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I lost my roo to a fox a few weeks ago (RIP Lucky :hit), and am in the process of introducing my new roo (3 month old Speckled Sussex) to my 12 ladies. I have him in a large wire dog kennel in the coop, and most of the hens don’t mind him at all. However, I have 2 that are still attacking him...

Hello! I have a decision to make, and am completely torn about what to do. We have 12 hens and 2 roosters, all just turned a year old and raised together. Our head rooster (an Easter Egger named Jerko, that’s what I get for letting my husband name one lol) is a great flock leader, not rough...

One of my girls has apparently decided that mid-January (at -30 degrees!) is a good time to molt. She doesn’t seem to be getting picked on, no scabs or bleeding anywhere (other than a touch of frostbite to her wattles and comb), but this is my first winter with chickens and I’m a little...

New chicken owner question! I noticed this week that both of my Colombian Rock hens (5 months old) seem to have really large crops compared to my other birds. They are both active, eating and drinking, and come running for treats. The crops feel soft, not lumpy, similar to the other birds, and...

Hi all, Just got my first batch of 21 chicks at the beginning of April, and am absolutely loving them! I have the brooder set up in my entryway, they had a heat lamp with good temperature until this week when I weaned them off, and all was well. So far, I have lost 5 babies, all very rapidly...