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I have three Auracanas 7 months old, laying nice strong eggs. They have small bald areas under their wattles, but the other girls (Black Giant and Silver-Laced Wyandotte) don’t. There are signs of new feathers coming in. No molting anywhere else, they are fully feathered and fluffy. Any...

I’ve had chickens for many years but always got pullets. This spring i got two-day olds. My girls are now 5 months old, and seem to be clueless about eating bugs and normal things that all my other girls always ate…lettuce, worms, grubs, melon. They do love mealworms. Their coop is directly...

What is a transition setup between large dog crate and the coop for 5 chicks 3 weeks old? It's still too cool in Maine to put them in coop, and they'll be outgrowing the large dog crate in another week or two.

found this in the nesting box, have isolated a hen for 5 days that seemed to be less energetic than the others but I don't really know who laid it. How long before saying it was a one-off and letting her back with the flock? there's been no other incidence of a similar item for almost a week...

I have 5 laying hens. I just put one down, and she had a lot of lice, which means the others will shortly (or do already but they look really healthy). We have a foot of snow which precludes deep cleaning and power washing the coop. I can bathe the chickens and dust with poultry dust, but...

I have three 8-9month old Golden Comets, (scarborough maine) they've been laying regularly every day. Suddenly, three days in a row, NO EGGS! The light hours couldn't have changed that much for them to start dormancy. No predators, they're healthy and eating well. No sign of them eating their...

I am looking for 4 chickens ready or almost ready to lay; my local feed store has only Golden Comets and I'd like a bit more variety, ideally an easter egger as well. I'm in Scarborough, but happy to drive to you if I can get all 4 at once.

I got new pullets end of june, and one of the buff orpingtons started staying on the nest all the time, i'd take her out and she'd eat, poke around, then get back in. i assumed she was broody. but she just died today. no signs of any specific illness. how do i determine what happened?

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what has prompted a couple of my girls (i have 4) to start laying their eggs not in their nesting boxes but in their poop box? other than being inconvenient and sometimes messy, it's not a big deal but i'd like them to use their boxes. their roosts are highest point, poop box below, 2 nest...

how do i tell the difference between normal feather loss like molting, and aggressive pecking by the other girls?

i have 4 hens, no rooster, 2 nesting boxes in coop, girls free-range. the golden-laced wyandotte has been sitting in her nest for 2 days, she puffs up and growls at me when i come near. the other hens have laid only 1 egg in 2 days but are acting normally. is she sick? does she think she's...

my buff orp seems completely fine but she has no feathers around vent/rump area, nude and has been for a while. no evidence the other 3 hens are picking at it. will it heal itself? what caused it? thanks...

Hi, i'm finally getting chickens this spring after dreaming of them for years. I only want 4-5, probably aracaunas/buff orpington/barred plymouth rock. can i have one or two or each, will they get along? how do i get chickens that are older (pullets?), i don't have brooding set-up -- am...