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My flock was attacked by a dog tonight, ripped a lot of feathers off. One of my Brahma girls got the worst of it. Her bottom feathers are gone along with most in a row on her back and a deep puncture wound on her back. the wound goes down pretty deep, past the fat layer. Help, what do I do? Do I...

I have 2 brahmas that free range and always went to their coop for bedtime. The past few weeks, they insist on roosting on the railing on the deck. Each night I carry them to the coop, but how do I get them to go back to doing it themselves? I even kept them in the coop for 2 days hoping they...

I have 2 silved laced whyndottes to add to my adult brahma hens. The babies are about 8 weeks old. When I've let them all be together, the big ones peck the little ones which I know is normal but I don't want them to get hurt. How old do they need to be before I can keep them outside in the coop...

I have 2 brahmas that are in a coop at night but free range during the day. I have 2, 7 week old silver laced whyndottes that I want to put outside with my older ones soon. Not sure what age I can put them with my older ones without getting badly pecked. And how long should I keep them locked up...

I want to add a young egg layer to the 2 brahmas I already have. Can I add a silkie or would that be a bad idea given the size difference? Thanks!

One of my brahma hens has gone broody but its been going on now for just over a month! I take her out everyday to make sure she's getting food and water. She's not laying, sitting on nothing and sleeping in her nesting box. Just wondering how much longer this will go on? I recently bought 2...

I have 2 brahmas that I love and I wanting to add 2 silver laced wyndottes and 4 silkies to my flock. I let the two I have free range during the day only when I am home, I want to do the same with the silkies. I guess my question is are silkies at more of a risk of hawk attacks than large...