Posts by will hunt for food

I use a poop board, and scrape it 1x a day.  I also throw some pine shavings on it to absorb the poop and make it easier to scrape.  That all ends up in my composter.  That and fresh food/water is all I want to do on a...

This is a good example of why you need space in a coop.  More room makes for a healthier flock.  Extra room to get away from an aggressor is vital.  That said, my chickens also changed personality during a molt.  It...

This is a good example of why you need space in a coop.  More room makes for a healthier flock.  Extra room to get away from an aggressor is vital.  That said, my chickens also changed personality during a molt.  It...

Not time consuming, you just have to be as stubborn as the hen.  I use a cage with food and water.  NO BEDDING!  You can suspend the cage or put it up on scrap lumber as long as the lumber is along the edge of the cage so...

The longer she was broody, no longer she will not lay.  I try to break my hens ASAP.  I can usually break a broody hen in 3 days.  In doing so, I have gotten them to start laying in less than 10 days after I broke her.

Hens on strike?  Yep!  I have 8 hens and I am getting 2-3 eggs a day.  Let's put it this way, I am ready to wring out some necks.  It has constantly been in the mid to upper 90's.

I have had good luck isolating a broody hen in a cage.  You say you do not have room in the coop.  Do you have a run?  How about a garage area or shed/shelter?  You do not need a big cage.  The one I use is...

I read in Story's Guide to Raising Chickens (a must have book!) that every day outside of the fridge is equal to 1 week inside.  In other words, your eggs will keep way longer inside the fridge.  I don't see any advantage in...

Well, I thought this was pretty funny.  I caught Sheila (the broody I broke recently) in the nest box this morning.  Rats!  She is broody again!  I push her out and go tend to 3 two-day old Welsumers I just got...

caroline, thanks for the response.  The good news is my hen did not go broody again after all.  She was in the nest to lay again!  I am am very happy about the outcome since she is my best layer.  I can't believe how...