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She started acting lethargic yesterday and died this morning. I saw no discoloration/swelling, no lesions, and no mites/lice. She did have a messy/smelly bum, but nothing super out of the ordinary. I'm assuming she died of natural causes, but I want to make sure I'm not missing anything? Are...

On of my hens suddenly has a bare spot on her back. She did lose some of her saddle feathers from a rough rooster a few months ago (and hasn't grown them back yet), who is out of the flock now. I checked her for mites/lice just the other day, and didn't see anything. What could this be?

This is a 2.5 year old BO hen. Healthy flock, not seeing signs of mites at night when looking with a flashlight. Any thoughts?

I'm looking to buy Jumbo Coturnix quail eggs and I wanted to make sure I'm getting them from a reputable source. Also, unrelated, but how much space per quail when raising them for meat?? Thank you!!

I was positive this was a hen, but now I'm having second thoughts. "She" is 5 months old. I don't know how to explain it, but "she" just looks different than my previous BO hens ("she" is from different bloodlines, which might be why). By different; taller, more shiny and yellow feathers...

Please excuse the gross looking picture, but I found this dropping the other day and I have no idea what it is! My first thought is worms, but why is it green? Any ideas? The first picture is of the dropping when I found it and the second picture is after I sprayed it with water. It seems to...

I am looking for a hatchery that breeds chicks that are healthy with low death rates and that are good quality as far as the breed standard goes. Which hatchery is your favorite?

I have two 5 month old roosters in my flock along with 2 year old hens, 5 month old hens, and 8 week old chicks. The two 5 month old roosters and their 5 month old flock mates were added as chicks to my existing flock. The two roosters have started bullying two of my 2 year old hens, one of...

My broody hen hatched out 8 chicks a few days ago and she is raising them with the flock. One of my other hens attacked one of the chicks and it's head is raw and bloody. We cleaned it up as best we could and applied antibiotics. Any else of what else I can do to treat it? Do you think I should...

So, I have a broody BO sitting on 10 eggs in one of my coops. The coop does not have capacity to house any more than four additional chicks and I'm wondering how feasible it would be to move the mama hen/chicks after they hatch to a new coop. Would this stress mama hen out too much? Any...

I've had chickens now for a few years, but never a rooster. I have a beautiful roo that I am thinking about keeping, but I'm honestly nervous that he's going to end up being aggressive and be more of a headache than he's worth. The main reason I'd keep him is to help protect against predators...

I want to know why some poultry owners decide not to use organic feed. No judging, just genuinely curious:) If you have any other reasons not listed above, please comment below. Thank you!

I want get an idea of how many people use organic feed and also the biggest reason why some poultry owners decide not to use it. Since the poll is only allowing me to do one question, I will post a Part 2. I'd really appreciate your feedback!

I had four of my hens butchered and they seem to have a lot of excess fat. They were 2 year old production hens. Do you agree that there is excess fat? If so, what causes this? I've attached a photo of one of the hen's intestines as well as one of her eggs (it was hard and rubbery).

I currently have golden comets and I've noticed that although they are great layers they seem to have a lot of health problems. Mine are almost at the two year mark and two of my five GC are not laying. The ones that are laying do not lay the best quality of eggs anymore. The two that aren't...

Which type of poultry do you prefer when it comes to the following traits? 1. Foraging abiltiy 2. Health (which is the most disease resistant?) 3. Egg/meat 4. Feed costs (which is most economical?)

I found this in the coop today. The hen I suspect is a year old Easter egger who has had laying problem from the start. She's laid an "egg inside and egg" multiple times. Do you think this lash egg is a result of her reproductive issues or is she sick with an infection?

I bought 4 prairie bluebell pullets from tractor supply 6 weeks ago. I'm now wondering if they are really prairie bluebells? They have yellow legs, single combs, and besides a few feathers that look similar to and Easter egger, they look more like a RIRs. Also, any thoughts on gender? Their...

I found my hen yesterday afternoon with a bloody backside. After cleaning her off, I noticed some yellowish discharge from her vent. I suspect that she has a reproductive issue (I've noticed that one of my hens stopped laying the past few days and now I think it is her) and somehow that caused...

I have a golden comet hen who is broody once again after being broken (with a dog crate) not more than a month ago. After being broken it took her about a week to start laying. This past week she started making broody sounds and now she's stuck to the nesting box. What would you do in a...