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I noticed a pink area below the vent on one of my hens. We had a fox attack recently so we thought she might have gotten some feathers pulled out, but when we caught her today to have a closer look, I realized there is a fluid filled lump there the size of my palm. She is eating, drinking and...

I got 2 hens and a rooster 2 weeks ago. When I first got them they seemed healthy and fine. I have been isolating them in a shed away from my flock at night, and they have been outside in a run away from my flock for part of the day. A few days after I got them they seemed to develop a slight...

Found this weird looking poop this morning. There is reddish stringy stuff in it. Does it look like worms or some kind of intestinal lining or something?

Just found a hen this morning who suddenly dropped dead with no sign of illness. She was just over a year old and seemed totally healthy. The only thing I have noticed in the flock lately is some loose stools, but my husband has been feeding them a lot of table scraps so I thought maybe it was...

I have a 5 week old Orpington cockerel who keeps pecking his own feet. He has always pecked at things a lot, even basically from the minute he hatched. After he hatched he immediately started pecking at another chick's eyes. He has little cuts all over his feet from pecking at them. Any...

Hi there, any ideas on the sex of these chicks? They are all 4 weeks old. Cinder (black) and Chuck (lemon cuckoo) I am thinking both are cockerels: Cinder Cinder's back: Chuck: Chuck's back: Batsy: on the right (I am thinking pullet) 3rd black chick (camera shy) on the left--I...

My mama hens and their chicks were attacked by a possum last night. One chick was killed and one of the hens has a small bite. Another chick was injured. He has no sign of a bite or a wound, but has a large lump on his right side near the shoulder. I think it's air under the skin. Am I...

Hi all, First timer here. I am at at Day 7 and I just candled my eggs. They all seem to have chicks in them but the air cells are all at the wrong end and are huge. They look to me to be the size they should be on day 18. So this means the humidity is too low, right? I am in California...

I have a broody (first time) and she is sitting in a nest box that is open to the other hens. The other bantams like to lay in the same nest, so they have still been laying in there and I have just been letting the broody keep all the eggs cause I don't want to disturb her. It's been about 6...

Yesterday evening my hen laid an egg and there was basically a big puddle of watery fluid that came out with the egg. It was clear fluid; didn't smell bad or anything. This morning she is not very active and didn't run out of the coop for treats with the others. She is just standing in the...

Hi all, I have 8 bantam orp chicks, any ideas on whether they are male or female? I thought some were pullets that seem to be developing red wattles now. :-( Chick 1 (thinking boy, 4 weeks old) Chick 2 "Kitty,"4 weeks old (body looks like a male to me but no comb or wattles to speak...

My splash orpington chick is 3 weeks old & her feathers are growing in strangely. The other chicks' feathers lay down smoothly but this one's stick up a bit and have a "messy" look to them. They are not curled like a frizzle. They also feel "rougher" than the other chicks' feathers...

My hen's crop is larger than normal and soft as if she has been drinking a lot of water. She also has diarrhea/ watery poop. She seems to be eating normally. Could this be from worms or some illness?

Hi all, My 9 month old pullet is missing some feathers on her head. To me it looks like a molt, but from what I have read she is too young to be molting, and it seems like the wrong time of year as well. Could it be molting or does this mean one of the other hens is picking on her?

I am going to be getting a used chicken coop this weekend. Obviously I want to make sure it is free of germs, mites, etc., so what is the best method of disinfecting it? It is a 4 by 8 A-frame coop. Thanks!

So I am ordering 12 bantam orpington chicks. This is the 2nd time I have had chicks, but last time I only had 3. I kept them in a plastic bin for a brooder, which worked out great and was really easy to clean out with the hose every few days. So I'd like to use a plastic bin again for the...

Hi there, We are trying to decide between bantam Wyandottes & Orpingtons for my son's 4-H project. I love Wyandottes; I think they are the most beautiful chicken around. My son wants bantam Orpingtons because he thinks they will be more friendly. Any comments on the friendliness of these...

Hi all, I am thinking of buying some adult hens, but I would like to get chickens that are very tame. My husband wants to get chicks instead, and that way they would be used to us from day 1. Is it possible to tame hens that are already adults or will they never be as tame as chicks we have...

Just brought my 5 month old pullet in to the vet with a long, deep gash. It's about 8 inches long, starts at her neck and goes under her left wing. I just discovered it last night when I picked her up, apparently it happened days ago but she was acting completely normal and I never noticed her...

http://www.businessinsider.com/should-you-refrigerate-eggs-2014-7 Do you guys refrigerate your hens' eggs? I have been but it sounds like I really don't need to according to this article.