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So I have kind of a weird situation. I have a hen that laid and got broody in a part of the barn I did not want it to happen. So today the chicks are hatching. It is kind of up high about 5 feet. I am concerned the cats will get the chicks if they jump down without the hen. So my question...

Can anything be done for an egg bound hen?

Does anyone know about what temperatures I should switch from the winter feed (20% protein) to summer feed (16% Protein)? I only have a few more days of the 20% but I don't want to switch too early so they get cold.

Hey all I need some help Is this a good site for questions about other farm animals other than chickens? Or is there another site anyone could recommend? So here is my dilemma. I have been a city boy all my life. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah right now. But I just bought a large...

So I have 7 chickens and I am almost positive one of them is not laying. How do I figure out which one it is? They are about 8 months old. And i know for sure all 7 where laying. Just one has stopped for some reason.

Cool article I ran across about chickens/dinosaurs http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2553957/Mystery-T-Rex-walked-solved-scientists-fake-dinosaur-tails-CHICKENS.html

So I was stuck on utube and had to share this it made me laugh. You can watch the whole thing but the funny part starts at 3:50. These chickens be jammin.

So here is my deal. I will be moving up to Nyssa, OR to a nice little ranch of 80 acres. Right now my hens (7 of them) are stuck in a 110 square foot covered run and about a 35 square foot coop. And they can not roam out of that. So what I have is the pasture area is about lets just say 20...

I am considering moving to an area that would have tons of room for chickens. I plan on having a 8'x12' walkin coop with an area outside that will be fenced to protect from all predators (will fencing on top). Size? Maybe 15'x30'. Then a third area with side fence but not protected from above...

So I am thinking of moving from a house that sits on 1/6th of an acre to a place that has 80 acres. Yes that will be a HUGE change of life for me. Here is my delima move the chickens or sell them and start over? To get to the new place it will be a 6 hour drive non stop. I am sure they...

Ok so I got 11 to start with and I know for sure one is a male but what about this one? So the one in the background is a Barred Plymouth Rock and that is for sure a female. One of the other Barred Plymouth rock is the male of the group and has a very red crest and is much larger than the...

So I finished yesterday. Here is some photos.

So I have 11 chickens that are just about 7 weeks old. I just finished the coop/run yesterday and put them in last night before bed. All seem to be doing fine. But the little gal of the group I thought was a slow grower. But today all the feathers are missing from her back with little blood...

I am building my coop and was thinking the exit ramp would work better if it came out the bottom of the coop. I have seen ONE picture of one built that way. I guess my question is this ok to do? Will the chickens be ok with this. I can do one in the side but because of size constraints...