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My hen just hatched 17 eggs 2 weeks ago. I was wondering when she will begin laying eggs again?

Does anyone know any good ways to limit the amount of flies in the old chicken coop? I have straw for bedding. Also what is better for the birds cedar or pine shavings? Or does it even matter? My chickens are 20 weeks of age.

Will and banty rooster fertilize and standard size chicken? They are practicing right now.

How old does a rooster have to be to be able fertilize a hen and old does the hen have to be to be fertilized? My chickens are only 20 weeks old.

What wattage of lamp do you need? Does it have to be a heat lamp?

I got my first 3 eggs yesterday and 2 more today. I have 7 black sex links, 5 buff orps, 5 production reds, 2 ameracaunas. How long will the eggs be little?

Do chickens completely stop laying eggs in the winter or just slow down? Is there any way to help them lay more?

Does anyone know exactly how much layer feed chickens need per day? They roam the yard most of the day.

Can I take my chicks off chick started at 12 weeks or do they need it longer. Can somebody past a pic of what a 10 wee old chick should look like?

My chickens have been in their coop and run for about two weeks now. They don't go back into the coop at night, I have to put them back in. When will they start going back in at night on their own. Tonight they were huddled up in one corner. My chickens are 9 or 10 weeks old.

Can I throw chicken scratch out for my 9 week old chicks along with the chicken starter?

Do you know what this stuff cost?

My chickens are 8 weeks old maybe 9. I know that they are all pretty much hens. I do have a bantam with fluffy white feathers from head to toe. Actually have 2 of them. The one is agressives with the other chickens. It chases them all around the pen. I was wondering is this was signs of a...

I bought five production red chickens. I was wondering is a production red the same as a rhode island red or new hampshire red. Are they the same breed or a hybrid. Could some help me out.

I live two miles out f town. There is a house directly across the road from us that has a dog, but it is scared to come over. It almost never leaves there yard. I have two labs that are in a dog run all day until I get home. I have lived here about 4 months and have yet to see a predator...