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I recently was holding on of my girls and realized she had white spots on her ears (flat, not raised. Just looks like there's no color there). She's a splash and I just thought maybe that was it. I got curious and checked everyone and a few other non-splash girls have it too. Should I be...

I drew up some plans for a simple chicken tractor design...it's great for those of us who might need a temporary/seasonal tractor or even for a broody hen, but don't have tons of space to store them when not in use. This design fold totally flat (except for the nest box) for easy storage. What...

I know I saw a post at one point mentioning building a wood fame with hardware cloth across the top and planting grass underneath, thus creating an area where the chickens can eat grass, but not scratch it up or pull it out at the root. Has anyone actually done this? My chickens don't have...

I have a young splash maran (non-hatchery) who has laid her first two eggs...both were about average brown eggs (like any other brown egg layer) with a dark speckled patch on the end. I hope they will darken up all over (she hatched from a reasonably dark egg-maybe a 6 on the maran scale). Is it...

I have a little pullet (she's about 4-5 months old) who has crook/wry/twisted neck as a chick. I gave her vitamins and soon she was back 100% normal. The last week or two I've noticed she's holding her tail at an angle as if she's trying to keep her balance and her head is held more to one side...

I've heard a few people mention a type of community nest box with a single entry hole rather than just being wide open ( hopefully that makes sense -think of it this way-they go in the hole and then have to turn left or right to find a spot to lay-sort of like a hallway). I can't seem to find...

These is my super sweet youngster, Funky. It's a silver laced Polish. It's 8-9 weeks (could be a week more or less) I had high hopes it was a girl for the longest, but I fear I see some rooster traits now :C Also, there is no comb or wattles so far...not even any pink skin. So, any guess on what...

I have one hen I really wonder about sometimes. She is an incredibly poor layer (as in I get an egg from her maybe once every 3 weeks to a month-she's my only blue/green egger). She seems to always have poo on her bottom...it's gross (it's been the same for months now). She is super flighty so...

I'm trying to figure out the best options to water my girls (right now they are using my homemade 5g bucket waterer with a float valve and head holes LOL-but it gets pretty dirty everyday, even with a lid). I would love to make them a nipple waterer and started looking at posts for info/ideas. I...

I keep changing my mind and my future coop design (I'm terrible at making my mind up >_< )...I finally think I've got it 90% the way I want it...just one stumbling point. The nest box placement! I had originally planned for exterior (I'm not building HUGE coop and wanted to conserve the...

I just keep changing my mind but I think I have finally 100% pinned down the coop design for what I'm building. This will be my second as my first was way too small for my chicken addiction to contain Right now it is tentatively sized at 6' x 6' (but will likely end up being made larger-maybe...

After lots of begging and pleading my husband gave in and now I am going to convert an old (built in the 60's) playhouse in my backyard into a new coop!! It's 12' x 8' inside...lots bigger than I would have space to build in my teeny backyard other wise and very well built (as well as my 60+...

I'm wondering if anyone has gone through what I'm now being forced to deal with. I've had chickens (hens only-6 adults and 4 young pullets)for about a year now and none of my neighbors care (the one behind me loves them-her grandkids have their own names for them all LOL ) but today I had...

I'm trying to decide on whether to stain or paint my new bigger coop (to be built)...I think either would look good, but I just can't decide. How does the stain hold up? I don't want to have to redo it in a year or two. If I stain it, I will paint the interior white for clean-ability and light...

Free roosters! I have 1 black/gold standard size Frizzle easter egger, 2 black/gold standard normal Easter eggers, 1 Speckled Sussex and 1 Wellsummer. (EEs are 12 weeks old, sussex and wellsummer are 15 weeks old). I'm in the city and not allowed roosters, so these guys have got to go! Any help...

I have 3 young pullets available (12 weeks old). One black (with a tiny bit of gold/red) Frizzle easter egger, Two standard black Easter eggers. They come from very lovely eggs-mostly light blue with a tiny hint of green-NOT OLIVE. NO SHIPPING! Pick-up/meet locally only! Hatched from a batch of...

I'm looking for a maran pullet (chicks or hatching eggs also wanted!!) or two somewhere in the state of Georgia or Alabama. My every attempt to even get maran chicks or hatching eggs seems to fail (I want eggs I can pick up-not have shipped). Color/variety doesn't matter (I only want those...

Ok....here's my five 7 week old Frizzle EE chicks....now who's a girl?...who's a boy? Can anyone tell? The "frizzle-ness" makes it so hard to tell chick 1 chick 2 chick 3 chick 4 chick 5

Yesterday I had to go outside an physically seperate two of my little EE boys. They are just a few days past 6 weeks old...I never expected it this early/ They were both bloody and on had the other by the head when I got out there I admit it was a little funny seeing tiny little boys duking it...

I have handful of little Frizzle and normal Easter egger cockerels. They are 6-7 weeks old right now. Most are predominantly black ,some have brown mixed in. These come from a flock that lays very nice light blue and light blue-green (NOT olive) eggs. They must go as I'm in the city and not...