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Can anyone tell what breed and gender these birds are? I am a little concerned about the black and white one but I don't see any spurs forming yet. I don't want any roos at all.

Anyone have any tips on what they do with their flock during a hurricane? I have 10 regulars and three newbies that I just got on Saturday (what was I thinking !!!) so I can't put them all together. I thought I might put the new girls in the garage and leave the others in their coop with some...

I have two Brahmas who were raised together and are never separated. But now they are fighting with each other a lot ! They are not laying yet . Any ideas why there is trouble in paradise ??

Can anyone tell me what this looks like? It is supposed to be a Wyandotte.

Does anyone know if Marans will start by laying lighter eggs and they will get the dark brown colour later on in the laying process ?

Found this treat in the coop this morning. Not sure about the shrimp like thing it is attached to but the others look like worms to me. Should I use Piperazine in their water for this ?

How long do I have to keep the girls locked in their new house before they figure out that they have a new address ? They sure are mad at me right now !!

Can someone post a picture of how they hang their cabbages please ?

Well, we knew it was only a matter of time as the hawks have been visiting a lot lately. Our girl manged to escape when I ran out of the house yelling my head off. She has a wound just above her leg and under her wing with adipose (fat ) tissue hanging out and one on her neck but I didn't see...

People are so irresponsible !! Four dogs came after my chickens this morning and the prettiest one with all the lovely feathers is pretty much bald on her back now with some puncture wounds and a couple of good sized gaping wounds. I've seen worse pictures on here and they seemed to get better...

Is this a Blue Lace Wyandotte?

At the end of March I got RIR and a Black Sex-Link. The RIR laid almost right away but not the other one. After about a month and a half she gave us two little eggs and one VERY little egg and then quite. About a month later she was quite miserable for a couple of days with a messy bum and a...

I was reading last night about hawks and chickens and saw that someone used pallets to provide protection for his chickens. I can no longer find that article and was wondering how he made them. Can anyone direct me to that thread? Thanks

I am new to chickens and I love them. they each have their own personalities and provide us with a lot of entertainment. We recently retired and moved to Alabama from Canada ( quite a culture shock I must say !) and so enjoy reading all the stories as well as advice. I hope that I can learn to...