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Hello. Can you help my figure out how this chicken died? I let me chickens out on Sunday for some free range time. These are fully grown hens that lay regularly. I have a new dog in the back yard who is not acclimated to chickens, so I locked him in the front yard so he wouldn't chase them. At...

Hello Fellow Chicken Lovers. A mobile livestock vet just left my home after inspecting my flock of 24 chickens. I have one white leghorn that has a serious case of gurgling and other weird sounds. The rest are sneezing and making unusual sounds also. This has been going on for a little less than...

I paid $75 for three Americauna “hens”. So far, only one is laying. They should be around 6 months, but you never know. The white one I immediately suspected as being a rooster because of the red/rust coloring. The other, since she hasn’t produced the goods, I’m suspicious of her too. Since...

Hen or rooster? I never thought it was a rooster until I saw him/her jump on a hen during treat time and pull the comb viciously. Were they just sparring over treats or something more? The chicken should be about 6 months old. The other three I got in this batch are laying… 2 leghorns and 1...

Hello. About 2 weeks ago (15 days to be exact), I went to move a chicken coop, which was not being used, when I found this nest in it. The nest has at least 1 egg in the nesting box area… there may be another, I can’t tell. As you can see from the picture, the nest was created by a bird (I don’t...

My pullets have been laying for a little longer than a month. One lady (a Golden Comet, I think) has been laying double yolkers regularly. Then this one! Now, that’s a first for me. Lol. If you have a triple yolker, or more, please post. I’d love to see it.

Last year, I had to cull my entire flock due to LT. Actually, the State's chicken vet did it. My chicken yard was on quarantine until I followed all protocol. Thirty days later, Chicken Doc reinspected and released my yard from quarantine. I moved my chicken coop to the other side of the yard as...

Are these two chickens the same breed? They were part of the brown layer assortment from Hoover’s. What is Chicken 1 and Chicken 2?

I have a sick chick so I did a search on BYC to see what others did for their sick chick. What I found was a numerous posts asking (and sometimes begging) for assistance with a sick chick. Some went unanswered... some got detailed diagnosis. But few followed up to let us know if the chick...

Hello. I need to further secure my chicken coop. Right now, it has a simple slide lock. I'm having a hard time envisioning another option to provide better security. What type of lock do you use? Please post a pic of the setup and let me know where you bought the components. If possible, add...

A few weeks ago, I shared my surprise and disbelief at the cost estimate for my new chicken coop. It was almost $2000 for a 10x6x8 open front coop. I received a lot of feedback and most of you thought the cost was on target, especially with the high prices of lumber today. I ultimately decided...

Hello. I ordered the production and brown egg layer assortments from Hoover’s Hatchery. All other chicks I could identify. These three I can’t. Can you help? Gender, too if possible. They are 17 weeks old. Please and Thank you.

My flock of 12 started laying today! I’m so excited. I got three eggs. A little small, but eggs none the less. Now what? Do I switch the entire flock to layer feed? The instructions (Dumor) say only feed layer feed to chicks that are laying. So far, only three are laying. What to do? Wait until...

I just received a quote for a 10x6 chicken coop... $2,023! I know lumber is sky high... no need to tell me that. But here is the crazy part... I'm thinking about paying it. But I honestly feel like a fool paying that much for a CHICKEN COOP! I was fine with $1500... and $1700. But $2k seemed a...

One of the first things I saw when I arrived in Maui was chickens just walking around everywhere. The first ones came up to us while we sat outside and ate a hotdog at Costco. From there, we saw (and heard them-roosters crowing) everywhere. I love that chickens are allowed to roam free. Can you...

I clearly can't get enough of chicks! If you have a Instagram where you feature your chickens, please provide your handle. I'd love to follow you. Mine is @ThatTeowonna.

I’ve had one too many roosters that were supposed to be a hen. So I thought sex links are the way to go. But I want white eggs. Are there any sex links that lay white eggs?

Hello. I'm just wondering how you track your eggs and chicken productivity. Do you use an app? If so, which one? What is your assessment of it? Do you use a spreadsheet, pen/paper, calendar, or something else? How do you track which chick lays which eggs?

Rainy Day Update. Today I noticed that my chicks were not being as active as they usually are in the morning. They are under their heat cave instead of out eating and drinking. Upon further inspection, I noticed that some the their bedding was darker than other areas... which meant moisture. I...

I'm kinda chuckling to myself as I write this... I've had my chicks for three days now. I've been enjoying them thoroughly, visiting and handling daily so they will get used to me. I announce myself as I come as to not startle them. Sunday, I noticed some poop stuck on some of the chicks' butts...