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I have a few hens that have been enthusiastically loved by our abnormally big rooster. This has resulted in some feather loss. I have implemented hen saddles and I’ve been rotating the hens in and out to give them a break. The girls that I rotate out, get outside time but I keep them saddle...

I appreciate any insight you may be able to give. I have a 6 months old hen and I don’t believe she’s laying yet. I went out to the coop yesterday and found her resting under the coop. I picked her up and brought her inside. I felt for an egg(externally) and I wasn’t able to feel anything. She’s...

Hello! I have six 5 month old chickens that have never been outside due to problems with coop construction. The coop is almost ready and it’s time to move them outside. Any advice on transitioning young adult chickens to the outside in winter? Thank you

Hello and sorry for the long post. I have a 12 week old rooster and his sister that have been kept separated by a fence from my 6 hens. Yesterday, I watched one of the hens stick her head through the fence and pull out one of his feathers. I was keeping the 12 week olds in a wire crate in the...

Good morning, I have a hen that was making a noise I’ve never heard her make before today while she was in the nesting box. Her breathing sounds ok and she doesn’t really make this noise out of the coop. It’s almost a laughing sort or noise with a honk noise at the end. The coop is very clean...

Hello! I have 7 hens total. 6 are ISA’s and the other is a Australorp. I had three Australorp hens. Two have died ( 1 yesterday). I’m still trying to determine what exactly happened to her but that is for another post. The Australorp’s were separated in their own coop and pen from the ISA’s...

Hello, My 6 month old Australorp hen seems to have a little eye/eyelid concern on her right eye. Her left side is normal. Her sisters eyes are also normal. She doesn’t have any health issues or parasites. I can’t see anything abnormal in her eye. I attached some pictures. I’d appreciate your...

Hello, I have an 11 week old Australorp pullet that was being hen pecked about 5 days ago. I removed her immediately. I’ve had her in a crate, with food and water. She had a spot on her head that was pecked by the other hens. I cleaned and have been treating it with Microcyn poultry spray and...