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Help! I have 6 Wyandotte’s and 3 are being pecked like this in the same spot. This one is the worst. This girl also has a deformed upper beak and I worry about her health. What can I do to stop the pecking? Thanks so much for helping in advance.

Hello! I picked out some silver lace Wyandotte chicks a little more than a week ago. The smallest seems to be having labored breathing. Is there anything I should be doing? She acts fine otherwise, just not as active as the others. Not being picked on. Eating and drinking ok.

I know there’s been a lot of posts about molting. I have never experienced it before. I have 6 hens, all Americauna’s and about 18 months old. Only one is losing her feathers. When I say losing I mean lost - a lot. No feathers on her rump and underside, around her neck and at base of tail...

You can see the missing feathers on her head. I have 2 like this. Is there a pecking problem? I have seven hens. Plenty of space. All seem to have been doing fine for the last year + since I got them. Now I have this. Not sure if I have a disease problem or hen pecking problem. Odd thing is...

Hello all... I just found my dog ‘playing’ with one of my chickens. I feel so horrible. He’s never done this before. I leave him out when they range, for the hawks. She is walking, eating and drinking but has what looks to be a surface wound up on her shoulder where the wing attached. It’s...

What do some of you put in your coops/pens to give the girls something to do to keep from boredom and hen pecking. With winter coming, I foresee them in the coop more often. I put a couple swings in my pen, but theMy coop is large. 12 x 6 ft. with 7 birds. Thanks for any tips that have been...

For the first time I have a hen that doesn’t want to leave the coop. She’s squatting, and in and out of the nesting boxes. She seems uncomfortable and it’s been all day. Is this supposed to be like having a baby for the first time? All the other hens are out playing. I’m worried about Edna...

My chickens aren’t laying... they are all of 5 months old. Americauna’s. Is this unusual? Or am I just anxious? I’m not finding any in the nest boxes or on the property where they like to rest.

I’m new to this forum and raising chickens. Looking forward to learning from all of you and having happy chickens. 😁