Posts by sandystn

I have 15 chicks that are 5 weeks old.  One died last night  of what i believe is an impacted crop.  As I was putting them in the coop this evening I noticed another one has a large crop also.  I am concerned that...

When you say a different area... do you mean move her out of the coop?   I don't really have an area inside the coop where i can put her, that the other hens can't get at  her.  I tried making a new nesting box and...

I need some help!  I have 11 hens and 1 rooster.  I would like for a hen (or 2) to set on the eggs and hatch them.  But.... They all seem to want to lay in one nest.  (I am getting between 6 and 8 eggs a day...

My name is Sandy and I live in Minnesota.  (1) are you  new to chickens / when did you first get chickensI am not new to chickens.  We raised them when I was a kid.  I was in 4-H and would take them for the local...