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I have a 2 1/2 year old hen that hasn't laid an egg in months. I suspect she has a reproductive issue because some of her eggs have been very soft shelled or no shell at all. Sometimes they dropped in the night while on the roost. The other two hens are the same age and breed (Buff...

One of my 2-year old buff Orpingtons has for some time had a strange limping gait. She is often mean towards me and will sometimes attack and peck me in the run. While the other two girls are sweet and docile and have their soft squeaks and murmurs, Lucy makes what sounds like growling noises...

I just lost one of my 4 buff Orpingtons and have no clue why. All are 10 months old. She was in the backyard with the others when I noticed her in a corner hunkered down. I thought she was maybe laying an egg so i covered her up the give her protection. I noticed she was shaking a little. I...

I'm concerned about one of my 4 Buff Orpington birds, all of which are 6 1/2 months old. I am getting 3 eggs a day pretty regularly, so one of them isn't laying yet; I feel sure it's the one I'm worried about. Her behavior is off and she has an odd walk, almost as if she has trouble standing...

This girl tried flying the cement pond today. She needed 12 feet of air and got about 4. Of course they float nicely but have no means of propulsion. Daddy gently netted her to the side and put her back on terra firma. She was pretty wet so I wrapped her up in a dry towel and gave her some...

My 4 Buff Orpingtons are approaching laying age and I’m noticing more noisiness, especially when confined to the run. It’s not clucking and it’s not their alarm call. Is this expected for birds about to lay?

My question concerns my birds' access to their egg boxes in the coop. This is my first foray into chicken-daddyhood. My yard is divided by a privacy fence and a retaining wall, which separates the main back yard area from where the coop is in the back. I frequently move the birds into a "free...

My 4 Buff Orpingtons are approaching 25 weeks. I started them on Purina Layena at 18 weeks. The girls love to cruise in the backyard and forage. They had been regularly visiting their feeder as they make their orbits around the yard. A couple of weeks ago I started throwing out a few...

1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. Bought our first chicks 5 weeks ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4 (3) What breeds do you have? Buff Orpington (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Eggs and having critters to...