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Warning for pictures of a dead chicken One of the roosters I have died. He had been active my sickly and I had quarantined him inside the coop. Today I went down and he was dead and he’s absolutely covered in mites. Are these opportunistic? Or do I have a serious infestation on my hands? I...

Thanks everyone for the advice as far as broody hens and such! I thought I’d post a little update. Tuesday night (I was way to tired Monday lol) I set up a pen inside the run connected to a crate. Put the hen in with some eggs-the one I thought was broody wasn’t so went with broody hen number...

So I pick up chicks tomorrow. The only hen (a little over one) that has reared a chick *just* went broody. She wasn’t yesterday, but now she’s hissing at me and tucked an egg I have under her. She did a great job rearing the chick (she was 8 months at the time) There are a few other broody...

I want to try to give the chicks I have ordered from Meyer’s hatchery to one of my broody hens. Do I need to quarantine those chicks before giving them to her? If so how long?

I just lost my Big Brahma male. 8-10 lbs. No trace- no feathers or blood, at least where I can see. My dad found a very skittish female by herself hiding close to roosting time. My only guess is he chased something off into the woods, where he got got, because I can’t imaging him going out...

But I’m pretty sure they are a cockerel. Opinions? Age is about 11 weeks. It’s most likely a cross between a Salmon Faverolle hen and a buff Brahma too. Sorry for bad pics

So I have windows that open out, but it only has a bug screen in it. Any ideas on how to add the galvanized wire for protection to the window without removing functionality? Some pictures of the set up and the current (bad) solution

So I just had an egg hatch last night by broody mother. She has regected the chick. I have one who has already cracked the outer shell and will be out in the next 24 hours, and some more that are not far behind. Should I buy an incubator for these last few days, or keep an eye on her and get...

I have a chick with what I think may be a broken wing. Does it look like it’s broken to you? What do I do?

So I’m going to be building nesting boxes. I have a huge variety from a small Spitzhauben to Brahma and Jersey Giant. So how large should these nesting boxes be. Should I make them all one size or should I make different sized ones to suit the different birds. I was planning 12” deep, 12” tall...

So I’ve been feeding my chicks Naturewise starter grower crumbles and in the bag it says at 8 weeks start feeding Naturewise all flock. They come in crumbles but I can find that sold anywhere, just the pellets. Will they be able to eat them? Is there an easy way to grind it up if it isn’t...

I’m really confused and trying to figure out who this chick is lol. I believe I should only have 4 chicks with feet feathers, and they are all accounted for. Yet I have this chick with feathered feet. My best guess is that it’s an Americana? Can they have feathered feet if not “pure” ? They are...

Hello, I was wondering if my 6 week old chick, who is supposed to be a hen, is crowing or is something stuck in his/her throat. Does crowing guarantee a roo? I’m They are either an Ancona or an Exchequer Leghorn. Here is a link to the crow:

Hello, I was wondering if I should be worried about my chicks eating sand. I saw a few of the chicks (they are 12-14 days old) appearing to try to bathe in their pine shavings. So I went down to the stream, and got some of the sand that is on the edges, sanitized it in the oven, and gave it to...

Hi, I just checked one of my hen’s poop and I saw worms in it. Can someone help me with ID and next step? Thanks!

Hello, I'm planning on getting chicks very soon and am trying to decided what to do. I'm ordering from Hover's Hatchery and have chosen quite the variety. I have 14 hens that I'm planning to order and 1 rooster. I also already have 8 adult hens. I don't really want two roosters, but that might...

Hello everyone! I first had chickens while my family lived with my grandad in 2017. Had them for a few years before a raccoon got in and killed them all. We moved into a new house in September and inherited the previous owners chickens. So I’m not new per say, just new to...