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Update: I separated her last night, gave her some eggs this morning. Put her back in again, still pecking them. Took her back out. Have her some tuna & tried to put her in at night, still pecking them.

We are keeping them in the basement in a giant brooder box it’s about 5’x5’. The basement is at a constant 50 degrees and they a small supplement heat in the corner. All the other chickens are outside. We brought her inside before they hatched because the temps were below 20. I am feeding all...

I had an old English bantam hatch 5 baby chicks about 3 weeks ago. Today I kept hearing painful peeps. I went and checked on them throughout the day. She is plucking their feathers and eating them. One is now bleeding because she won’t stop and they’re staying away from her. I since took her...

All same time, update added in the comments

I left her alone. She is in our home because it’s cold & she had 6 eggs. 3 ended up hatching, 1 egg never developed fully, & 2 are chirping and have cracked their eggs open, but she left the other eggs. It’s been about 2 days since the first chick hatched. Do I need to do something about the two...

Hi! Hen is hatching her own eggs, we’re on day 22. One hatched and it has been 12 hours. Should I continue to wait? Is it okay to check the other eggs? Seen a lot of mixed opinions…

Help! I have 41 birds… 37 chickens and 4 Guinea fowl. I had a hen die exactly 2 weeks ago, she had a runny nose and raspy breathing. I immediately cleaned out their coop, feeders, and waterers. I kept checking my other birds for nose drainage and breathing. 2 weeks later and I now have another...

Our chickens have been climbing over our gate and laying eggs in the weeds a few feet from their pen… I would just toss them out but we found a ton, is there any way to tell if they are good or not?

Hey there! I’ve read that it is recommended not to clip their wings as it can mess up their balance & can injure them. In my personal experience I have clipped their wings and it does absolutely nothing. They’re still able to fly to tops of trees, over the fence, and even over top of my big...

A predator killed all but 1 of my Guinea fowl flock. She is very lonely & keeps escaping my pen. I know 2 people with Guineas who are willing to add her to their flock but I am worried since she is all by herself that they may attack her & be hard on her. I know with my chickens I have never...

Hi! I know it’s been awhile but your post popped up on my similar. I do not suggest Guineas for protection. They will alert you but not protect. They are also known to attack chickens (I have personally had this problem) especially any new ones you add in the future. Free ranging with guineas is...

We live on a busy road and it got hit by a car 🥴

Yes, we have lots of predators here. Lost a few last year to a weasel & had a bear problem about a month ago. We have bob cats, bears, fox, coyotes, hawks/eagles, weasels/minks, and more.

She is already following the other hens so I’m going to see how it goes… wish I could find just one other the same age. They have a pretty good fence around them & I put them in early tonight & plan on letting them out a little later in the morning.

I had 4 guineas… they were originally in a pen with our 33 chickens, but they kept attacking some of the chickens badly. We made them their own coop/enclosure & let them free range. Only lasted about 3 weeks and something ate 3 out of my 4 guineas. I’ve put the last one in with the chickens...

I have definitely taken the weather into consideration and it has not been below 50 at night for some time now.

Hi all! I have 37 chickens total… I have 1 rooster & 6 hens that are over a year old in their own small coop, I have 1 rooster and 21 hens that are 9-10 weeks olds in the new coop/shed we are planning on putting everyone in, and 1 rooster & 7 hens still in the brooder box that are 7 weeks old &...