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I have a RIR hen who recently went through moult. Previously, she had been scratched up pretty well by the rooster. Ever since she finished, she has been acting very neurotic. She hides out during the day, although she still goes in the coop to lay & sleep. When she is rousted from her...

I have a RIR hen who went through moult a few months ago. She was scratched up pretty good by the rooster previously. Since she has gone through this, she has refeathered & is gorgeous. The only problem is she acts neurotic. She hides during the day under my mower. When she's rousted out...

I got one of those steel fowl catchers. I hope I'm not showing my ignorance, but I thought you used it to catch your chickens by the foot. Every time I do that, the chicken just flips her foot backwards & gets out. I guess I need some instructions.

I've started a mealworm farm & bought a bag of wheat bran. I only used a small portion of it. Can I feed the rest to my chickens? Is there any nutritional value to it? Hate to just throw so much of it away. Warm weather coming & I'm afraid bugs will get into it.

I have been getting eggs from my RIR's since thanksgiving. I have had 1 hen disappear during the day. Well yesterday, I found a nest with 29 eggs in it. I guess she's been laying almost everyday since the first of Dec. My question is, What should I do with these eggs? I wouldn't think any...

How long should you keep the chickens in the coop before you let them out to forage? Will they make it back to the house for roosting?