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The rooster is rehomed- I found a feed store where they take roosters and care for them until a farmer wants them.

Got 3 supposed hens from a friend at around 16 weeks old, a few months back. One of them has turned out to be a roo, which is not allowed in our city. He is very large and completely white, with feathered legs and feet, and is either full or half Cochin. So far he hasn’t been mean, but he had...

Thank you I will do that with the hidden feed. I thought about pulling the bully but there are 2 bullies. The 2 biggest are picking on the bantam. Maybe I can separate the two big ones from the two smaller for awhile. How long do you recommend keeping them separate before trying again? Thank you.

One of our five hens died unexpectedly a week ago. As if that was not sad enough now the two largest hens are bullying our bantam, and to a lesser extent their other flockmate. I am pretty sure the one who died was the bottom of the pecking order though our flock seemed very peaceful. I have...

Thank you so much for trying to help. I was thinking about what Razzlefrazzle said about performing a necropsy myself. Not sure I’d be up for that and it’s too late now anyway. The thought of another one dropping dead is scary. If it happens I will try and go to a lab. I’m fairly certain we have...

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We had our first hen die yesterday. She was only 1 1/2 and it was very shocking since she was fine half the day and even laid. I examined her in an attempt to figure out a cause and noticed her vent didn’t look normal. Is this a prolapsed uterus? If so, does this just happen sometimes? I read it...

What is a pop door? We have an auto door so quite a small opening, I put the feeder inside the coop (barely visible) a few days ago but the sparrows spied it immediately and are still gobbling!

Wild sparrows are gobbling up my flock’s food and pooping everywhere. I have 5 hens. Am considering a treadle feeder but would rather not spend that much, esp if there’s a simpler solution. I have tried the shiny hanging things and they don’t work anymore. It’s impossible to completely cover the...

Thanks for that thorough response. We do have 4 other hens that are better layers (Orpington, barred rock, Wyandotte) and knew going in she would be more of a pet. I was just concerned something might be wrong with her. As an interesting side note a neighbor has a silkie that is full size...

Oh I see now. Replacing layer feed with starter is a good idea. Hmm, well, maybe the egg issues with the silkie is just "her."

I'm in Northern California. The silkie hatched in August of 2021. So, feeding high protien feed could have a negative effect on laying? [oh, and great quote!]

Hi all, I have a one year old silkie hen. She started laying on time, 3-4 small eggs per week. Several months ago she laid a fart egg, but still laid normal eggs. Then a few months ago she began to lay normal eggs alternating with fart eggs before stopping altogether. My other 4 hens...

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"My Big Fat Cochin Wedding"

Yes been off heat for a long time.