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I have two 10 week-old cochin chicks purchased from Meyer hatchery as day-olds. The splash is large and healthy, but the dark blue cochin is a runt. I don't mind the small size, but she's also always walked as if her pants are falling down. Most of the time she sits. There's nothing that I can...

I'm hoping one of you cochin breeders out there can give me some advice. I ordered two blue cochins from Meyer Hatchery. At 10 weeks one is a lovely, healthy splash. The other has always been the runt. She's a beautiful slate blue, and I've been told that the dark cochins can sometimes be...

For you newbies out there - keep an eye on your Polish in wet weather. No common sense whatsoever. Blogpost here. http://www.hencam.com/henblog/2011/06/as-a-wet-hen/

Dust bathing is one of the funniest behaviors that chickens do - and one of the most essential to their well-being. I've just put up a youtube video of my hen, Buffy, bathing (And a cameo appearance by the her lop-earred rabbit friend, Candy.) If you've ever tried to explain dust bathing to a...

I thought some of you might like to see the video I just posted on youtube. I show how to pick up a hen and where to check for lice. Basic stuff - but sometimes it helps to see someone else do it! Terry at hencam.com

Hi - our very noisy hen, Marge, inspired us to create an album of animal ringtones. You can get Marge's loud clucking, or a combination of her and the other hens, or the goats bleating, or the dogs barking, or, if you want pretty, we've got a Carolina Wren ringtone. You can listen to the "Little...

I've got two events scheduled for the LA area that I'm hoping BYCers will come to! On Thursday, August 6, I'll be reading my book, "Tillie Lays an Egg" for a special storytime at an LA Public Library. If anyone has a child-friendly chicken to bring, I would appreciate it!!! Usually, I bring one...

As the author of a children's book featuring my chickens - Tillie Lays an Egg - I am now taking my bantam white leghorn to story times at libraries and schools. She's been traveling happily in a guinea pig cage bedded with hay (gives her secure footing.) She has no problem spending the day away...

My barred rock, 4 year old hen, Eleanor, has a mystery ailment and I'm hoping someone out there can help. A few days ago I noticed her limping and thought she'd pulled a muscle. I checked her legs. Fine. Then I noticed that the skin below her vent was bright red, hot and swollen. I did an...

I thought that some of you might want to hear the news on Betsy Ross, my bantam white leghorn, and her prolapse. The prolapse stuck out about an inch. I immediately cleaned the area, trimmed the long feathers near the vent (not to the point of making her bleed, though), isolated her in a small...