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When I first bought my chickens five years ago, I got two EEs and four RSLs. My EEs got eaten by something now, but I lost two of my RSLs to water belly and now there's something wrong with my third girl. The 4th doesn't have any health issues as of yet but she's so MEAN. Not to humans but she...

This is kind of a silly question, but I just wondered about it so bear with me and please no mean comments. Can hamster bedding, like the pretty multi-colored stuff from walmart, be used in nest boxes? I wouldn't use it all the time, just as a change of view every now and then. But I think on...

Hi everyone! Meet Whitey, my brand new 5-month old Mille Fleur D'Uccle bantam Cochin. I adopted him yesterday as his owners were moving and couldn't take him with them. I have a couple questions about him though: he looks and acts totally healthy and normal, how long do I "have" to quarantine...

I noticed today that one of my darlings has a swollen eye...I looked at it and thought maybe she got something in it so I took her to the bathroom where the brighter lights are, but didn't see much. It almost looked like there was a piece of pine needle in it (my neighbor has them and the...

Hi all, just a quick question. I have had my 6 girls a little over a year now and they're all complete darlings, following me everywhere and come running when I call...except for one. Dusty is absolutely terrified of everything. She won't come anywhere near me. I can't pet her or catch her...

Ok, I admit, I don't know what breed my ladies are. Growing up around chickens, I like to think I know everything about them, but the cold hard truth is that I don't know squat. That said, I got my girls from Tractor Supply this spring. I was supposed to get 2 "red pullets," (that's all they...

Hi everyone! Just joined the BYC community here and thought I'd say hello :)