm planning on cooking mr. Scruffy today. How do I store her eggs to keep their fertility high? And the eggs she lays for the next 2 weeks should be fertile? Can i rinse them w filtered water if necessary?

What's up with this guy? I just picked up 2 hens and a roo as a rehoming package deal. The lady said her friend moved and couldn't take her chickens. She says the roo is molting. I figure it's something more. His wings have also been clipped hard. One of the hens has a similar-looking patch...

Hi! My hen ate dumor layer crumbles with her former owner. And scraps, scratch grains, etc. I bought her organic dumor layer crumbles and she'd rather eat anything else. I don't think it smells too good. I think it's old. The manufacture date is printed on the bag but it's smeared. I also...

Hi, everybody! Just today i learned that brown leghorns are beautiful birds. Whoever came up with that name? There is one for sale, as part of a flock of 5 hens of different breeds. It's supposedly a hen, but it has quite the comb. Can I have your opinions? They are 7-10 mos old.

I've had my hen about 2 weeks. She's great with us humans, but she almost killed a barred rock hen at her old house. And hated an ISA brown, and didn't like this one or that one in the 6 hen flock. She did get along with some hens , said her previous owner. She recommended a submissive hen...

I'd like to find one or two buff orpingtons to give my hen a flock. If you have these or some other similar sized, mild and friendly hen to offer, please let me know. Im in north central NJ by rt 22

I'm building my coop and run now, as my first pullet is living in the shed and causing general destruction in the garden during the day as i watch her and build. I made a nest box today, but it looks so BIG. I was going by measurements i found somewhere here that said 14" square, bigger for...

Hello! I've been here off and on for years, but now it's real. I have a chicken, she laid 2 eggs, and i did it out of order. We're building her house