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Hello! My hen “Chip” is suddenly sick. She is a Barnevelder who just had her year birthday the end of April. She has a sudden onset of sneezing, coughing, inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. She is cyanotic around her face. The good news is she is not lethargic, eating and drinking. She did...

Hello! We would like to add on to our chicken coop this spring. We built it not realizing our Brahmas were going to be as large as they have become and want to give the girls some "elbow room". Actually, we made the beginners mistake of too many chickens and too small of coop. There, I said...

Hello from the frozen state of Iowa! It was -17f this morning and when I got down to see my ladies, the automatic door was still down. The girls are just fine, hungry and a bit thirsty, but fine. I got a screwdriver and removed the door to allow the girls out of their coop. It is solar powered...

Hello and greetings from the soon to be frozen tundra of Iowa! We got a foot of snow over the last day, and now this weekend, they are predicting highs below zero. Wondering if there is anything I should do proactively to keep my girls safe? Thus far we have plastic shower curtains all around...

I was busy the last few days and didn’t get down to interact with our girls like I try to do everyday. They were crazy excited, and of course they bring a huge smile to my face! Took some random pictures of the girls and thought I would make a post to share. Enjoy and feel free to add pics of...

Hello! I heard some squawking from the chicken community this evening after dark, so thought I’d have a look. There were 7 of my 12 girls locked out of their house after the door was shut (automatic). They were making some noise! I coddled a few, and shewed a few more and got them all in their...

Greetings fellow chicken folks! I woke up to this headline in my local newspaper this morning. I must admit, it scares me, as I have gotten very attached to my girls and their health is very important AND it has occurred in the county we reside in. The State of Iowa put this message out...

Hello! My name is Jake. My bride Ann and are proud chicken farmers. Well, does having 12 chickens make you a chicken farmer? Ann wanted chickens for the last couple of years, but I had every excuse possible to avoid it. Heck, I even played the “bird flu” card! This year, I had run out of...