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i have come to the realization that one of my chicks is a cockerel. i am in city limits which prohibits me from owning a rooster, and i need to find a home for him before he is 7 months. he's 4 months now, and very pretty. i live in bozeman, montana and would love to find someone in the area to...

i just went out to inspect our small flock, and after picking one of my girls up i realized her belly is missing a ton of feathers! some have been broken off, but the majority have been completely plucked. i inspected her closely for mites/lice and found nothing (however this is our first go...

hi everyone- we lost our first chicken yesterday, and i haven't been able to figure out a reason- i was hoping someone could shed some light on my situation?? we have (had) 6 seemingly healthy pullets that are all laying and quite happy. they free range for the most part, but are offered layer...

i just went out to check on my pullets, and one is covered in blood from what appears to be coming from her comb. i can't tell what's going on, but her whole comb is swollen and wet from blood. none of the others seem to be injured. i brought her into my basement, and tried to clean her head...

i went to collect eggs this morning and noticed some blood in the nesting box. upon further inspection i found what looks to be a blood clot (?) about the size of a golf ball under their roost. it's not liquid, more meaty i guess. sorry for the graphic description. all of my birds appear fine...

my 6 pullets just started laying recently, and one is having a very hard time. for the first week or so she only layed soft eggs, and never in the same place. recently she only lays eggs in the run, although she spends most the morning running in and out of the laying boxes. and the last several...

hey everyone, i recently purchased food grade diatomaceous earth online for my hens. before purchasing i researched it quite a bit, and came upon some very interesting findings supporting human consumption. i was wondering if anyone on here takes DE themselves, and if so for what?? thanks!!

i've been seeing a lot of posts about D.E. and was wondering what it is exactly, and should i be using it on a regular basis? my chickens are about 15 weeks and i haven't been using it so far...i know it's for pests and such. do i use it if i notice mites/pests, or should i be using it to...

we've never done this before- we just got our baby chicks and are in the process of designing our coop. just when i think we've got it narrowed down, i read a post or see one of these beautiful coops on BYC, and completely scratch what we've decided! do any of you have some advice for us? we...