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I have 3 hens who have been raised together from day old chicks, they are over 2 years old now. They have always gotten along well and I've never had any problems. A couple days ago Violet (she seems to be instigating) started to fight with Beatrice. We had to break them up and separate them...

If she has the green iridescence to her feathers she is probably an australorp.

My girls love tomatoes too. I think the problem with tomatoes is the foliage is somewhat toxic to them but the ripe fruit is fine. My girls were eating the foliage early in the season before there was fruit. I tried to block it off to them but they always managed to get into the tomato beds...

I read somewhere that the first farm connected to the recall had a history of violations and deplorable conditions. One of the problems with the FDA is they have no teeth as an agency. They do not have the power to call mandatory recalls this was a "voluntary recall" they can site violators...

Try to find them homes. We bought 5 day old chicks "hens" from the feed store. One turned out to be a roo, sadly he was everyone's favorite a very sweet bird. I started trying to find him a home as soon as we were certain she was a he. I accepted that someone else may eat him but I couldn't...

I am new to chickens myself. I have a small flock of 4 laying hens with no rooster. I have been observing their behavior watching for signs as to their social order. It has really been fascinating to watch for me. There is plenty of space for them all to eat together so there doesn't seem to...

Congrats! A double yolker at that very nice.. We are playing the waiting game my girls are 20 weeks this thursday. Hopefully any day.

I am new to this too. My girls have been very good about putting them selves to bed especially when just in the run. However recently they have started to roost up on the roof of the coop if they have been free ranging and have access to it. So I offer them some tasty treats to lure them in...

My girls seem to love grape leaves and most any tender new growth. It sounds like the nightshade family plants are bad. My girls do eat them. They mowed down all the eggplant starts and I've caught them munching on the tomato plants as well as the fruits. They had pretty runny poop the...

Your story reminds me of my favorite literary chicken Henny Penny. Henny Penny toiled away to plant, tend, and harvest her wheat; none of the other animals would help her. Finally it was time to bake the bread and of course now the animals smelled the bread and wanted some too. But they had...

Looks like a Marans I think. The Barred Rocks have yellow legs while the Maran is more of a whitish color. I have one of each and the baby chicks do look very similar.

Very sweet friendly bird. One of my chicks turned out to be a he and we are not able to keep a rooster in the city. We are heartbroken as this bird quickly became a favorite of the family. He is the most curious and interested in interacting with us of any of our little flock, but just as I...