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I too have a Barred Rock hen that within maybe the last week has lost TONS of feathers. All of her tail feathers are gone and under stomach, some wing feathers too. She seems to be fine, but we will look her over for the "crawlies". I guess some can molt more dramatically than others in the...

About a week and a half ago, we had a rooster that was fine when he left the pen, but 45 minutes later he couldn't walk right....seemed to be drunk. We saw mushrooms out in the front yard where they were hanging out. We kept him in isolation for about 4-5 days until he could walk better on...

We are new to having chickens. Our flock was born the first week of April and we are eagerly awaiting our first eggs. We have 8 total....only 2 are Barred Rocks. Star is our female and Shimmer is the rooster. They are SO sweet compared to the rest of the chicks. We have 4 males/4 females...

THAT WAS HILLARIOUS!!!! My 9 year old was sitting here and I, a reading teacher, was reading it to her....the first part of the story I read with the proper drama to my voice, then the 2nd part, her and I were laughing so hard, I was literally crying!!!! THANK YOU!! Keep writing...you have...

Quote: Congratulations! I might have to go hunting on our property too just in case we have missed something! ;-) Why do you put the eggs in the bowl of water? Is it so you can tell if they are still ok to eat? We are still playing the waiting game here with our 1st week of April girls...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Keep up the good work!

Quote: Thanks for sharing your story....These chicks are getting big and when the jump to the ground, you can really hear a thud! I don't know if it is that because he ran out of the pen fine with all the others.....while out in the front yard, he shouldn't have been jumping from anything...

Quote: Thanks for sharing....I hope it isn't a stroke..... I'm glad your chick is doing better now! So cute, trying to get all the attention still!!!

Quote: Thanks! I hadn't thought about him finding a mushroom and eating it! I have a very large koi pond with a stream in my front yard under a bunch of shade trees. The chickens love to hang out there and that is where they while out for their short run. I have seen mushrooms there...

Quote: Thank you! Sorry for getting back to you guys so late...I'm a teacher and we are preparing for our students to come back to school on Monday..I stayed late to get ready! :-) I will go to Tractor Supply and see if I can get some of these vitamins and give it to him. He seems slightly...

Our male Light Brahma has something wrong with him all of the sudden tonight!! Late this afternoon, the girls let the chickens out for only about 45 min. He was fine as they all ran out together as usual, but the girls noticed he was "wobbly" when they put him up. I didn't get to see him...

Thanks to all who gave me some advice! Also, the comment made about Brahma's being slow growers was great, because now that I think back, we kept laughing at our chicks because they were the only two whose wings didn't seem to grow at all even as their body got taller.....we called them...

Hi all...very new on the posts. I have 8 chickens: 6 that were born on 4/6 and 2 BR that were born on 4/1. We have 4 pullets and 4 roos (male/female of 4 different types!) Their wattles/combs are all red except for the female Light Brahma who is a pale pink. I am hearing an egg song (I...

Hello there...I did a search and found this page of responses on BYC. It seems honey is a very good thing to try...you would put it on like an ointment (use a lot)....click on the link to read the comments and how it worked. I hope this helps...