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I have 4 broody hens, each in their own box, in a building just for them and their babies. One of the hen's chicks have hatched, and the other three are still sitting on eggs (though one left her eggs to be a co-mama with another hen...). One of the hens whose eggs has not hatched yet puffs...

I have 30 hens that are a year old. For the past 3 weeks we have been getting 0-2 eggs a day. Nothing has changed. We locked them up for 3 days to make sure they weren't laying somewhere else. At the end of the third day, there was one egg. I've never had anything like this happen. Any ideas? I...

I just discovered that one of my 30 new chicks is a rooster. He is a black copper maran. We have barred rocks, easter eggers, silver cuckoo marans, welsummers, black copper marans, and 5 adult buffs. If we allow him to stay with our girls, will our eggs become undesirable colors? I am especially...

I gathered 10 eggs from my broody hen that she has been sitting on for 3 days. Is it safe to eat these eggs?

I am really curious...How many chickens do you have in how big of a yard (if you free range)?

We are thinking of getting baby chicks, but we will be gone for 2 days when they are two weeks old. Is this doable, or irresponsible with chicks that young?

We currently have chickens, but are about to get our first set of chicks. I am confused as to how to properly set up the brooder lamp. We plan to have them in a plastic bin or cardboard boxes in one of our bathrooms. How do I set to the lamp in there? Do I attach it to the side of the bin? But...

My girls are 7 months old. One of my chickens flew into the backyard today, and when I tried to coral her, she had quite a bit of energy, was running all over the place. I noticed that periodically though she keeps falling to the ground. I have been watching her, and she is walking around and...

I bought my first group of Buff Orpington chicks 4 or 5 months ago. Ever since then my eyes have been driving me crazy pretty much all day every day. They get so bad that fluid builds up and has had me make an emergency visit to the ophthalmologist. I was told I was having a severe allergic...

I am getting my coop and run ready for my first flock of chickens and really want to do the deep litter method. I'm just confused on where to put the shavings. Does t only go up in the enclosed part of the coop? Or can it also go on the bottom section that sits on grass and has all four walls...

What are the pros and cons of starting with chicks vs mature chickens? We are just starting out and I was hoping to keep it as simple as possible on the very beginning as I learn everything.