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Hello, I need some advice on how to deal with my bantam Rhode Island Red. She's not at all heavy, smallest hen in our flock, but has been limping around for two days. I checked for bumblefoot, no signs of that. Her roost is probably less than 1 foot of a jump. Not sure if that is considered "too...

Hey everyone, I'm sorry this is the most randomest thread ever but... we have a family beach trip planned soon and after a previous trip where almost everyone got stung by a stingray (and having to watch them all suffer), I've been wondering how to keep more safe this time around. Anybody know...

Hi yall... It's been kinda a hard day. My hen, Angelica, passed away very unexpectedly early this morning. She turned two years this June. She is a Buff Orpington, and lives in a big coop with two other hens and a rooster, who don't pick on her, and has clean bedding and dirt, and water and...

Okay so something really fishy is going on in our flock... I've been noticing in the past couple of weeks that the chickens' feathers have been sorta broken off (attached a picture below I found on the web that looks exactly like my hens, will post a picture of my hens in daytime tomorrow). I...

Hey yall, Wondering about this pullet/cockerel's breed? She's a French Copper Maran, around 15 weeks old. Never shown any rooster behavior, is at the bottom of the pecking order, and has been henpecked once even. Always thought she was a hen but a family member reported hearing crowing this...

Hey y'all, I guess I just need a little moral support??? Our last hen (1 1/2 years old) is molting and I can tell she's in A LOT of pain. She can hardly move and when she does get off the roost (to eat, drink water, etc.) she always cries out... I'm really feeling sad for her, and every time I...

Hi yall, The whole chick raising thing is going great, but in my years of doing this, I have never seen a chick EAT a dropping. Yup, it fished it out of the shelf liner and ate it. I don't get it...🧐 the chicks are given access to food and water 24/7 and for some weird reason it decided to do...

Hi y'all! I am in a bit of confusion: My eggs are supposed to hatch early Tuesday morning (it is Sunday evening over here for yall who aren't in the West Coast) but for some weird reason one of the chicks started pipping just now- Is this normal??? I've never heard of an egg hatching a day and...

Hi y'all! I was wondering: I am hatching eggs in a Brinsea incubator, which direction should the pointy end of the eggs be facing? Cause they will be hatching 4 days, and I have the pointy end facing inward pointing toward the middle water reservoir. Is this position correct?

Hi y'all! So I was in the coop this afternoon and I noticed a bloody dropping inside the coop. My first thought was that it must be an oopsie, but then I also realized it could be coccidiosis or lead poisoning? The flock seems fine; they're all behaving normally, however they haven't laid for a...

Hi y'all! To everyone who has vaccinated at home before, I have another question about the Mareks vaccine: If it were to ship to my house cold and I store it in the fridge, how long would it last before it would be ineffective? (Basically long does it last in the fridge?) Cause my eggs are due...

Hey y'all! So some of you may already know I am hatching chicks, and I have some questions about vaccinating chicks for Marek's- 1. Why SHOULD I vaccinate the chicks? 2. Why should I NOT vaccinate the chicks? 3. If I were to vaccinate them, how much would it cost? 4. If I were to vaccinate them...

Hi y'all! What should the percentage of humidity be in an incubator? I know that too high or too low will kill the embryos. Please let me know! Any info appreciated!!! ☺️

Hi y'all! I am hatching eggs through a Brinsea Mini II Advance and I was wondering: How often do I check the amount of water in the pots for humidity? I know you aren't supposed to do it often, but the manual doesn't exactly say when...or I wasn't reading carefully enough! :) Any advice...

Hi y'all! Has anyone ever drafted any ordinance to the city council??? I would love any advice as I am finishing up my ordinance today and need helpful tips! (I have no idea what I'm doing :)) Thanks! (P.S. Anybody know the difference between primary/accessory chicken keeping???)

Hey y'all! So long story short, I am trying to legalize roosters in my area. I checked out the article about chicken laws and how to change them and it said to post and find out whether anybody else is trying for this. I live in a suburban area, and I know one of my neighbors also owns a...

Hi y'all! I was wondering if it is possible to soundproof my coop??? The neighbors are getting pretty mad at us...I was wondering if there is a special soundproofing material we could place around the coop to keep our roo's crow from getting too loud... Let me know if you've tried this before or...

Hi y'all! Happy annual Hug A Chicken Day!!! Did you remember to hug one your chickens today? ;) I'm so happy that someone decided to set aside a special day for this. Please join in sharing this special day to celebrate your love for chickens! I would love to see pictures of y'all hugging your...

Hi y'all! I have a question about raising chicks: I'm going to be brooding chicks soon, but is it possible to raise chicks outside somewhere??? The fam doesn't want the odor in the house so I'm trying to figure out alternatives to raising them indoors. Would love any advice on this! 🙃

Hi y'all! So this summer, my chickens went through this whole malnourished stage...(it was completely my fault, I wasn't too informed on feed diet while free ranging them)...and they lost nearly all their feathers. After I posted about them in BYC, I got some advice on how to maintain a healthy...