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Hello, again! It’s been a while, not even sure how long. It’s been busy around here. Some good, some sad, both in re the chickens and personal. The chickens! Carla-the-mouth is doing fine. She’s a welsummer, 3yo. We had a blessed few months of silence this winter, but as soon as the eggs...

Tl;dr 11/12 mo old polish hen, paces and whines almost constantly, no eggs, no crow… possible roo? Possible congenital issue (based off feathers, behavior)? Background: (4) hens •the welsummer mouth-of-the-west, clockwork egg laying, 6/wk, we have a system now (lol, ie, she’s still a mouth...

I’ve mentioned a few times about the (currently about 8/9 months old) welsummer that just makes a racket. She’s always been this way, and it’s been funny but also frequently annoying. She also rarely makes actual chicken noises. She barks (visitors & we mistake her for the dogs), she makes a...

Okay, maybe I’m old school. But humans + chickens should not be so difficult. Keep chickens dry, clean, well fed, warm or cool and they should thrive… They get kitchen/scratch, layer pellets, water + deep litter (desert environment). My girls have been doing great for a year. Oh, and hoop...

Still trying to figure out BYC, but I’ve been lurking for a while & thought I’d do a shout out… I’m at 1900’ elevation, inland SoCal, mostly hot/dry 10 months of the year, intermittent cold, but VERY rare <30° weather. Hi! I have a substance abuse problem …I’m an animal-aholic. I’ve been in the...