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I've got 7 ISA browns in my original flock & 2 that have integrated and just started laying. On more than 1 occasion now, the originals have attacked the eggs of the 2 new layers. Is this normal? Do they perhaps detect something wrong with the eggs? The new eggs are significantly lighter in...

My flock has grown to 18 chickens and I'm thinking I need to improve upon my existing coop. I'm fully prepared to pull down the entire thing and start fresh, but Im having a really hard time finding something appropriate for that many birds. Especially with winter coming (I'm in Charlotte NC...

I have 2 chickens that I've been trying to matriculate into my existing flock of 8 for over a month and it doesn't really seem to be working too well. I started by keeping them in a pen in the yard so the existing ladies would get used to them but not be able to hurt them. Then I move a dog...

OK, I've seen a lot of conflicting advice everywhere, but the general consensus seems to be that cedar shavings are not good for chickens. OK, I'm on board with that. However, I have a cedar rabbit crate that I was going to use to acclimate my 1.5-2 mo old girls to the outside and before...

I've seen a good amount of mention about people giving herbs to their chickens. Is this simply a treat or does it actually have health benefits? I grow them in my garden, so they may be sampling when they're roaming anyway. What about other table scraps....how do I know what's ok?

Or do these chicks look like tiny fuzzy drunk frat boys when they sleep? Lolololol.

My 1 month old pullets are getting very flighty and outgrowing the Rubbermaid thing I turned into their makeshift home. They're not quite ready to go into the coop with my other 8 chickens, but they are getting too big for that enclosure. What do you all use in the in-between cute-ugly stage...

Hi! Newly chicken crazed lady here! We're a blended family of 6 (he has 2 biological kids (or bios), i have 2 bios) with dual residences in North Carolina & Georgia due to custody arrangements, work and military. It's not the easiest, but we've made it work! The chickens live in NC at my...