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I have two seven week old chicks and i was wondering if they will be roughly the same size as my hens in a week or two so that they could go into the coop?

I was thinking about putting some medium bushes in my chickens run. what plants are safe and which are not? is this a good idea, i really don't care if they shred the bushes just something to keep them entertained. Are there any plants that chickens like better? thanks in advance

I have two chicks that in a week or two should be big enough to move into the coop with the big girls and i was wondering if 8 weeks old is still to young for laying feed and if i should feed grower feed with oyster shell available instead of layer feed? Thanks in advance

I have three hens that i purchased and they are 8-9 months old but why am i getting only one egg every other day? is it possible two aren't laying yet? could some chickens never lay an egg?

One of my hens is losing feathers from the base and bottom of tail. at first i thought it was molting but chickens molt from the head down. Is this some kind of partial molt or is it a disease or infection? thanks in advance.

What are signs of molting? what molts first?

I have three 8-9 month old wyandotte hens and only 1 lays. is there anything that can help them start? is it possible they will never lay?

I havee just managed to get my ne w chickens to like me and i am trying to find good treats for them i have given them watermelon and they love it and tomorrow morning i will give them corn cobs with some corn still on it is there anything else i should try?

i got three chickens that were not kept in the best conditions and are not tame i have sat in the run with them hours at a time trying to feed them treats out of my hand the closest they ever came was around 6-8 in when i was dead still. i would really like chickens that i could pick up and...

I got three hens and last night was their first night in the coop and on another thread i was told because they wouldn't get off the roost that i should be able to let them out. and they just hang out inside i would like to see them walking around and i would like my dog to get used to seeing...

I just got some laying hens and they have been on the roost all morning it is 9 here, what time do they usually get off?

I have three laying hens and i was wondering how much oyster shell i should give them and how i should give it to them?

I have three three and a half week old chicks and i was wondering if a wyandotte would raise them or not?

For the past few months i have been trying to get chickens that are about to lay or have already started to lay and i knew someone in my neighborhood had chickens because i could hear a rooster So today i went by and talked to him but he only had two chickens... but his friend has a ranch and a...

I am thinking of ordering four or five chicks from privett hatcheries, does anyone have any positive/negative feedback from ordering from them?