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Tonight when we went out to coop up the chickens we discovered that our Polish Crested broody hen's lone 5 week old chick had been snatched by something (feathers all over). Momma was perched on the edge of the coop instead of in her usual position in the nest box. I am just sick. I can't tell...

She's just under a year old, and very independent. We were surprised when she went broody. (We've never had a broody before.) She stayed on the nest for a few days, so we decided to leave an egg under there to see if she'd "stick". A couple of days later she was still on the nest, so we put two...

The author who proclaimed guineas will mosey through the garden "without harming a single tender leaf!" was dead wrong. (She also claims that guineas "don't scratch like chickens do", even though mine basically tilled the garden plot for me. If all else fails, I guess I can construct miniature...

I have a white crested black polish pullet that's about 6 months old. She has a very poofy crest, which renders her almost blind. I've trimmed the feathers on four different occasions, and I don't seem to be able to achieve good visibility. The more I trim, the poofier the other feathers get...

After co-existing peacefully since they were keets and chicks (hatched in October), today my guineas decided that my roosters must be exterminated. We've had a few bullying moments, but nothing that didn't work itself out within a few seconds. We have four guinease and three roosters. About...

Our Delores appears to be in respiratory distress. She’s alert, but she is sneezing, and her respirations are rattly/gurgling. She opens her mouth to breathe, and usually stretches her neck upward a little. Her eyes were crusted shut this morning, but they've been fine today since we cleaned...

We had a visit from a predator. One hen is missing (presumed dead, based on the feathers and a little blood.) I found our ameraucana about 75 yards away from the coop. She was just sitting in the grass, as if she were resting. When I went to pick her up, she didn't move, but she was...