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Curious about chicken behavior. My flock of 5 was attacked and killed by something on tuesday morning. We think it was a raccoon. They are somewhat free range but I have a secure run and coop. So they’ll now be locked in the run unless we can supervise. Here’s the deal, we have 1 polish hen...

Well the worst case scenario played out this morning. Something got to the flock and kill 4/5 hens. No idea what did it but we now have one polish who made it unscathed but definitely shocked. She’s warm in the dark basement right now. It’s 20 deg F now with December coming in strong. We...

I have a Barred rock that has a big bald spot on her belly. Can’t see it unless we flip her over and investigate. All the other birds are pretty well covered but some do have a small patch in that area. She has the biggest for sure. I expected to find mites, or lice but honestly I can’t see...

Hey guys, Noticed a golden wyandotte limping today. We took a look and in the center of the foot there is a kernel. It seems like it's hardened over and I don't see any pus, redness or really even any swelling. It's almost as if it was "meant to be there". Obviously it's not normal but I...

Hello! I'm curious if there is are any companies out there that test eggs for backyard chickens looking for high chemical content such as lead or other things. I'm not super concerned but it dawned on me that we bought this house in a suburb and the previous owner probably used weed killer in...

I'll try to post a pic following this post with my phone. But all my birds are coming on two years of age. I believe each one has successfully molted. They've come back in nicely. I have 6 chickens and they have nice quarters (4x8) coop and a large run + outside area. Anyway, there's one...