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My 1 yr old Easter Egger stopped laying about 3 weeks ago except for a couple with hardly any shell. Most recently there were 2 that looked liked chewed up paper and came out with poop. Her poop has been sticking to her, too. Yesterday she was lethargic and had trouble flying to the coop...

I have 2 6-week olds and have been taking them out during the day for weeks now. Today they were very happy under a bush all day and didn't want to come in until dusk. They had water and food but maybe not as much food as other days. The bigger, stupider one is now screaming nonstop until...

One of my chickens hadn't been feeling good (spending a lot of time in the coop and in the nest box) for about a week and now she has these weird yellow poops that look like Blackhead Disease (from the other weird yellow poop thread): I fed her an egg, some grower kibble, BOSS and dry meal...

Hi NorCal peeps! It's been awhile since I've been active here. I first joined when my girls were new - 3 yrs ago, I think. I live in Davis, but my parents recently bought a farm up the Capay Valley in Rumsey, so now I have more options for more chicks!! I am setting up a free range situation...

My 1.5 yr old hen has been breathing hard, mouth open, weezing with whole body. She is the only one (of 4 hens) that is having this problem. There is no discharge or clogged nares. I suspect it is from me spilling the diatomaceous earth. That stuff comes out of the bag in globs. It has also...

Hi, My town has several flocks of wild turkeys and today a young (little) one visited my chickens while we were hanging in the front yard. I saw another lone one a couple months ago. These are not poults, lost from mama. Neither was crying, but do look lonely. We aren't allowed to hunt them...

I have 2 seven week olds that have been together since day 2. The EE has always been dominate and the LB who is def a cockerel, just follows her around. The last two days, however, I see them doing neck flares at each other. Is my cockerel just realizing he should be dominate and testing the...

BSL week old has the worst smelling poo ever. It is not formed and smells nothing like the other chicken's poo. The Orp also has loose poo, but not that stinky. The little runty BSL has perfect little rolls. Should I be concerned or need to supplement chick starter with something? I...

Here is an up close pic: And here is her whole body: Thank you all!!

So the big question at this point is how long the ramp needs to be (or what degree of rise) for the chickens to get up 3 feet. Thank you all so much! I'm am a newbie on all this building stuff. Also, if I section off a foot of space for the nest box, is it cool if it's 2 feet long?

My Chicklets (Henny and Penny) are 4 weeks now and are such a joy! I decided to get chickens for several reasons - for bug control, fertilizer, eggs, to get me outside watching Chick TV instead of inside watching drivel, and to satisfy my bird love. I joined BYC because I got a lot of great...