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One of my 4 hens, Neptune, started limping on Tuesday. I noticed she had the beginnings of scaly leg mites. I've never dealt with that before, but I saw some scale separation and the limping foot looked slightly swollen. I checked the other 3 hens and one more showed some slight scale separation...

Hi, I have 7 hens--3 are 3 y.o. Barred Rocks and 4 are black sex links that were new in March. Short story: Can a bullied-to-near-death hen live a happy life alone, separated from the rest of the flock? Long story: One of my Barred Rocks was attacked by a predator last year and injured...

Hi there, Do different hens moult differently? I have 3 barred rocks that are 3 years old. One was attacked by a coyote a year and a half ago and nearly died, but we stitched her up and provided intense medical care and she lived! Although she lays eggs again, she really hasn't been "right"...

Hi, I have 4 barred rock hens who have been laying for over a year. All summer, I've gotten 4 eggs a day from them. For the past two weeks, I've only been getting 3 in the nest, and I find one cracked in the poop under the roost! This has happened to at least a dozen eggs in the past two weeks...

Hi, Last month I posted here when a coyote *badly* injured one of my barred rocks, Chickpea. We didn't think she was going to make it. Her side was ripped completely open and her vent and tail were chewed raw and open. My doctor friend sewed her up and we gave her antibiotic shots and she has...

Hi, Two weeks ago exactly, one of my 4 barred rock hens, Chickpea, was attacked by a coyote. It was bad and we almost had to euthanize, but she pulled through. Here's the thread on that: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-was-attacked-by-canine-what-to-do-next.1288059/ Now, we...

I bought some Pen G procaine for my wounded hen, and when we went to inject it, I noticed how bad the medicine stinks! Is it supposed to stink?

Hi, My favorite Barred Rock, Chickpea, was attacked today by what I think was a coyote. She is a big girl, but no idea how much she actually weighs. She had a beautiful huge tail that probably saved her life, and that tail is gone now. She has a HUGE tear in her skin/muscle, behind her wing all...

Hi, I have 4 barred rock hens that we got last March, who have been independently going in their coop at night all summer. We free range them when we're home and the weather is good, but about 1/3 of the time they are locked in their run at bedtime. Like clockwork, they used to all head towards...

Hi, 3 of my 4 BR pullets started laying a month ago. All has been going well, except I seem to have one "late bloomer" who grew very large but her comb and wattles were late to develop. I think she FINALLY started laying this week, a full month after her sisters, but each of her eggs has had a...

Hi, I have 4 barred rock pullets who are now about 4.5 weeks and are mostly feathered. I have read all the threads about when to put babies outside, and understand they need to be weaned off the heat slowly, let outside in small increments to start, gradually building to 100% outside. My...

Hi, I am new to chickens, so my apologies in advance for my cluelessness. We have 4 barred rock babies, 3 weeks old, in a brooder in the kitchen. Overall, they are delightful and we all enjoy them tremendously especially our two little girls ages 4 and 8. Very early on, I switched out the...

Hi, I'm a newbie to everything! I've read this forum a LOT though. We are about to build our first coop on our mountain lot, and there are so many variables that it's making my head spin. We just got our first batch of 4 Barred Rock pullets 2 weeks ago (I hope! TSC does have a reputation...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, we just got 4 Barred Plymouth Rocks, hopefully pullets from TSC, though I have my doubts that they are ALL girls!! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Just 4 babies, but I'd like more already ;) (3)...