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Has anyone ever heard their hen bark? Two of my hens did not go into their coop lastnight and around midnight my husband woke up to what he thought was a dog barking in our backyard. He retrieved the flashlight and went out to the corner of the house and found our two hens. The marans was...

I went out this morning to feed my fluffy butts and my little d'uccle girl is gone. I searched the entire yard for her and she isn't anywhere Not only that but my bantam roo, Bob, is injured. His right wing is shredded, he is limping and he is barely eating. He must have put up a good...

I have read on here how some females will have bumps on their legs, that are just bumps. And then there are the bumps on the roos that end up being spurs. I have one chick who is approximately 5-6 weeks old and I noticed bumps on its legs and when I felt them they were just little round bumps...

I am new to owning chickens and my husband and I are considering buying some meat birds, but I don't think I would be okay with processing my own chickens. I have read on here that some people take their birds to the Amish for processing and was wondering if there is anyone in the Tampa Bay...

She is 4 weeks old, yet still has no tail feathers. I have another one from the same batch that looks just like her and she doesn't have any tail feathers either. Do you think they are Welsummers? Or maybe a different breed? Thanks for any suggestions.

I have 11 chicks (ranging in age from 3+ weeks to over 5 weeks) and I noticed that when they seem startled that 8 of them run into a corner together while the other three hang by the feeder looking around with their tail feathers up. Could this indicate that I have 8 pullets and 3 cockarels? I...

They are from McMurray Hatchery . . . I initially thought one of them might be a dark cornish, but I have checked their website dozens of times and they are so light-colored they don't really match the pics. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!