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You've heard the fairytale, now you need to hear the real story... This is the true story of Cinderella and her wicked step sisters. The story takes place at The Hammond Farm. Which is in the backyard of the author, Sandra Hammond. The story tells about her first ventures having pet chickens...

I was given a free chick a few days old with 2 clubbed feet. Is there a way to make braces or anything to help guide her to walk around somewhat normally? And will I be able to let her be around my other regular chickens when she's older or will she always need to be separated? She is eating and...

I began antibiotics yesterday for my sick Penny. A little in the water. When will I see if it is working? She is sleeping under a heat lamp in the house.

After all the baths and fingerings of my RIR, she still has the bulge, no egg, she waddles like a duck, and is eating and drinking. If it is not an egg what else could it be? A vet around here is $80 so I refuse to go. It has been 2 weeks since I first saw her poopy tail, which is looking better.

I think My rhode island red has an egg in her. It's been about 5 days or more since she has laid and egg. I googled info and have given her three warm baths this week. Yesterday I gave her one for 20 min than used vasoline to go through the vent to get an egg. I can't tell if there is one in...

Win my book The True Story of Cinderella at http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2011/07/giveaway-the-true-story-of-cinderella.html#more-11127 It's all about my first chicken experiences! If you love chickens, you'll love this book!

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Yesterday I posted a concern about my 3 month old chick. I didn't hear from anyone. This morning she was dead in the coop. I don't know if it was Marek's disease and whether or not the other chick or chickens will get it. I don't know how I should clean the coop to get rid of any contagious...

I have two chicks a few months old. I got them at a feed store. One is limping and can't make any sound. She looks like she is gasping for air. I looked at her all over and her feather shafts looks kind of yellow and pussie. I don't know what is wrong . She was fine last week. I have four grown...

My grey hen laid her first egg today. I don't know her breed but the egg looks like green and brown mixed. Olive. Is she an Americauna mix? I have an Americauna with big beautiful light green eggs. The only egg missing is the tiny white ones from this cute little white hen...

I bought two chicks yesterday and they are in my house in a box with a lamp. I only had a 60 watt bulb but they seemed fine . They chirped all night and didn't sleep. I just got up and one was cold and almost listless and dead. I went to the store and put in a 95 watt bulb and a shallower box...

when I was a kid we had speckled chickens that layed speckled eggs, don't remember what color hens, eggs may have been brownish. Anyone know what kind of hens they could have been? Probably mutts.

I have just had a children's book released about my chickens. I have listed backyardchickens.com in the back with a special thanks. To view my item or purchase it go to http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=63998 It is called The True Story of Cinderella by Sandra Hammond...

I have just had a children's book released about my chickens. I have listed backyardchickens.com in the back with a special thanks. To view my item or purchase it go to http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=63998 It is called The True Story of Cinderella by Sandra Hammond...

how do i take care of a 2 day old premie with a swollen eye? i put saline then antibiotic in it. it eats and drinks. Anything else?

I have a two day old premie that needed help out of her shell. She has a big swollen eye . I washed with saline and put on antibiotic. Anything to help her. Or just hope for the hope best?

Cinderella has had a shell less egg and 2 eggs out of the shells within the last 5 days and 1 decent egg. It looks like she pooped them out instead of laying them. Is she sick or could it be the lay feed I am giving her? it is new to her. crumbles instead of pellets.

Ok this morning I heard one of the step sisters crowing like a rooster. I went out there and she just kept crowing it was cute but annoying since we have neighbors. Eventually she stopped when I gave them some apples. What's up with that?

A couple weeks ago I had a tiny little egg from one chicken. Today I got a huge egg from Cinderella, her half sister who is an Americauna. I weighed one her other eggs and it weighed 1.5 oz. The huge egg weighs 2.5 oz. It had to hurt. Did I do something wrong or was she backed up waiting for her...

Yesterday morning I went to check for eggs and found the cutest little egg. It is strange because it is about one third the size of the regular egg. I am not sure if this has to do with a lack of water or what maybe from the day before. Last night though there were two regular sized eggs so it...