Thanks much. I have another Rhode Island Red hen now that was limping this morning and holder her wing out to one side so I picked her up and she is loosing feathers on her chest. Do you think I have a problem here?
I'm starting to think I'm doing something wrong. I've lost two reds in one year. Both just up and died with no sign of sickness beforehand. Is this normal? I don't think its coccidiosis because I see no problems beforehand (like, I didn't seen anything wrong with her yesterday and she was...
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One of my favorite hens died today (or last night) for no apparent reason. She seemed fine yesterday and today I found her laying down on the ground lifeless. I can't help but think I've done something wrong but my other chickens (20 of them) all seem fine to me. Any idea what...
Hello - Quick question - I'm using pine flakes for my chicken's bedding (they don't seem to like that as much as straw). Do I have to completely replace the pine flakes every day?
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My new chicks are almost a month old now and moma doesn't really want to hang out with them anymore. Can I let her go with the rest of the flock and leave the five chicks in their pen? We live in Florida so it's not getting any colder than, maybe, 65 degrees at night.
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I'm new here and I have situation that I don't know what to do about. I haven't raised chickens since I was a teen in the FFA. I retired from the Navy now and here I am 35 years later with a new chicken coops hens and a rooster. I have had them for about six weeks. It didn't take...