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Thank you! I'll look into some higher protein feed. I want to make sure I provide them with everything they need. I usually install a heat lamp in the covered run during the freezing temperatures, to keep their ramp and such from freezing over. But I've never done anything inside the coop for...

Thank you! I sure love these girls. They are my first, and I can't wait to get more. Haha.

Usually a pale comb is a sign of illness. I would highly recommend visiting hencam.com. She has a blog and FAQ there. She raises a lot of older hens, and knows quite a bit about health and illness, and how to treat, and when not to.

Fun! They should be laying soon! Mine got very vocal right before the eggs showed up. :)

.. your friends are constantly sharing photos of crocheted chicken sweaters, DIY chicken feeders, and homemade chicken treats on your Facebook and Pinterest profiles. .. your birthday and Christmas gifts consist of antique egg yolk separators, chicken shaped cutting boards, and anything else...

I have 4. 1 Ameracauna 1 Black Australorp 1 Buff Orpington 1 Golden Sexlink 20,076 + 4 = 20,080 Total

I actually laughed out loud and snorted when I read "zombify" Perfect way to describe it. My girls went through this stage too. They would fall asleep on my back patio at the sliding glass door. I had to carry them each to the roost. It was so annoying. Eventually we fenced off their corner of...

I have 4 hens, all born in April 2013. An Ameracauna, Black Australorp, Buff Orpington, and Golden Sexlink. This will be my third winter with them. The first winter they never molted and egg production continued without a hitch. Last year, my Ameracauna went broody for the entire summer, started...

I have a 14 month old Ameraucana hen who has been broody for the last 6 weeks. I have no use for a broody hen. We only have 4 hens, and no rooster. We live in a suburban neighborhood, so we can't have any more chickens. I've tried to break her of this broody habit and haven't made any progress...

How is your chicken doing? I still have some sneezing and coughing episodes from my BA, but she has remained perfectly healthy in every other aspect. I think she might be just struggling with the damper weather.

Oh gosh you know she does that all the time!! I never even thought about it. I'll give that a try. Thanks!

My 11 month Black Australorp has been making this weird coughing/sneezing noise for the last few months. Some days are better than others. When it first started happening I quarantined her and gave her antibiotics for a week. No changes. I tried Vet Rx Poultry Remedy, still no changes. I keep...

My black australorp has been sneezing like this for a couple months now. Some days are better than others. I tried antibiotics, No improvement. she also hasnt gotten any worse, and still eats and lays. I dont have a vet anywhere nearby that does chickens, so im just sort of waiting it out...

I have a 6 month old golden sexlink. (The one in my profile photo.) She began laying regularly at about 4 months, but after a week she came down with some sort of respiratory illness. She was quarantined in a large dog crate for 2-3 weeks while she recovered on antibiotics. She has been with the...

Give them more time! Some girls just mature faster than others. My girls never started laying until after their combs and wattles were large and bright red. I still have an Ameracauna that hasn't started laying. And honestly, with winter coming, she may not start until spring. The way I see it...

When my girls first started laying, no one used the box. I even tried putting a fake decoy egg in the box, but my Black Australorp would just take the egg out and sit on it while she laid her egg. But then one day I cleaned out the coop and put a thinner layer of shavings down than I usually do...

Thank you for your help everyone! Thankfully I was able to get her back. She is home, but she has been quarantined in a dog crate because we are dealing with some respiratory problems. It appears she picked up a bug or some sort at the other farm.

I have a golden sexlink pullet who has been sick for about a week now. She is about 20 weeks old. A week ago we were told she was a cockerel, so we gave her to a farm in the area. A few days later we realized our mistake and brought her back home. She only spent a couple hours with my flock...

Thank you everyone! I called the feed store and she informed me that she noticed her mistake, but had already given my chicken away to a farm in the area. I asked her to call the farm to try to get her back. We will see what happens. I was so upset when I realized the mistake we had both made...