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8-week old Buff Orpington hatchery pullet, 1 lb, 8 oz. She's wanting to sleep, outer eyelids closed, huddled by the cozy coop warmer when outside, sometimes now inside standing with eyes closed, seems very sensitive to any light, puts her head in the folds of a curtain or is usually facing the...

Butters is a three year old Buckeye and has lost a lot of weight (2 lbs 12 oz several days ago), loss of appetite. Vet said her blood work is fairly normal, showing some inflammation, liver is normal. Was guessing heart or kidney failure then. I've been tube-feeding her about 35ml of Exact baby...

Frozen shale preventing getting step-in fencing in Since we've had so little snow I decided to set up a small run surrounded by Premier 1's PoultryNet Plus. Part of the line I want to run is on the edge of our shale driveway. Normally I use a strong (steel?) tent stake and a hammer to drive...

Peanut is seriously ill I think. She had mild diarrhea that I noticed a few days ago, but her behavior and stance has been normal looking. This evening before roosting she was periodically standing and rhythmically sort of heaving and straightening as if to poop or lay, and a bit of stuff drips...

They are Golden Comets, free. Friend knows the homeowner, there was a caretaker who had them, they may be about a year old, currently need a keeper, the caretaker left without taking the chickens and the homeowner doesn't like chickens. I'd love for them to not end up in freezer camp...can't...

My 6-week old Buckeyes have been going in to roost now about 8pm. It's still a bit light out. KNowing how they behaved in the brooder, I'm thinking they might take a little time to get situated. Do you give them time to tussle around and settle down in the half-light? Maybe my situation is a...

I will set up a treadle feeder and train them (Rat Proof Feeder http://ratproofchickenfeeder.com/Medium-Ratproof-Chicken-Feeder_p_1.html) and the seller recommended they weigh at least 2 lbs for safe use. What is the weight trajectory for this breed? I don't have an accurate scale in my house. I...

First-time chicken keeper. I noticed this chick, smaller than the others, and prone to getting bullied by a pretty feisty chick was sleeping a little more than the other 4 yesterday but it would get up and be eating and drinking, and I attributed it to the travel stress. I have been cleaning the...

Hello everyone! This community has been very informative and I hope to keep learning as much as I can! I am new to chickens and have never kept any before (or any other bird actually). I'm an avid birder and am very interested in animal behavior and personality. Eggs would be nice but I'm not...