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One of our hens disappeared a few weeks ago. We just found her the other day, hiding behind a fence, sitting on about a dozen eggs. She rarely leaves her private little nest and seems to be a poster girl for broodiness. We don't want any new birds, and it would be a problem to have to raise a...

Several weeks ago, 2 of our free-rangers disappeared. Two others showed up the next morning in bad shape, eyes closed, barely able to move. No sign of injuries, not even missing feathers, or parasites. At first we suspected a predator -- our neighbor has a vicious chicken-killing dog & an...

I'm not sure exactly how to describe this, but our pet rooster has lately been "chattering" his beak -- rapidly opening & closing it as though trying to chew rapidly. He's also been a little less responsive than usual, although that could be due to other factors (like violent weather) the last...

Just out of idle curiosity, can anybody identify the breed of the talented actress that portrays Debbie the Chicken in the Netflix series "Lost in Space"?

OK, this is a strange one. Our Australorp rooster has a strange fascination with toes. When one of us sits out with him & takes our shoes off, he walks up to our toes, positions his head an inch or two away, and seems to go into a trance, motionless, just staring at the toes. I can even tap...

Just want to introduce myself, and ask for an ID of our hen. I live in rural Oahu, where chickens roam the streets. The roosters often fall prey to kids who capture them for cockfighting rings, which are popular here, despite being illegal. We never planned to raise chickens, but one day, a...