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Hi I acquired some half grown hens in late spring that had been beaten by a rooster - not bloody but lots of feathers broken and missing. They have a happy life in my flock (no roosters) and my hens do not beat up on each other. After these several months they still look awful. Is there...

I read a post/article on this site about using deep litter in the hen house. For the past months after reading that post I've been using deep litter (straw) and here is what has happened: Helped get rid of fleas - also using diatomaceous earth; Much continuously cleaner top layer as hens turn...

Summer is coming and I know the fleas, mites and ants will return with the warm weather. I use Orange oil as a general insect repellant around the house. Is it ok to use in the Coop? Thanks.

One of our chicks had splay leg. We put on the standard brace and one leg healed. The other leg dragged her down a lot. One day the bad leg caught in the fence and a squirrel chewed it off. With some antibiotics it healed and she now is able to balance on one leg well and flap around with the...

I have a chicken that lost the lower part of her leg. She seems to be recovering. She is just over 2 months old. She is isolated in a small cage inside the chicken coop so the other hens roost around her. Can a chicken live without one leg? I've seen wild birds with one leg but they are of...

One of my chicks developed splayed leg at 3 weeks. She is now 6 weeks and one leg recovered with the brace but the other leg is worse. Is this hopeless? Has anyone had a chick with splayed leg that was able to get around as an adult?

I have a chick that developed splayed leg at about 3 weeks. We put on the chick brace and one leg recovered but the other leg is not good. She is 6 weeks now and not better in the other leg. Is this hopeless? Does anyone know of an older chick with splayed leg that was able to walk much later?

We have a difficult climate here in Campo, CA. Summer days can be 90-105 with nights in the 40's. Will my chickens tolerate the high temperatures and the extremes?

We have night time temperatures from the low 30's to low 40's. Can my 6 week old chicks take that?

We have temperatures in the 30's and low 40's all spring. My chicks are 5 weeks now. At 6 weeks can they be outside in those temperatures?