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Forgive me if I haven't done enough of a search here; I've done some looking but couldn't find my answer. One of my 9 hens got broody about two months ago. Then two more in the last few weeks. I don't want any more chickens and don't plan on hatching eggs. I'd prefer that they got their butts...

My water set up for our birds consists of a plasic 5 gallon water cooler jug turned upside down in a 5 gallon bucket with slots cut out at the bottom. It works well but we get that funky stagnant pond algae smell with it. First off, will this harm the chickens? And is it safe to rinse out...

My wife and I are trying to arrive at a compromise. We allow our flock to free range when we're home so I understand Weed-N-Feed is out. I actually stopped using it a few years ago before we even had chickens, out of concern for it ending up running off to my favorite waterways and poisoning...

My father has a wood shop and planes a LOT of oak. Is there anything inherently wrong with using oak shavings for bedding in a coop? I seem to remember people saying to use pine shavings only but I figured I'd ask since Dad has to get rid of the stuff and it'd be nice to be able to put it to...

Just thought I'd pass along something that has me really impressed. Our Barred Rock rooster, Bob, is quite the gentleman. We have three roosters and nine hens that we've raised from day-old chicks in May of this year. The other two roosters..........I'll just say that they're destined for the...

I hope I'm asking this question in the right place... Was looking for tips on what to do to make hard boiled eggs easier to peel. I've heard some people say you have to let them sit for a couple weeks before boiling them and others have said to put them in cold water right after boiling them...

This should keep our water from freezing.

Been wonderin' and waitin'. It's been 21 and a half weeks of growing our 9 hens (and three roos). Put two ceramic eggs in the nest boxes about two weeks ago. Noticed the three leghorns' combs getting big and red during that time. This afternoon I go down to let them out to free range, I open the...

i know it's still early but our 9 hens haven't delivered any eggs yet. We've got 2 Barred Rocks, 3 Leghorns, 2 Americaunas, 1 Cochin and 1 Blue Andelusian. They're all very well fed. Besides keeping their layer feed stocked, they get to free range several hours each day and have unrestricted...

Just wanted to put out a huge 'thank you' to all who've provided advice in keeping chickens safe. I say this because three of our neighbors have lost chickens recently to racoons. One lost 20. The other lost all but one (don't know how many she had overall) and the third lost 11 out of the 17...

We have 9 hens that are 15 weeks old so we're expecting to see eggs in the next few weeks. I was told by a friend that we shouldn't eat the first eggs that are laid but no reason was offered. Anyone else hear this?

Good idea or bad? Also, are visits to the coop several hours after dark harmful in any way?

We have 12 chickens. 8 were ordered as hens and we assume but are not sure they are; time will tell. We picked up 4 more with no upfront info on sex. They're all 6 weeks old now and we're wondering if we'll have any roosters/cockerels. Can anyone tell us what to look for at this age? Or do we...

Based on everything I've read here, our chickens should be safe for the most part. The bottom 3 feet of the run is doubled up with 2x3" welded wire and the top is covered with brightly colored string. The pop door will be closed every night as well. Are we in good shape or is there still room...

We live in central PA; every day now is in the 80s or 90s and humid. Our 12 chicks are 4+ weeks old. The brooder is indoors overnight. Any idea how much longer they'll need the heat lamp? Is there a set age where we can turn it off and leave it off, assuming our temp trend continues? Also...

Forgive my spelliing if I didn't get those two breed names correctly but being new to all this, I have a simple question; are the two names the same breed or two different breeds? I ask because I've seen some web content that refers to the two as one. Just trying to clear up a little confusion...

This question has probably been asked here before so please forgive the redundancy in me asking again... but... has anyone ever seen a waterer for a chicken coop/run using a similar setup as the one used in offices with the 5 gallon water jug upside down? Are they available for a chicken...

This is our $29 coop. Construction started about 3 weeks ago after my lovely wife finally agreed to raising chickens. Our fine neighbors were just as interested in the project so there's been no shortage of involvement and help in acquiring the chicks and building a coop, run and brooder box...

We have 12 chicks that are around two weeks old. 3 leghorns, 3 Bar Rocks, the rest are a mix of Auricana and Astrolorps crosses. We know 8 are hens but the other 4 haven't been sexed. We're having a lot of fun raising them and have found names for a few of them so far. Question is, when they...

I'm new to all this stuff. Been working on a coop (which I'll post pictures of shortly) that's almost finished. We have 8 chicks that are 10 days old. 3 leghorns, 3 bar rock and 2 aruacana. They're all doing well and growing fast. Is it okay to drop insects and/or worms in the brooder once in a...