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Hey all, I have a problem hen and I don’t know what else to do about her except get rid of her at this point. She is a year old Crested Cream Legbar which generally are supposed to be friendly. She was friendly as a chick and teen and let me hold her and was my favorite. Fast forward to when...

We are in the middle of a massively awful heat wave in Texas. Temps are in the hundreds with heat index in the 115-120s. To help my girls, I put out shallow pans of cold water and my main hen, Pepper stands in it a lot during the day. She already has bumblefoot starting on both feet 😢 It’s not...

Hey y’all. I have one Australorp hen, 2 years old, that used to be at the bottom of the pecking order (1 of 3, then 2 until I had to put my other hen down a few weeks ago). I have one small flock of 3 pullets, 3 months old, that I’ve been trying to integrate with her for a month—did the side by...

Hi all! I am branching out and picked up 3 new chicks for my backyard flock. The other two, an Olive egger and Cream Legbar are definitely pullets but this Maran is keeping me guessing. All were from Hoover hatchery and the Maran was in the Assorted Marans group so not sure what exact kind...

My hen, Sirius, who previously had a case of sour crop during the start of her molt, is now finished with her first molt. Finally! However, in getting back to laying eggs, she’s been having trouble. She has laid several soft shelled eggs in the run and then the two hens ate the yolk. She had one...

Hey everyone, My chooks are going through their molt a little later than usual fall because Texas weather is crazy. Sirius started her molt and now full into it, is acting sick. It started this last weekend with fully watery poop that had bright green spots in it. I changed all their food...

😢Hi all! Worried about my Australorp hen, Henrietta. She has always had a more difficult time when eating things than the other two girls, but it has recently gotten much worse. Her crop was very saggy and full looking and then about 2 weeks ago, I noticed liquid coming out of her mouth when she...

I hatched eggs in my classroom this year and ordered the breeds I’d like to keep. I only had one White Plymouth Rock egg and it hatched! But I’m pretty sure it’s a rooster. He is 3 weeks old and already has a big comb that is turning and waddles coming in. First time chicken owner here, so I...

Hello everyone! I finally joined after a few weeks of just reading all the great info here. I incubated eggs for our first grade classes this year for science and now that we have hatched 4 chicks, I want to be sure I’m doing everything to keep them happy and healthy. I’ve read a lot of when...