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This chick is a healthy, one-week old Speckled Sussex we just got today with others! The last section of her middle toe on one foot is slightly bent. She is active and not limping. I attempted to make a splint using the yogurt lid - tape method but it was hell trying to get it on and when...

We had three Dominiques until we lost the head hen to an unknown illness just before Christmas. When another showed similar symptoms, we took her to a vet and she received some treatments (plus ongoing pilling) that have gotten her pretty much back to normal. Today I let her out in the yard...

Thanks! I'm in Riverton, NJ, which is a residential suburb with close-set houses. While our neighbors don't mind (and we have a light rail line very close which sets a high bar for noise), the chickens really get going in the morning, after I've opened their coop door but before I'd like to...

Hi All- A sequel to the dormant thread below, but this has now become such an issue that we're facing rehoming our hens because of their noise level: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/advice-on-very-noisy-dominique-hens.1513181/ These hens still can't pipe down. They are especially...

Hi All- Advice sought! We have three Dominique hens which will be a year old in April. I previously posted about feed issues (see here). TL/DR (but please read below for detials before firing from the hip): what might explain hens getting very noisy (I'd say it moves into a screaming level)...

Hi All- Thanks for this helpful advice last month! We have slowly shifted them onto the Scratch and Peck pellet food and have been giving them fermented food daily (1 dry cup fermented for two days). This definitely seems to have helped. One follow-up: periodically they are still very noisy...

Thanks, Al! Do you have a specific treadle feeder that meets those specs in mind? Will look out for one.

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Hi All- Looking for advice! We have three Dominique hens. They use a vertical PVC feeder that is supposed to reduce waste (https://www.royal-rooster.com/chicken-feeder.html) and eat Scratch and Peck 16% layer ration (https://www.scratchandpeck.com/shop/naturally-free-layer/) supplemented with...

Hi All! I'm Tyler, in the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia. I have three Dominique hens that we got as day-old chicks in April 2021. Looking forward to posting and reading there! -Tyler