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We have an Australorp hen who’s never given us any trouble since we got her as a pullet in the spring. But starting last week, she started hiding in the same corner all day, not interacting with the rest of the flock (and they seem to ignore her too), not leaving the coop on her own in the...

We hatched a Jubilee Orpington egg 22 weeks ago, and now we have a beautiful chicken in our flock. But a week or two ago, we started hearing crowing in the mornings sometimes. MyPetChicken claims that hens can crow, especially in an all-female flock, which we otherwise have. But naturally we’re...

We just got 3 white-crested black Polish chicks today. Two of them have dark splotches on their beaks. I assume this is just normal coloring variation, like freckles or birthmarks, since they seem otherwise healthy. Will these dark spots be permanent (and thus a way to identify each chicken) or...