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My hen, Mulva (name from Seinfeld), is about 11 months old. When I went to let our five chickens on their daily "walk" around our yard (we let them out of their run to explore and give them treats for about a half an hour a day if we can) I immediately noticed that she had a bald spot that was...

So we have been working on a nice 84 sq feet chicken run for our 5 hens. Right now we are using those wimpy green posts and fencing with strawberry netting over the top to keep out a hawk that has taken to perching on the top of our coop once and a while. (we actually had a near loss, I was...

I have been seeing some red in my chicken's poop for a few days now, and have thought nothing of it because they have been enjoying a summer treat of watermelon. This time it had been a few days and I was still seeing small bubbles of red in my chicken's poop. Not often, but not too...

Hello! We are starting a coop renovation soon to make more room for our 5 chickens. We have our design, but we don't know how we are going to keep our 15 week old chickens happy while one or two of the walls are missing. Also, none of them have started laying yet, but we have two barred rocks...

So I just got this chick about 12 weeks ago, and she and a bunch of others were marked as "Starlight Green Eggers" which I had never heard of, but they laying info seemed plentiful so we got one. Now I am wondering if technically she is an Easter Egger. She looks just like one to me. I don't...

So I have 5 12-week chickens; 2 barred rocks, 1 starlight green egger, and 2 silver laced wyandottes. We purchased a coop that was supposed to hold 6-8 birds (keep in mind, I'm a beginner) and it most definitely does not.:mad: I need some advice on how I should expand my coop, hopefully without...

Hi! I'm Emily, and I have 5 12-week old pullets. They stay in the run most of the day, which is aprx 95sq feet. (fenced in because we live in the countryside-suburbs) I have heard that the deep litter method can amount to up to 12 inches of compost, and I just don't know if there is enough...

Hi! I have 2 11 week Plymouth Barred Rocks, and one of them is starting to redden while the other is still yellow. The one that is redding (Mulvah) has a larger comb than the other (dolores). Mulvah looks really red sometimes, and yellowish pink other times. Am I crazy, or is it normal for them...

This is probably the 3rd time I have inquired on this chicken, but I haven't gotten many responses, one person said pullet, another said cockerel... I'm so curious! :confused: So, here is a bunch of photos of a ten week (bought as a pullet) Plymouth Barred Rock.

We have 5 10-week old pullets, a coop made for 6-8 chickens (so naturally it fits up to 6), and our the chickens just can't get enough of it! It has been beautiful weather lately, and all they want to do is kick around in the pine shavings in the poop drawer. They have a coop built into the run...

I have posted a thread on this subject before (it didn't have the best quality photos), but I just want to make sure. We bought 5 pullets, but I think this she might be a he! How often does this happen, and are my speculations correct? This one is 9 weeks old .

I have a 10 week old flock. 2 barred rocks, 2 silver laced wyandottes, and 1 starlight green egger. One of my chickens is odd, compared to the rest. She always has her tail propped up high, and she likes to sleep on her side. She seems to have some sort of authority over the rest of the...

So I have a 9 week old flock, they have been in the coop for about 3 weeks, and just now is it starting to get warm. The high today was 85 degrees. Since it is becoming summer, I am checking the water supply at least 2 times a day and removing any dirt they scratch into the water. All of my...

So I have heard that the chickens in a particular flock have a pecking order. I have 5 chickens in my flock, and one of them (her name is Mulvah: after seinfeld) is always "showing up" the other birds, chasing off litter critters such as sparrows, is always the one to run over to us humans...

Hi! I'm Emily, and we just got chickens. They have been out in the coop for about a three weeks now, and I have been cleaning the coop about 2 times a week. Is that a healthy amount? I have 5 pullets.

Hi everyone! I have five 61/2 old chickens and they have been spending the daytimes outside in the coop. It is currently early spring, so the nights do get a bit chilly. Today, the low temp is 45 degrees overnight, and I am strongly considering this to be their first night outside. They all...