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We just had one of our hens die today, not sure what from, she was just acting very lethargic yesterday and today she was laying under the coop, I have noticed on them what I think is fowl pox from what I see online here, is there anything you can do for that, I think most of them have it on...

We got this hen that we got as a chick, the others are doing fine but we seperated this one. around the back end behind the legs and I dont know the parts of the bird as you can tell, but about 3 inches up she is secreating a yellowish puss, she has been laying for about 2 months and seemed to...

This was my post from last night, still devasted this morning to replenish, if we were to get fertilized eggs and put them under the hens ( ours have not started laying yet either) would they know what to do with them? or would we have to wait until they start laying to try and get them to...

The coop door was left open on our coop, the chickens (we had 16) 13 hens / 3 roosters got out and our dog killed 10 of them.. I AM SICK there is 1 rooster left he is limping / but there is one hen that I am pretty sure will not be alive tomorrow morning the other 3 are in the coop. they were...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? (2) How many chickens do you have right now? (3) What breeds do you have? (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? (5) What are some of your other hobbies? (6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your...

We are new to the land of chicken loving, we had chickens years ago but are going to do it again! Wondering how many of you actually grow your own mealworms? and what tips, suggestions, etc you might be willing to share. We get our babies next wednesday, brooder is ready!! woot!! woot! and...