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I have a 2 year old bantam silkie that is non stop broody. 1. I have no roosters 2. I like my current flock size. 3. I'm attached to her I have tried locking her out of the coop. She is super small but her temper is BIG. She climbs the steps looks in the window and tells me off all day. If...

Short version: my 3yo hen had something hanging from her vent this morning. I got a tissue and removed it. Upon closer inspection it was a soft egg shell. The egg had ruptured and the yolk was running down her leg. She isn't lethargic. But she isn't herself either. She is keeping distance from...

I have a hen I treated for bumble foot a few weeks ago. Today I was giving her feet a look over when she peed on me.. except I thought chickens didn't pee? I was holding her with her back to my chest with one hand so I could un curl and inspect her left foot with my other. She was fighting me a...

These two are inseparable. They were my first 2 chickens. (a neighbor gave me a couple because she hatched too many) I was clueless, but I loved em and spoiled them. They would jump into my arms as soon an i let them out to graze. (Yes my arms got all scratched up) Once we set up a coop for 6...

At 3 am I found two small kittens in my chicken run area. They were just a squealing for a mom that is no where to be seen. Since it's pouring outside I brought them in and dried them off a bit. They had dug a hole just big enough to squeeze into the coop. (I fixed it) When the rain slowed, I...

I just caught my youngest sharing his strawberries with my alpha hen. I thought he was picking strawberries and feeding the bad ones to the hen (like I do). Upon closer inspection, I realized he was having a bite for himself then giving a bite to Cowboy (my hen). Never encountered this before...

These 2 are my original chickens. They were a gift from a local woman. (Whom i have no way to contact.) There is a possibility they are mixed breeds. They are both hens and 1.5 years old. The black one (Cowboy) does resemble a Mystic Onyx, that's the closest I could find. The white one...

The little boogers found my berries. They have gotten brave of late and are exploring new areas of the property. (I live on family land, several acres) Now that they know where to find fresh Strawberries and Dewberries are they are spending a lot of time eating berries. Soon the blueberries and...

Hi, I'm G. I live in North Carolina by the coast. What a wealth of great information you have here. A little over a year ago a neighbor gave me a couple of day old chicks (unplanned). I was clueless so I pecked the brains of local farmers. They said "you can't have just 2 chickens. They need a...

I have an 8 month old black Bantam Silkie. I have 6 hens but this is the first to go full on broody. She won't leave her 1 little egg. She is all puffed up and making crazy sounds. It's scary to see this change in behavior (for me as a semi new chicken mama). I walk them a few times a day so I...