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I don’t know if this has to do with her crop or not. She has been in the portable lawn run and I’m worried she’s been eating too much grass and not enough rocks.

Need to get my chickens in before roost, and I know how they feel about these berries. But I do not know if they are bad for them or not. Thanks in advance!

Not sure what to make of this. Noticed it since she’s been making a bunch of odd noises. Both eyes colors are normal, it’s just her left eye looks puffy and different compared to her right.

I live on a side street off a main route in a busy town, but I’m surrounded by woods. So we get wildlife visitors often. Today, we had a bobcat. Actually this was like 30 minutes ago. I heard a one of my pullets make a noise as if it were being swooped up by a hawk, so I ran out to my back deck...

My coop has begun to get real musty when it gets closed up at night. The coop is an old plastic shed, and while the roof does its job, water seeps in through where the walls and the floor meet on the edge. So I need to seal that up with something. Is there anything i should avoid?

Title. Please read my previous post about her for more information. She’s in a lot of pain I can hear. What can I do? I’m so upset about this and I absolutely do not have the mental capacity to deal with this. I can not afford a vet to do imaging. Why I’m the world did the rooster think it was a...

My dad noticed yesterday she was having trouble moving around. I flew back home yesterday from a trip and noticed when I was putting them in Mumma hen wasn’t on the roost. I let them out today and Mumma hen is in the exact same spot by the food bucket. She had moved but she struggles to. She...

One of my leghorns, Twinkletoes, has recently developed a floppy comb. It appears bigger than her sister’s, and her face is more red. She layed her first egg a few days ago and has been laying consistently ever since (except the skip day after the first egg that always seems to happen). Just...

One of my hens hasn’t layed an egg in a few days, so I’ve been keeping an eye on her. I believe she pooped this out. Her butt has also been really messy and I’m unsure how to clean it. Any advice would be appreciated!

I’m curious about Finnish chicken breeds because I’m Finnish and have been reconnecting with my Finnish ancestry. Wikipedia lists 14 breeds but with no article links. It’s hard to find information about all the breeds online because, you know, it’s Finnish, so of course it’s obscure. If anyone...

This has been an issue for awhile. These two, once or twice a day, make this endless godawful “chorus” of bawks for literally no apparent reason. I’ve gone out countless times to check, and nothing! The only way I can get them to shut up is if I go out there. They don’t do it after I leave. But...

We have had Goat since he was a chick, along with his brother, Lucky. Lucky is a super sweet rooster and gets along well with Goat, despite our small adult hen flock, due to him being more submissive. He has never been a problem. Except Goat. Goat, as of recently, has started attacking me and...

In the past week, 3 of my 7 chicks have been stolen. We have a covered run and large coop, plus a covered outdoor thing. Yet they keep disappearing. We have two roosters, and they seem quite protective of the chicks, but I don’t exactly know why they are disappearing. What can I do? I’m planning...

One of the Roos was out of the yard and they all seem very subdued but it’s not hot. Missing 2 chicks. Lost another last week. Thinking it’s a hawk. Feeling kinda dull because one of the chicks I think was the first to fall asleep in my hand, Einstein. Chicks are a little over a month old, fully...

I love genetics. Particularly when it comes to disorders of sex development (DSD’s). And I’ve been noticing some odd behaviors in one of my Roos that aren’t rooster like at all. Both my Roos are over 20 weeks old, and both Road Island Reds. The one that im thinking something is up with is Lucky...

What the title says. Im missing a 4 week old chick. None of the others are distressed, which is bizarre. I hear no chick scared outside of the yard. The chicks have been able to fit through the fence, and there was nothing I could do to keep them in. Just feeling kind of sad but still hopeful...

Got these girls last Saturday. Unsure of age. Bramas: Barred Rocks: Buff Orpingtons:

Super happy this happened. Going to see if I can get the other 6 to do the same. Only ones who are a little skittish are my brahmas. Think I’m going to get treats to get them to trust me.

Currently in my basement, and although I have my phone, I don’t like the ambient basement sounds. Makes me feel unproductive. I would like to turn on lo-fi music, which is basically music that’s relaxing and not at all high intensity. It’s not like meditation music, but it’s good background...

In a potential predicament here. Also hope this is there right place to post this as I’m new here. But as the title says, I have 2 roos and 5 hens. They all grew up together, and have been together since almost the beginning (4 were bought a week after the roos and the hen hatched). They are...