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I am now in the “Retirement “ stage. I have 5 hens 4 are around 6 years old and the 5th is or near 12 years. She raised (with her sister) many day old chicks. She was not the favorite mama 🤣🤣. I’ve had chickens since 2009. They have been a lot of fun but also worry and work. I’m in So Oregon. My...

Hi there, I have 9 older hens one is 6 years old and the rest 3-5 years old. They are 5 Buffy O's; 1 Easter Egger; 1 Barred Rock; the other two are not coming to mind. A new flock of seven raised by two Bantam Cochin are now crowded in a small mini coup. They are loose in the mid to late...

My Black sexlink is not doing well. I think she is about 4 years old. As I was getting ready to leave for a few days I noticed that she was not as active. By the time I got home she was on the floor of the coop. Not doing well at all. Her waddles and comb were looking pretty bad, unable to...

Hi everyone. I haven't been on here for a while. I know you all are very helpful with most things. I am putting my garden up for the winter. I know that tomato plants and green tomatoes are not good for them so I'm getting rid of all that first and covering the strawberry bed. Can they...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) She is a Barred Rock about 2 1/2 years old. She has been loosing weight 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Today she has a "croopy" call, did not eat her morning treats...

Hi there, I have 17 hens. 5 are bantys the rest big girls. For the last while we have been losing at least one egg a day to an egg eater. It seems that they leave the little eggs alone. It also seems that it is in the same couple of nests. I try to clean out what ever they are on when I check...

Just curious, not that I can do much, We have major fires in our area and High levels of smoke in our area. So Oregon fires. Is there anything I should be looking for in regards to my hens? They all seem fine at this point, especially since the granddaughter has left. LOL. The weather folks...

Hi, I have an issue with eggs being broken and looks like something just took a bite out of the middle. As far as I can tell it is not the usual way the hens eat one. usually they don't leave anything, hardly a piece of shell. So any guesses as to what it might be? Their coop is pretty...

I found a baby possum in my hens yard. They are locked up! I went to scoot it out and it went out the gate but then just went under the Chain link fencing and back into the yard. I left it go as I just didn't have anything to catch it with and he may see well at night but I do not. :)...

This is the one I'm trying to protect, Little Bella. This is before the chicks below became bullies, this year. Hi there! I am about to get serious with separating at least 2 of my bantams from the rest of the flock. 18 total hens, 6 are bantams. The smallest gets "beat up" most every day...

I have a mini coop that will soon have my little adult bantams in it. The run area will be okay I just need some ideas on how to make it easier to clean. This is a photo of it when it was first built. I just cannot get in there to clean it very well. (Just don't bend like I used to!!) We...

Hi I have a mixed batch of hens. Some Bantams are getting picked on regularly buy not only the larger hens but fellow Bantams. This has been going on for some time. The littlest ones are the most picked on. Though other than missing feathers they are normal and still get out with the rest...

Hi there, My questions are: How long does it take an Americana to begin to lay. When does its egg get its color? I have two Americanas. One is 2.5 years old and her egg is pinkish. A younger one about 8 months old I thought was giving me a med brown egg. Then all of a sudden, a mostly...

So I get one what I would describe as a purplish brown egg most days. Since there is only one the suspects are few in my flock of 18. So I've ruled out the 6 Bantams and the 5 Buff Orbingtons. Then there are the two BR and 2 sex links. I've had two in a day so this is not theirs. Then...

So I get one what I would describe as a purplish brown egg most days. Since there is only one the suspects are few in my flock of 18. So I've ruled out the 6 Bantams and the 5 Buff Orbingtons. Then there are the two BR and 2 sex links. I've had two in a day so this is not theirs. Then...

Hi, When we got home this afternoon one of my Barred Rocks, about 23 weeks old, one that is not normally an escapee, tried to get out as I was going into their yard. As I picked her up to put her back in I found that she had been pecked and was now bloody. It looked pretty deep, on top of her...

Okay I have one BO who I observed today walking about like a turkey! All her feathers were fluffed out and she strutted about and clucked somewhat quietly. Any thoughts?s She seems ok otherwise.

I got two sexlink chicks. They are now 9 weeks old. One is larger than the other. Should I be expecting it to be a roo?

Hi there. We lost a 7 wk old chick today. We've been fortunate until lately to not have much problems with predators. i guess we've been found out! This happened between about 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM today. The results was one 7 week old chick dead. There were two areas of feathers and after...

Hi, My girls are free rangers in a great area of our property. The issue of late is that our oldest about 2 years and the young'ns, 9 weeks are hopping the fence. It is short so I guess it is amazing they haven't until now. They seem to be coming to greet, who ever has just arrived home...