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I was raising Delaware roosters for science fair and didn't want to eat any hens by accident. When I was reading it said that hens would have black tail feathers instead of barred feathers and this one has black feathers but the tail looks wrong. Here are some pictures Here is a comb/ head...

I am doing a science fair project and have had terrible luck with my Cornish Broilers. I do not think I did anything wrong but they just kept dying. In the end, I had 50 percent die. I was just wondering what stats were with other people raising Cornish. I would like to use the data I collect to...

I went in to check on the chicks this afternoon, and one was lying on the floor. Its crop is empty and its legs just kind of go to the sides of its body. They are not out strait, just hugging the sides. I picked the chicken up, and it moved its legs fine. It just cannot stand with all of its...

I am raising chicks for a science fair project and I have come home to a dead chick every day for the past week now. I started out with forty one chicks and thought that they could have a problem with pasty butt until I cleaned all of them and none have had pasty butt since. Then another one...

After my flock was killed by a couple of dogs I decided that I needed an excuse to purchase more chickens. My excuse was science fair. My family agreed that I could purchase the chickens so long as I get the idea approved by my teacher, but he didn't think it was good enough. The teacher stated...

My sixth month old black-sexlink pullet is the only one out of twenty chickens that survived a dog attack two nights ago. I was glad to see that it was still alive this morning, but when I picked it up its crop felt empty. I set the chicken by the water dish and it drank for around three minutes...

This morning I walked out to feed the chicks as I normally do and the gate was busted. Chicken bodies were lying everywhere and one survived. I know I cannot keep this chicken all alone because chickens are social, but what do I do? SHOULD I GIVE THE CHICKEN TO ANOTHER CHICKEN OWNER SO IT CAN BE...

Recently, I had a friend tell me that I shouldn't eat my dual purpose chickens when they stop laying. She informed me that after two or three years the meat is to tough, and it is not worth it. I just wanted to have some other opinions on the topic. Thanks in advance.

Having sooo much fun with my new chickens. I have 15 sex-links and 5 leghorns. This is my first time owning chickens, and I am sooo exited and very glad to be part of such a smart forum.