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hi everyone, I have been trying to select 3 or 4 new chickens for my current flock. I have been trying to research I am looking for (preferably) bantam breeds but large fowl will do. I would like breeds I don't currently have, and would be preferably cold hardy and family friendly. My current...

Another hen dead... :( That's right. For all those who responded to part one (or if your new and didn't see part one) we have been having a couple of casualties in our flock. people said it was a raccoon of some sort. this morning, another hen died... It looks like a raccoon, all right. there...

So, my current flock consisted of 5 pullets, 7 hens, and 3 cockerels (trying to rehome 2 of them. ). In the past 3 days, all 3 of my 2 1/2 month old roos have been found dead. It started with my Cochin, who was found missing a leg, wing, and his head. then my Polish, ripped in half, and my...

our 2 silkies, daisy and peep, just turned a year old yesterday! I took pics of little daisy every few months-so cute! week 1 week 4 week 8 week 16 week 44 (she's about 49 weeks right now)the black silkie died in a tragic accident when she was 7 weeks. :hithappy birthday to my daisy and...

Our chickens are generally in a run, but every afternoon we let them out in our yard. they absolutely LOVE our garden. they eat the plants! how do we keep them away from the garden? any help is appreciated.

I know that chickens will eat anything they get their greedy little beaks on, but my Buff Cochin cockerel, who is about 9 weeks, will not eat the pellets we feed them. he eats the other pullets feathers, their droppings and the bedding in their coop. what do I do? the others like the food just...

I'm not new, but I wanted to do this because I never had a proper introduction. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We first go chickens on February 28, 2018. We got a new flock this march. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 15. 7 hens, 5 pullets, and 3...

do you guys think this is a pullet or cockerel? it's a mottled Japanese bantam, about 8 weeks.

I have a flock of 10 week pullets and cockerels. 2 of them are mottled and black Japanese bantams. these two I have a couple questions about them. 1) I want general thoughts on the breed. are they friendly? how do they lay? 2) How do I keep them in show condition? I know they make good show...

Our white silkie, Daisy, has been having a very runny vent lately. She acts normal, eating drinking, laying, and foraging, but she has diarrhea. how can I help her? is she sick? does she have worms? (or am I just overreacting)? Oh yeah, she is about 1 1/2 old.

This is Popcorn. Popcorn is a very cute Japanese bantam, but I can't figure out her plumage. Any ideas?

I currently have 3 nesting boxes in my coop, and 7 hens, 5 pullets, and 3 cockerels. do I need more nesting boxes?

So, I have a flock of 2 month old chickens. We have 5 pullets and 3 cockerels (Trying to re-home 2 of them). They are currently fenced off in a 10*9 area in the run. The run belongs to our 7 older girls, who are around a year and a half old. How and when should I introduce my new flock to my old...

I have 3 cockerels in our mixed 10 week old flock of 8. they are: A black Japanese bantam A standard size white created black Polish a bantam buff Cochin The polish is so aggressive he can't even live with the other 7. The Japanese and Cochin are ALWAYS fighting. :he It's gotten to the point...

we have a buff Cochin about 8 weeks old now and we can't tell on whether or not it's a pullet or cockerel. pic: Pullet or cockerel? (praying for hen-she is really sweet. ) As I took these photos- our definite rooster- a Black Japanese Bantam-started crowing for the first time

Hi everyone. So I have a very sweet Buff Silkie, her name is Peep. She is a little over a year old and we have started to notice she no longer responds to my calls, and is always the last one to come running over when I feed them treats. When we let them free range, the poor thing always ends up...