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Hello everyone, and Happy 4th! My Barred Rock chicken of 3 years is mostly laying around these days, limps when walks, and has not been laying eggs. Does anyone have a clue what to do? I am so worried about her.

Just noticed today one of three of my hens comb and wattle looking weird and very discolored....kind of black areas on both and it doesn't look right. Just noticed today and it has been hot, around 95, but I had the misters on and a fan on to keep them cool, and plenty of water. I live in...

Hi - I have three full grown chickens and the rats are coming in to eat their food. I would like have some recommendations on the best treadle feeder that is rat proof and bird proof, if possible??? Thanks for your help....

Hi everyone - I have had my 3 hens since early spring here in Sacramento and have grown to love them very much. Since winter set in, I am finding rat mounds inside the coop area. It is stressing me out. I have set some traps previously and caught a few, but now the rats are getting smart and...

I have noticed lately that there is not as much chicken poop in my coop overnight. Could a rat be eating it?

I have been noticing lately that there is not as much poop in the coop during the night. Is this normal? Some mornings I see alot in there, and some mornings hardly any. Could it be because it's winter, or what?

Hi there chicken lovers! I am concerned that come the rain, my girls will not be able to take their normal dust baths. I read that you could cut the side of a big bin for them to walk in and fill it with the proper dirt, and and DE . Any ideas of what some of you have done would be great!

Hello all....my chickens are just starting to lay, so I have had them for a few months now.....and when I put the coop in and run, there were lots of weeds and the chickens had fun foraging all around the run area. Now, it's completely bare and even with winter coming, I don't think the weeds...

Hi Chicken Lovers! Two of my three hens just started laying and its so exciting! I eat delicious eggs every day, and yesterday Tootsie's first egg was a double! So, one question I have is should I wash the egg before I cook it? The shell looks perfect, no stains or blood, just nice and clean...

Hi there - I am new at chickens...I have three hens at about 16 weeks. I have a rather small coop, but enough room for three of them at night and there is a roosting bar in there, but one of them doesn't sit on the roosting bar, she is always in the nesting box. She has does that all the time...

Hi Everyone! It's bloody hot here. I mean in the last maybe 10 days it has been in the 100's, record breaking heat. Now there are fire dangers. This morning woke up to ash all over everything...from the fires. Not much danger here, but it sure has been challenging keeping my chickens cool...