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Thank you all for your valuable feedback. Last night she was sitting on my Golden Campine's egg. When I moved her off the nest she puffed up her feathers and actually growled I'll have to break this behavior asap! I'm so looking forward to seeing her beautiful olive colored eggs.

She won't hatch anything. We do not have roosters.

Yes, she takes up the whole box like a pancake. When I try to pick her up she seems to get looser like she wants to lay back down. But if she's boody, doesn't she need an egg? She hasn't layed an egg in over a week. And how do I change or discourage her broodiness? Could she still be moulting? I...

Yes, she is puffed up, she pecks at me when I handle her and generally looks angry.

In November I acquired a black Australorp. I was told she was about seven months old. Within a week she started laying beautiful olive colored eggs. Over the last couple of weeks I've seen her black feathers scattered throughout the coop. And over the last four days she has not laid any eggs...

The white ones have feathered legs. The yellow one was caught by my dog She didn't survive. The brown ones have dark brown legs. No feathers on them.

It looks like I have 3 Brahmas but I'm not sure of the other two. Can anyone tell?

My 5 chicks are now about 8-9 weeks old now. Today I brought home a black australorp and a golden campine. They are about 6 months old. I've read that I need to keep them separated. But for how long? And what can I do to get the birds to trust me and not be afraid? Today when I tried to put food...

Hello everyone, Clucking Karen here and I'm excited to have joined your flock. My chicken coop is under construction and should be ready in a couple of weeks. Today we went out with the kids armed with our notes on what type of chicken would best suit our new coop and our family. Unfortunately...