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Chick turned 2 weeks old on Monday. Late last week, noticed she was having a hard time moving around the brooder. We did the bandaid thing for the past 4 days, but doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Is this splayed leg or something else? She holds the left leg way out to her side and hops...

Hey everyone, we got 25 pullet chicks from McMurray Hatchery in their Ornamental Egg Layers mix. Can we get some help in ID'ing these pretty girls? I have additional pictures of each, but didn't want this original post to be a mile long. Any input is appreciated! Chick 1 - Assuming this is a...

So, we’ve had this mystic black onyx since she was a pullet in early May. About a month, maybe 6 weeks ago, I came out to her laying in a submissive position with the other girls attacking her in the run. I grabbed her and put her in our secondary pen with another pullet that had an injury. I...

Hey everyone, quick question. One of our hens had bumblefoot and had “surgery” today to take care of that. Vet recommended keeping her separated for 8 weeks until she’s healed and off medication, etc. She’s in our temporary/ quarantine coop in our garage. However, I’m afraid of her being totally...

Hey guys- we have six girls, all laying. It’s a mix flock all standard size. Rhode Island red, Plymouth rock, blue Wyandotte, ETC. Tonight I picked up two bantam Cochin’s needing homes for the winter. One is about a year old, the other a 12-14 week pullet. I’ve set up a temporary area next to...

Obviously new to this for those that have been following our build thread. We have a blue laced Wyandotte that seems to “not feel good” today. Quick back story- 6 pullets purchased from two different people all this past Friday (one week ago tomorrow). A couple have had loose stool/ diarrhea...

Hey guys- We got our 6 pullets home yesterday afternoon and last night was their first night in the new coop (Coop build thread can be found HERE). Everything is perfect, except they've decided to roost on top of the nesting boxes as opposed to on the roosting bars. One of the girls is only 8...

I've got a newbie question or two here. Our coop and run is almost done. Would have been completed today, but it's pouring rain here, so it'll have to wait till tomorrow. We've sourced 5 or 6 pullets from several different people. Picking them up between Friday thru early next week. A mix of...

I have a question. The picture attached is a side view. The squares are the roosting perches. Would this work for roosting perches? Basically, instead of a “ladder step” type layout of roosting bars (Where they would go up in a straight diagonal line), could I take them “back and forth” to go...

I should have signed up and started this a week or more ago, but oh well. Here’s where we are on our coop build. We’re converting an 8’X8’ lean-to shed into a coop. Due to the previous home owner, we’ll just say the lean-to isn’t square. Because of that, the coop will be just over 7’ by 8’...

Someone fairly local has this single chick, needing to get rid of. It’s siblings we’re all killed by a opossum. We’ll be getting a couple Buff Orpington pullets and a couple Rhode Island Red pullets this next weekend. First off, is this a hen? We certainly don’t want a rooster. And if so, would...

Hey guys! New to the forum and new to keeping chickens. Lots of reading and research over the last month or so, and have been a quiet lurker here for that time as well. I have a quick ventilation question. Attached is a couple pictures of the coop we're working on. It's a lean-to shed we're...