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I loved this article! I already do some of the things listed. I have had exotic pet birds for years, and I do a lot of the same things for my chickens.

I appreciate all guidelines concerning what to feed chickens. I like to slip dandelion greens through the mesh on top of their run, so they have to jump for it. I also like to spread natural peanut butter on whole grain bread and cut it up into little pieces. One hen grabs a piece and runs with...

I enjoyed this article. But I live in the desert southwest grass is scarce.

This was very helpful. Most of my eggs are clean when I gather them, but once in a while I get a dirty smudge. Then I clean it.

Mine are made of aspen fibers and have a brown paper back. I got them on Amazon. I don't like to use plastic. They are flat, but the chickens get into the nest box and dig at it until they have a nice bowl shaped depression.

I have tried hay, but I found that nesting pads work the best with my ladies. I have two, and they use the same nest box. They can still make their own nest with it. They kick the hay out of the nest box.

I have two 8-month-old Easter Eggers and they average two eggs a day. One started laying last November and the other one in December. I live in Southeast Arizona. I noticed that when the temps dropped to the 20s at night they didn't lay, but they did during the warmer temps in the daytime...

This was a great article. The pictures were so helpful with the descriptions!

This article was a lot to think about. When I first decided to have chickens, I did not have the materials or the know how to build my own coop. I ordered a prefab coop on Amazon and added a run. I have been making modifications as needed, but I felt that that was best as I was a beginner. At...

I enjoyed reading this article. I have two Easter Eggers that are 7 months old and I have been getting eggs since they were 5 months old. I average 2 a day.

I enjoyed this article. I would like to see one that has details on the type of chicken combs.