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So my wife and I have decided to move from Texas to Illinois in about a month (I'll always be a Texan though) and we are thinking of bringing our 8 hens and 1 rooster that we've grown attached too. It's about a 19 hour drive that we may break into two days. Any tips on transporting chickens this...

I have read several threads on this but have to ask myself. Do these work? Any bad experiences? I have a really great looking ameraucauna rooster that really likes to crow (I love it too) but we are about to temporarily move to a place that doesn't allow roosters. I really like this guy and...

I have two nesting boxes for 8 hens. Only 5 or 6 are laying right now but they almost always lay in the same box every day. So far I have not got more than 4 eggs in a day but almost every time there's one that's been pecked just once. Just one little hole. Is there a way to discourage this...

In the next few months here I'll be taking my first shot at hatching chicks and have found myself wondering about genetics and specifically inbreeding. If I were to keep some chicks for my own flock would I need to keep them separate from the rooster they spawned from so he does not try to breed...

Hey y'all, I am wanting to try my hand at hatching and have researched incubators extensively but I'm wondering if maybe I'll just let a broody hen do all the work. Does anyone know the pros and cons of using an incubator versus letting a hen hatch them? Also will a broody hen reject eggs that...

Hey yall, it's very hot here in Texas as expected and it's definitely affected my hens. They are all 21-25 weeks and we havnt had one egg yet. I'm sure this question has been asked before but is there anything I can do to encourage egg laying during these hot days? Should I be concerned or is...

Hey y'all, first time posting here but used the site many times for research. I've been around chickens quite a bit but finally got my very own flock. My wife and I live in Spicewood, TX with our two Pyrenees/collie mix. Our flock consists of 2 buffs, 2 lavender ameraucana, 2 cuckoo maran, 2...