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When I boil the eggs my girls lay, the shell sticks to the white, and it is a mess. I have boiled them with store bought eggs, and the store bought eggs peeled easily and mine stuck to the white. I have added salt and done all the tricks, but mine do not peel nearly as easy as the store bought...

In the spring I got some "Assorted Reds" from TSC. Most of the girls appear to be golden comets or some other red sexlink. the roos were RIR. 2 of the girls are broody. One for a nearly 3 weeks. About every other day she kicks out one egg, that smells rotten. What are the chances that any of the...

I got 24 chicks at TSC thinking I would about be 50-50 hens and roos. Well I only ended up with 6 roo's. I think I'll keep 2. They are Rhode Island Reds. I have two that look fine, long green tails, and are the dominant ones when they interact. The other roo's are missing tail feathers...

A while back i bought 20 "assorted reds" at TSC, and they threw in 4 for free. I now have a few RIR hens several gold comet hens and 7 RIR roos. I am thinking about keeping 2 roos. Some are larger than others. A couple follow me around like a puppy, and a few stay clear away from me. My chickens...

I have 24 birds from TSC. They are currently in a coop and run. I plan on free ranging them. Can I just turn them loose, and expect them to return to the coop at night. Is there a process, or can I just open the door and they take care of everything else?

I'm new to chickens and just got 20 unsexed RIR's and they threw in 4 White Leghorns for free. They were unsexed chicks, so I'm assuming close to a dozen will be roosters. I plan on keeping a RIR rooster and a Leghorn rooster if I have one. We will plan on having a big party later, with the...