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After loosing my fourth Barred Rock girl from egg yolk peritonitis, and finding out that particular problem (among others) is common to hatchery chicks, and of course I ignorantly got these girls from a local feed store 3 years ago, time to find a reputable breeder in my area. I don't want to...

Haven't posted in a long time, just been lurking. Need some serious help now though. Last year we lost three barred rock hens to a sudden illness. We medicated, treated, etc. and still lost them. Now, a year later, another hen is showing the exact symptoms. We've ruled out sour crop, impacted...

Haven't posted in a long time, (sure do read a lot, though) this has me stumped. Thanks in advance for the help! 4 Barred Rocks. 3 hens 1 roo, 1 1/2 years old. Suddenly, out of the blue, they don't want to go in the coop at night. They have a fenced in BIG lot, and the coop is big, too. (we're...

I don't post a lot, but I read a lot, so thanks in advance for the help! Here's the problem: Flock of 1 Roo 6 hens. Feed store chicks, 13 months old. Barred Rocks. Large house, completely enclosed lot. Fed Layena and healthy table scraps. ACV in water. Allowed to free range in fenced backyard...

A pest in the chicken house... So after visiting the coop, my husband walks up to me and says in an odd voice, "What do the folks on Backyard Chickens say about mice in the coop?". He proceeds to tell me the story of how our rooster, Madge, (sweetest roo ever ) heard a rustling sound and made...

Trying to figure out if our chickens are insane or what. Thier coop and run is basically the chicken version of Fort Knox, so we open the door for them in the early morning before dawn and close the door on them at dusk, sometimes well after dark. No light in the coop except occasionally a red...

Not sure if this is the proper place to put this, so please forgive me if I should have posted it somewhere else. I have a flock of 6 Barred Rock hens and one roo. Friends of ours have a much larger chicken operation with a mixed flock with some Barred Rocks. They're selling eggs and looking to...

It's time to ask the experts on this one! Flock of 6 BR girls, one roo. Egg laying machines (the girls) Lizzie is one of the lowest in the pecking order, but she doesn't seem to mind it. Matter of fact, she usually doesn't mind anything. Always has been the most laid-back chicken you've ever...

I have three ears of decorative corn that I got at Kroger to hang up in the kitchen for fall. Surely no problem giving that to them for a treat, is there? Maybe it's a dumb question, but I gotta ask it! Tks

Before I posted this, I did a search on lethargic hen, but nothing I read matched up with the problem, so now it's time to als the experts--you guys! Lizzie is one of our flock of seven 30 week old Barred Rocks. Yesterday she was fine, this afternoon she's very lethargic. I don't know if she's...

Before I posted this, I did a search on lethargic hen, but nothing I read matched up with the problem, so now it's time to als the experts--you guys! Lizzie is one of our flock of seven 30 week old Barred Rocks. Yesterday she was fine, this afternoon she's very lethargic. I don't know if she's...

I've been reading a bunch of posts about heat in the winter and have come to the conclusion that I'll do the girls more harm than good by heating their coop, BUT I still do have a question and hope some of you can help out. We're in Middle TN, where it's not uncommon to have nighttime temps in...

Here's my silly boy. He insists on being held, to the point of following me around the yard gently pecking my leg until I pick him up. Funny thing is, he wants to be held on his back. Thought I'd share the pics my husband took a couple of days ago: And another: One more, just for fun: Yes...

Magellan (ok, we call him Madge) is honestly the sweetest rooster I've ever known. 6 months old now and still not on a testosterone high, never has seriously challenged me or DH, (we try to nip any aggressive behaviors in the bud before they really start) but he has a new passion that is just...

Hoping to pick some brains on this one. Our girls (and one roo) are at the 23 week mark. Two girls are laying steadily, one is laying soft shelled eggs with the occasional "good"egg, two more are squatting nicely, and the last gal barely has a red face. No squatting or anything like that from...

The gals were free-ranging in the yard for a few hours today, and when I put them back in the henhouse, little Lizzie went straight for a nestbox. She's been squatting for a week and a half. I hoped and checked a few hours later and voila! My first farm egg in over 20 years! Husband is making...

They're feed store chicks, sexed (as best as can be done) and all supposed to be girls, but Madge has had me stumped for weeks. He/she develloped the red comb and wattles at 8 weeks, and except for a few days, has always been boss of the yard. Super sweet and gentle, loves to be cuddled, but too...

Been lurking here for a while and finally decided to join. Proud as can be of our 7 Barred Rock Pullets (hopefully all seven, I'm a little doubtful about Madge!). I grew up with chickens back in the day, this is my husband's first time with chickens and he's loving it. 2 Pembroke Welsh Corgis...