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I took this 11-week old cockerel with a group of pullets that I purchased recently. He was headed for the chopping block and I'm a softie, what can I say? Any guesses on his heritage?

How do you manage pest control? I have DE dust baths and I clean and dust the coop regularly with Seven, but I'm not sure what I'll do if/when I have a pest outbreak in my largest flock where the thought of dusting individual birds seems daunting. What preventative measures do you take and how...

With all of the talk about how poorly hens seem to be laying this winter, I thought I'd share an egg laid by my poor molting Black Sex Link hen, Juliette. This morning, I watched her settle her heavily quilled, scantily feathered body in a nest and waited to see if she was really going to lay...

I lost a pullet a few days ago. She was a bit depressed (inactive and slightly puffed up) one day and dead the next. A few hours before she died her rose-comb and wattles turned purple and I could hear a slight gurgling as she breathed (I had her inside under a light, giving her electrolytes...

Yesterday one of my 7-month old SLW hens was lethargic and sleeping on the floor of the coop, something I've never seen her do before, but when the rest of the flock went out, she followed. She wasn't interested in treats but pecked around the pasture. It's been cold, near freezing, for...

I posted pictures of my eight youngest chickens at 7-weeks and the consensus was that they were all pullets. Now that it's been a month, I'm asking for your opinion again. I left out the Welsummer and one Easter Egger this time around because I'm 100% sure they're pullets. Unfortunately, I'm...

I purchased these as sexed pullets. They've all grown at the same rate, with the Wyandottes being consistently slightly smaller than the rest. The only one that's notably more courageous than the others is the Buff Orpington. I wasn't able to get good photos of their feet, but hopefully what...

Earlier this year I encountered a guy who was selling pullets online. I went out for a look and was appalled by the conditions in which they were kept. They were huddled in a dank, dark room in an unclean barn, the only light a 25watt bulb in a corner. He said they'd never seen the light of...

He's a gorgeous thing, a huge, proud Australorp, shiny as an oil slick. He takes care of the girls, making masculine chucking sounds when he finds a treat, warning them loudly when he detects a threat, even breaking up squabbles between the girls. Considering I never wanted a Rooster to begin...

I'm new to Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers and purchased my first Ameraucana pullet and Easter Egger pullet early this year. Today, I got my first egg from the EE, and it's not blue-green or green but white-speckled brown! I was obviously mistaken in my belief that EEs always lay blue-green...

PICTURES BELOW Our 18-week old Delaware pullet was attacked by a dog last night. When the dog was pulled off, our pullet tried to flap away but fell over onto her side, wings splayed. We examined her and didn't see any external marks or bleeding. The dog had a small mouthful of feathers but...

My 19-week old Buff Orpington pullet was full of sass and spunk until yesterday, when she seemed unnaturally quiet. I also noticed some dark runny poo in the coop. Today, when I let the girls out, I saw a bit more dark, runny poo. When I offered cracked corn, plain yogurt and hard-boiled...

I started out very practically thinking that we would keep 3-4 hens to supply our family with farm fresh eggs. I reasoned that the hens would add to the atmosphere of our small family farm, provide some great compost for our organic garden, and we would enjoy them. We're a family that loves...