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A couple weeks ago I had a hen injured by a rooster. She was in bad shape when I found her, torn open and half froze, going into shock. I put her in a large dog crate with a heat lamp and in an hour she was perking up. In about 3 days she was preening, eating and drinking very well and on the...

I’ve seen many here ask about butchering a rooster so when I processed a cull this morning I took some pics. I don’t really want to go into dispatch here as there are a number of threads related to that already so I’ll just say that I use an ax but you should use the method that’s best for you...

I have 15 Brahma pullets that are 13 weeks old. If I let them free range during the day will they know to lay in the nest boxes, or if they start to lay outside under bushes etc. will they continue to do so? There are no older hens to show them. Will fake eggs in the boxes help? Anyone know how...

I have a 10 week old Lt Brahma cockerel that's had one twisted feather on his right wing for weeks. Now he has one on the left wing also. The whole flock is molting but none of the others have this. Is it an injury, deficiency or genetics? I'd like to keep him as he's a great protector for the...

Hi, I'm Deb. Been reading here for a while now...sooo much information! I'd like to thank everyone here who shares their thoughts and answers questions. You've made this a great site. Haven't raised chickens since I was a kid (many years ago) but I'm starting a new flock now and want to add...