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I noticed today, that 1 of my Barred Plymouth Rocks was hanging out in the nest box longer than usual. I didn't think much of it at the time, so I left her alone. She entered the nest box around 10:50am. As I went to close up the coop at 4:30pm, she was still in the box. Every time I got near...

I have a 7 month old Cinnamon Queen hen, named Lucy, that has been gasping for air for going on 2 weeks now. What is strange, is it is not all the time. She will sit under the coop for a while, just gasping and wheezing. Her comb and wattles start to turn purple. But then she will just snap out...

One of my ladies laid this today. Anyone see this before? Is it excess calcium? Poop? Heavy bloom? Any ideas?

I'm relatively new to chicken keeping. I have a Buff Orpington rooster, 4 Black Star hens (RIR/BR), 4 Cinnamon Queens (RIR/SLW), and 3 Barred Rocks. Starting next spring, I would like to hatch out some chicks to add to my flock. My question is, does anyone here have experience with 1/2 breed...

I got 4 Barred Rock pullets from Tractor Supply on June 10th. So my guess is that they're the better part of 4 weeks old. As they started feathering, Alley is noticably lighter than the others. She also tends to chest bump and chase the others around the brooder. Last week, I noticed her comb...

I bought this guy from a local seller a few weeks ago. I believe he is around 7 weeks old. I noticed these bumps on his lower jaw, back by where his wattle starts. They are on both sides, so I assumed it is normal. But I'm new to raising chickens, and I haven't seen any other chickens with this...