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Hi everyone! I've had chickens for years now and this group has always been so helpful! Recently a mama hen hid behind a garbage can in the coop and one morning we found 3 brand new chicks. I panicked due to the cold temps here and set up an indoor bin for mama and babies. But it's a mess in the...

So I have 2 chicks being raised by their mama who are about 3 weeks old. In the coop are also 2 broody hens on eggs that should be hatching this week. The 3 week old chicks are often found on top of and in the feathers of one of the broody hens, while their mama is off scratching and...

Hello everyone, I just don't know what to do. Poor hen. She's huge, a cochin, and broody, and sitting on fertile eggs. There were 5. Yesterday I came to check on her and she was all upset, out of the box, covered in yolk and egg shells, and there were 3 eggs left. She has never eaten eggs, so...

My white cochin went broody a month and a half ago. She refused to move to a new box where the others weren't laying, so I moved her back. After a month of taking new eggs and leaving hers, we found that her three eggs were "duds." They never developed. So we took the eggs and encouraged her...

Sorry, newbie. Any concerns or issues with this? Last year my barred rock rooster mated with a cochin hen (we got one chick) and a New Hampshire red hen ( we got one chick). Both chicks are barred, and laying eggs and he is mating with them. We have a broody cochin sitting on eggs again. What's...

He everyone, She has decided it's time, and is on 7 eggs. However, it's the box that everyone likes to use to lay, so of course 2 new eggs were in there this morning (I had already labeled the 7 with the date yesterday). So I took those eggs today. My question is - do I keep doing that, just...

Hi all, I have scanned the forums and still don't know what to do. First timer broody hen has been sitting and I do not know for how long, because I am disorganized. We decided to let her do it and see what happens. 3 days ago, there was a very chirpy little chick and the other eggs were all...

Hi everyone, So basically we have a fine brooder hutch for our 13 babies. They are now 7 weeks old and living outside in the hutch. During the day we open the hutch and put a plastic fencing with pvc frame over them. This is wayyyyyy less than ideal, as it is easily ripped, pushed on, etc., and...

Hi, So, I have tried to read through all the threads, but there are so many posts that don't exactly answer my question. Maybe one of you can help? I was told that I could use the Ivermectin sheep drench at Agway, to put drops on the girls. They are full sized hens and 2 guinea hens. My...

Hi everyone, So this fall we had some new experiences. My New Hampshire Red and 2 guinea hens (all 1 year old) went through a molt (moult?) for the first time. They all seem to have stopped laying, though it looks like feathers are growing back now. I can't find eggs anywhere on the property...

Hi, I was just wondering - all my hens, both chickens and guinea fowl, are just over a year old. They seem to be in a molt, though I am not familiar with what this looks like. It started with my New Hampshire Red, who looks horrible, by the way, and now it looks like it is happening with the...

I just treated my girls with Gallimycin for respiratory concerns, and this week found roundworms in one of the nest boxes. I am sick of tthrowing away eggs! I have Wazine on hand, but will that work for roundworms? Also, is there a way to give Wazine by mouth instead of in the water, to make...

Hi everyone, My situation is - I know it is respiratory. I know from reading so many posts about this that I must NOT add to my flock. The girls have been on Gallimycin for a few days so far (5). Their noses DID clear up mostly, but one is still runny and sneezing. My hens are free ranging...

Everyone seems to post their creative and functional waterers for their coops, and while I did try a couple, I have found it easier to dump, wash, and refill a plain old giant dog water dish. Anyone else?

Hi everyone, So, I am pretty sure I have some sort of respiratory infection thing in my 5 chicken, 2 guinea hen flock. Only the younger pullets, one just started laying, seem to have it. It's a crusty nose and some strange breathing sounds, shaking head (no lice or mites, I have checked), and...

Hi everyone, So, after much googling, and trying everything, I noticed that pictures of vent gleet in fully grown hens matches my mama exactly. So, I saw that yogurt, ACV, and probiotic/electrolytes could help, with baths. Today was cold, so no bath, but I plan to bathe her lots this week when...

Out of my mixed flock, only my guinea hens have gone broody, which I've posted about in another thread. So, my question is, in case some of those chickens were mating with the guinea cocks, could I slip some chicken eggs under the broody guineas? The timing would be perfect, they've been sitting...

So, hi everyone. First year with guineas. My girls have created a nice hidden nest under some piled wood in our backyard. They are laying in there, and no longer laying in the coop. But, they are coming into the coop every night to roost. Also, they are not yet in there all day or definitely...

Hello everyone, I finally joined today, after a year of making excellent use of this site. We moved last year to a house with 3 hens about 4 years old and a coop and small run. The first thing we did was let them out. They did great, but they eat and dig everything, even styrofoam insulation! We...

Hi everyone, here's the deal...and I really do appreciate anyone's time who responds, I know we're all busy. I have 3 older hens, 2 young hens, 3 guinea hens, and 3 guinea cocks. They all live together in one coop, and are free range during the day. The introduction last fall of the babies to...