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We have chickens and cats. The petsitter plays with the cats and does the litter and then checks on the hens and cleans their coop. We pay her $25 a visit. She brings in the mail and packages and sends us pics. Worth every penny.

Our White Plymouth Rock (MarilHen Monroe) had a bout with sour crop over a week ago. We treated it and she recovered quickly and is almost entirely back to normal; however, in the ensuing days she has not laid a single egg. She's happy, eating, pooping, her crop is emptying and she's her...

I have hens from other hatcheries that are fine. I also have a close friend who is experiencing the same thing (D2D birds dying, Tractor Supply birds thriving).

I am broken-hearted. Today we lost Rosie. The last of my 5 OG hens from Dare2Dream Farms. In the short time that I have had them, (less than a year and a half), every one has succumbed to maladies ranging from strokes, to paralysis, to tumors, and my dear Becky simply dropped dead one night...

That's awful. I had no idea.

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They were all buff orpington.

I just posted this in another thread, but we, too, got our chickens from Dare 2 Dream. 4 of 5 are now gone. Our vet was certain it wasn't Marek's but I'm beginning to think it is / was. Becky and Susie certainly had it. I thought that Heather and Lizzie just didn't develop properly but...

Has anyone had issues with chickens they've gotten from Dare2Dream Farms? We have other chickens we've gotten from elsewhere and haven't had any issues but 4 out of 5 we got from there have passed. Two had developmental issues, one had some unexplainable malady and died in a week (vet said it...

Hey there, We have 4 hens (all laying) in the backyard right now. They are eating Scratch and Peck organic 16% layer feed. We have 2 young pullets (approx 6 weeks old) that we are in the process of integrating with the flock. Currently they have their own separate area in the backyard where...

Would she not be markedly larger than her cohort by now, given that she's (we're guessing) around 3 1/2 - 4 weeks old now?

Here she is from straight on. If she's a meat bird does that mean she'll grow very fast and have a short lifespan? We rescued her and the chick you see behind her from an idiot down the street giving them away for Easter. They had no fresh water, there were feces everywhere and he was feeding...

Hey there, Looking for guidance in determining this (hopefully) girl's breed. Someone on another forum said she looked like a "meat bird" (uh... thanks, very helpful)... The first photo was take at about 2 1/2 weeks old. The second is at about 3 1/2 weeks old. Much obliged.

The Speckled Sussex is a girl!!! Still waiting on the other chicky

Well, the vet came by today to check on one of our older girls and they took DNA to sex them! $50 a pop, but if we have a roo (or two) I need to know before I get too attached and so we have plenty of time to find them a home. Should be early next week!

I have no clue. I didn't even speak to them. Another neighbor saw them, freaked out and ran them to me.

Well, some idiot on our street is giving out baby chicks for easter and we’ve rescued two of them. They were in an excrement ridden amazon box with no fresh water and they had fed them pita bread (which is awful for chicks). We got them in the brooder (which we had to dust off) and I ran to...

Oh good! I'm so glad!!

My husband will kill me, but are they still available?

And I can't figure out how to stop it. They free range in our backyard and I really don't want to put up a fence, plus I've discovered they're eating the chipping paint off of our fence as well! Lordy!! They have plenty of grit and a ton of oyster shell and I'm paying a ton of money on premium...