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I have a broody, I used to try to snap her out of it, now I just let her be. Eventually, they snap out of it on their own. Another option would be to some new babies under her :)

I really love this and have often wondered myself after 2 years If I would see another egg! Mine are a little over 2 and they still lay consistently. Over the summer, I can't keep up with the production and often give fresh eggs to my neighbor. I think if they are happy, loved, and well taken...

I'm sorry for your loss. The only thing I can say that might make it better is that much like people, some chickens just have hidden genetics that causes them to get sick or die for no rhyme or reason. We had a beautiful little girl (buff Orpington) that was fine one day and the next day, dead...

Mine are a little over 2 years, they do slow down after about the first year. I used to get almost one egg a day per chicken, now its more like 4 or so every few days. No biggie for me, more than enough eggs still!

I had a few hens that did not lay for almost a year. It took that long for them to mature, however, 2 years is a bit much. Did you get them as chicks or buy them older? I am thinking if it was the latter, they could be older than you think and have stopped laying consistently. Another issue is...

Ironically things like thunder or fireworks do not seem to freak them out. Moving around the run with a bowl full of treats and then putting the "big black bowl" down will send them into a frenzy lol. Silly birds. Yesterday it was dark and gloomy, thunder, starting to rain, they were just...

I had one die about a year after I got her. It was so random, she was fine the day before, and then found her dead the next day. I don't think there is much rhyme or reason as to why they die, like humans some of them have pre existing conditions that we would never even know about. I know...

Sounds like my last vacation lol My neighbor has 4 kids and they love the chickens, so I asked if she would like to have the kids watch the chickens for 10 days. The kids are younger so I assumed that she would be with them to make sure they did things correctly. Nope. Same thing, auto door...

I have a grandpas feeder, it is a treadle type and I leave it in the run 24/7. I think if you have open food in your run, you will have to bring the food in and out of the run every day or you will get rodents. Even with the treadle feeder, you may catch a mouse here and there. I have a few...

I have a flock of five, one is an RIR. She happens to be my favorite hen. Always curious, always the first one out of the coop, always following me around for treats. She doesn't scare easily and will come up to anybody. She's smart and lays an egg pretty much every day.

I think chickens are super easy to keep and are very hardy. The only two issues with chickens, first you have to keep their main area clean and it's easy to let go because they poop so much! If it's clean, then fewer diseases and issues. Second, they are pretty much defenseless against almost...

I have an omelet coop as you have. I love it! I did get the 6ft run as well but took it down after a while. It was too small for my 6 girls. Instead, I put the coop in a larger run area instead. I don't move it anyway, so it's fine. You may consider doing something like that. I never have...

I guess for me, realizing how durable and basic they really are. I would worry about snow, are they cold, are they too warm, are they sick, are they happy, etc. The reality is, that less is more with chickens. I love them, they follow me around all the time, but there is not much going on...

Lol, yea, I don't get out much either!

Thats a good way to put it! I want to give them more credit, but they do what they need to do to survive and live. I just try to give them a good life but I don't expect much out of them. My RIR will come up to me and is so curious, I keep thinking, oh this one is smart, nope lol. She is just a...