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My Maran started displaying unusual behavior this morning when i went to feed. She was walking similar to an egg bound hen but made this AWFUL squawking noise at regular intervals. I couldn't do much since I had to run to class but when i got home I immediately scooped her up and took her to my...

I have 6 full-size hens and 2 bantam hens in an enclosed 4x6 meter run and a crummy prefab 1 square meter coop forsleeping in. They do fine, have had no behavior issues outside normal pecking order behavior, but the crummy prefab coop has many nooks and crannies that hide spiders and mites...

We have a hen we bought today that lays blue eggs and has no tail. Breeder said her breed can have a tail or not have a tail and (mind you us being in Belgium) said the breed started with either an A or an M. The only blue egg layers I know of are Easter Eggers and Araucanas, but while she...

Picked up these hens because they're pretty and I have no idea what they are. Most of the time sellers give me a hint as to what they could be (based on the birds they had breeding) or I can figure it out on my own but I'm pretty stumped this time. I need more that one or two people telling me...

Okay so for the BYC Gardening Thread I'm currently doing a Great Tomato Experiment. The experiment? Pruning vs. Non-Pruning. The question is, does pruning tomatoes really significantly change the flavor and quality of the fruit? The current hypothesis of most experienced Garden Masters is...

We just got a cockerel that we were told is a Chantecler. Just want confirmation since his current feathers look like the coloring of Chantecler chicks. I'm pretty sure he's a Chantecler, but if he isn't I'd like to know before letting him breed with my Barred Rock to make more for selling.

I figured this would be as good a place as any to document the growth of my little chicken farm in the middle of Flanders. I'm in my early twenties, and I was born in Texas to a Vietnamese refugee and an Irish-Romanian from Missouri. I spent half my time growing up in a suburb in San Antonio...

Hey y'all! I'm Victoria and a Texan who moved last year to Belgium. I'm 23 and lived around country folk all my life, only to end up married to a city slicker! We have two rough collies, two corn snakes, and a small flock of three hens and a rooster. I'm here to learn and talk to other chicken...

My Belgian d'Uccle Coreen has been limping for a couple days but her appetite is healthy, she's been active and clucking, and she drinks regularly. The only thing that is wrong is that she has a limp and her foot is swollen. I don't see any scabs or anything. My concern is whether it's...