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Can anyone tell me what might be wrong with my Sweetie? She is a barred rock just over a year old. For a couple of days her back feathers were dirty and she walked a little funny — very slowly and gingerly. I cannot tell if she’s been laying (not sure which eggs are hers) but she is eating...

We got our first egg this week! :wee I think it was my Barred Rock named Henwig. She was 20 weeks old to the day when I found it. She has been acting a little different for about a week. All 3 of my BRs now have bright red combs (they have been light pink up til now) and my rooster is acting...

Thank you for all of your posts about integrating flocks! The info was tremendously helpful as we integrated 4 new 12-week old pullets with our existing flock of 4 (1 rooster, 3 pullets, all 14 weeks old) over the past few weeks. We separated, did look-don't-touch, then free ranged together...

Hi, this is my first question but I’ve been lurking and reading for a while! Just got home with 4 new pullets (about 10 weeks old) purchased from a farm via FB group. Got the girls settled in and noticed that one hen was pecking another on the back. When I looked closer, it looks like she has...

Hello, I’m new here and also new to chicken keeping. We got our first chicks in April and got 4 more today, bringing our total to 8 (7 pullets, 1 rooster.). Breeds are Barred Rock, mixed, whiting blue, whiting green, French black copper maran. I’ve been a gardener for many years and have...