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We were using layer feed for our hens until we got baby chicks. We then switched all of them to starter/grower feed and supplemental calcium is always available. Now that all of the hens are laying we are trying to decide if we should switch them all over to layer feed or stay with a higher...

I’m not sure which of our new girls laid this: does it look like a Lavender Orpington egg or one from a Silver Wynadotte? Thanks!

One of our girls just slurped down a strip of plastic while free ranging….approximately five or so inches long and a couple of inches wide. How concerned should we be? Is there anything we need to do?

Looking for some other ideas to help cool the girls off in the run and heard sand can help.

We tried this nipple waterer with our 11 day old chicks and they took right to it! We used the red nipple and they did great! So happy! No more dirty waterer that needs to be changed several times a day! This will also make the transition to the outside coop so much easier as my big girls use a...

We got 3 baby chicks today: they are 8 days old. All of them LOVE being held and chirp and try to jump to us when we put them back in the brooder. It’s really cute but this is very different than our last batch of chicks who hid under the heat plate when we tried to pick them up. They love to be...

We currently have a Buff Orpington, Speckled Sussex, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red & Black Australorp. We’d like to add two more to the flock of different breeds. A couple that we are considering are Lavender Orpington & Barred Rock. Any thoughts?

I’m wondering if the Lavender Orpington is a heritage breed? Thank you!

What can you all tell me about your experiences with Amerecaunas? Are they good with kids? Good layers? I would love to hear the pros and cons of this breed!

We are considering getting a couple of sapphire gem chicks. For those of you who have this breed, do you recommend? We live in Wisconsin.

Our buff Orpington is acting broody; she is 15 months old so this is a first. She is spending a lot of time in the nesting box, growls and puffs out her feathers a lot and pecks at the other hens if they try to come near the nesting box. We do not have roosters but someone offered to give us a...

We have had two egg bound hens in the last few months and I’ve noticed some of the egg shells seem to be thinner/weaker. We use Kalmbach Layer feed which has 3.5% calcium and we offer oyster shells at all time, but I rarely see them eat it. What else can we do to increase their calcium? I asked...

We have had two egg bound chickens in the last few months. One recovered and one sadly didn’t make it. We give them a layer feed with oyster shells available at all times separately. We rarely see them eat the oyster shells. I’ve heard that some people add liquid calcium to the water. Is this...

We experienced our first chicken loss early this morning. :( She had been sick for days, most likely a ruptured egg/egg bound). She was the sweetest most lovable girl and we will deeply miss her. I am wondering if it is common for others in the flock to grieve the passing of a hen. We have 5...

My Brahma is very much acting egg bound but upon checking her we do not feel an egg. We have given her calcium and several Epsom salt baths but still no egg. She hardly moves and will barely eat or drink and we can see her vent pulsating like she’s really trying to pass an egg. Could the egg be...

I posted earlier today about my sick chicken and wanted to follow up with a pic of her bright green poop. I’ve never seen this in my chickens. Does this point to any specific sickness/cause?

Our light brahma is one year old. Ever since the bad smoke/air quality a couple of weeks ago (Wisconsin) her comb and wattle have been pale. The last few days she has been moving around less and slower than normal. She often will just stay in one place. She is eating and drinking(actually...

We are planning to deep clean our 5x6 coop (Which isn’t that dirty as I’m pretty good at staying on top of it). I’ve read that it should be hosed out but we are concerned that much water will have no place to go and cause issues with the wood. Anyone here not hose it and just scrub with water...

It has been a week and a half since our Orpington was sick and egg bound (and then laid 4 eggs in just over 24 hrs). Since then she hasn’t laid at all (she used to lay about 5 eggs a week before all this happened). Is it normal to not lay for a while after being egg bound? She just turned a year...

A few hours ago I found my buff Orpington laying down in the corner of the run panting and breathing hard. We have temps over 80 degrees here in WI today which is abnormal and a change for us. We thought she was heat sick so we brought her into the cool basement and tried giving her water &...