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Hello, I have 6 hens that are 9 months old. A few weeks ago I realized that one of the hens was no longer laying. My light Brahma, she appears to be molting. It is early for this though, right? I check on her frequently and it appears she has new feather coming in. On a...

Please email me- [email protected]! Will make reasonable trip. Thanks !!!!!!!! Shelley in PA

Hi All, I posted this somewhere else but I didn't get any reply. I have 6 healthy hens that I got last July,which were vaccinated for Mareks. I had 4 chicks arrive today that I forgot to have vaccinated. Can the older girls pose a threat to the new girls? Does the vaccine continue to...

I am very confused. I had my chicks from last year vaccinated for Mareks. I have new chicks coming this week, already shipped, that I forgot to have them vaccinated. I am really nervous now. I have been combing the archives. Can my new chicks actually get Mareks from my older vaccinated...

I am so so excited to get our new chicks on Monday. We currently have 6 - 8 month old hens that we love. We just want more eggs! I ordered 4 standards and 3 bantams and now I'm getting nervous. I ordered them now because we have a 1 week vacation the last week of May, durring which I have...

Hello and Happy New Year!!!! We were sitting here thinking about what chickens to order this spring, isn't everyone, lol? I was really wanting some bantams for the little eggs for the kids. I noticed in the hatchery catalogue that all the bantams are listed as fair to poor layers but I...

Hi all! I have a beautiful black austrolorp that is 24 weeks old. All of the other hens I got at the same time(6) have been laying consistently for 3 weeks now. However my sweet aussie Miss Bennnet is not. What confuses me is that she has layed a few times, 3 times. But nothing usually...

I am very new to chickens. Could someone please tell me if I need to worm my chickens? They are 23 weeks old and have just started laying. I have not noticed any issues: worms, lethargy, weight loss. I hate to have to do it if not needed. They have an outdoor run but do not free range. I...

I am really new to this. I have a compost bin not too close but not too far from the coop. I put chicken droppings, pines havings and table scraps in it. Tonight I looked at it and it looked as though one of the kids threw sand in it. When I looked closer all of the sand was "moving"...

The chicks went out this weekend at 5 weeks. They were fine the first 2 nights but tonight they are crying and trying to all squeeze into a corner. They almost look as though they will suffocate. They are absolutely paniced and we can't figure out why. Very predator proof coop and not a...

I certainly shouldn't be surprised, I have 4 daughters after all, but my one week olds seem to be playing "king of the hill". I have one little girl who has alway been very friendly (I think she's my BR) and she jumps right into my hand. Now the very aggressive EE will actually throw herself...

I certainly shouldn't be surprised, I have 4 daughters after all, but my one week olds seem to be playing "king of the hill". I have one little girl who has alway been very friendly (I think she's my BR) and she jumps right into my hand. Now the very aggressive EE will actually throw herself...

Hello All! I am really new here. Really new to chickens. Our little chicks arrived today! They are adorable. 6, all different breeds. Tonight we noticed our EE doesn't want to open one eye. It was open earlier. She can open it. If I gently wipe it with a damp cloth she opens it...

Hello! My name is Shelley and I am in southwestern PA. We are excitedly awaiting our 6 chicks next week! (all different breeds) We are turning the backyard shed we never really used into a coop. I have so many questions and I have looked at so many of your amazing coops. Our shed is the...