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I have two feeders in my coop with lay pellets,lately, the feed has been scattered all over the yard, I usually give my chickens a treat twice a day, and boy are they chow hounds, maybe I am giving them too much ??, removed the feeder today to see if they would clean up what is on the ground. I...

here are some side shots of hen, rooster in question, others squat down when I pick them up, this one doesn't ,but she or he is friendly.

I'll have to keep an eye on the maybe rooster, she or he is a white rock and has really red comb , and waddles. Thank you for the input.

I have 15 pullets and the most eggs I've gotten in a day is 14,they have been laying for about 4 weeks, question is how can I tell if they are all laying. .I have one that spends a long time in the nest, but there is always an egg at the end of the day, and another that plays being a rooster...

ordered 15 female chicks , and they included a free chick,guess what? the free one was a rooster. as soon as it crowed I found a new home for it.

really surprised to receive so many solutions to my problem so quick. I have about a two inch lip on nesting boxes, and I just raised it to about 6 inches. Chickens all seemed anxious to try it out I,ll see today if they still kick the bedding out. thanks for all the help. Sometimes the...

hello, way back in the 70's,I lived in los Angeles ,ca, and raised chickens and a few turkeys ,but I raised them mainly for show, then in the 80's I moved to the hi desert and forgot all about chickens . Recently got interested again, so I ordered 15 female chicks from mc murry , they are...

after hard boiling a fresh egg, you must let them cool in the same water.

I have pullets that have just started to lay, I put straw in their nest , but they kick out, what is the solution,?? I use pine shavings on the floor of the coop ,and don't want to use it in their nests for fear of them laying on the floor of the coop. Thought about using shredded paper , would...