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Is there any way to tell which of your hens are laying?

We have a few buff orpington's that hatched in August of this year. We are suspecting that they may be laying eggs. Lately production has been slow for the other ladies. We put a light in the house a couple of weeks ago and now we are getting more eggs. Some looked a little different...

We have a pretty new 8x8 open-house pen and have recently sold our house. Would really like to take it with us but not sure how we can. Hubby says he can't take it apart. Has anyone had any experience MOVING a chicken house?? I really love this house and hate to build a new one. Aside from...

Hi all, We have been away for several days. Now that we are back I have noticed that one of my BA hens has a strange white substance covering her face and neck. She seems to have slipped to the bottom of the "pecking order" as well. Feathers all over her body have fallen or been ripped out...

I recently tried some new chicken feed, organic. I usually use the crumble but this was not available in crumble. So....I bought pellets. I have noticed that the food is disappearing very slowly. I am thinking they do not like this food. It cost me double what they were eating and now they...

Ok...this is our first batch of babies and they are now 10 weeks old. No longer babies right?? I have one inside that momma did not like. I keep putting her in and out with the rest. I have been trying to get her in the crowd. When out loose she always goes off by herself. I think one...

Sunshine is a 7 w/o chick. She was supposed to be a buff orp. but obviously isn't . The hatchery we got her from had orps, aussies, marans, amaraconas, and cochins. We were thinking Cochin because of her feathered feet. You try.

We have built an open air housing, which we are still in the process of finishing but did some poor planning. We really want to put an overhand on the window to block rain and that was an after thought. Our original plan was to keep panels we cut out, hinge them and use that but it will not...

We do not have to heart to butcher our chickens , but is it possible to find a butcher in your area that will do it for you? I know people that do it for deer or other game. What is this called? Thanks

We have a back of chick living outside with their momma. We have suspected for some time that one of our almost-six-weeks-old chicks is a roo. For a few days two members of our family (not mentioning any names to protect the potentially insane:D) have occasionally heard a feeble crow. Is...

Our orphan chick Vi is three weeks old. When should we put her outside with the big girls, 6-8 weeks right? While the others are free ranging we put Vi near them. She stays well away from them and they generally ignore her. Also Mother hen and her babies seem to be a little hostile towards...

This is our first year of chickens. We have 6 girls that are usually very good layers, but lately egg production has slowed down from 5-6 a day to 3-4 a day. There has also been LOTS of feather in the run and coop. Is it molting time? Aren't they a little early?

I have seen and heard about chickens getting sick that have mites? How do you know if your chickens have them are what are they? Will I see them? Is it like having lice? I have diatanatious earth and told if you sprinkle in their house you won't get them.

Our hen has been a mother of 6 chicks for over two weeks now. Today I have noticed that her comb and wattles are very pale pink. She also seems lethargic. We tried giving her some trivisol but she would only take a drop and spit it out. What's wrong with her? She has been a strong mom and...

Hi, my name is Viola and I am very sad. Mom wouldn't accept me with all the others. I am in a cardboard box under a UV light. I peep as loud as I can, calling for my siblings and I do not sleep unless held. What's more I am always trying to escape, even though hardware cloth is covering my...

Hello all. Our broody hen sat on 9 eggs and only two made it. So...we bought some baby chicks and put them under her. She has taken well to them, all but one. I have one little old baby that she just was peckin at and was not nice. Well I brought that one inside over night and was wondering...

Hello all, finally figured out how to do the pictures! Here he/she is! Had a batch of buff orpingtons (ordered fertile eggs) and this little guy sure looks different from everyone else. I have also emailed where I got them from but have not heard back from them. Would appreciate any thoughts.

Ok...redid it and now I see pictures...THIS MAY HELP! Does anyone know what kind of bird this may be? We had a batch of buff orpington eggs and this one is our surprise chick, not looking like a buff. Hopefully the picture will show up. New at this and not sure if it is going to work.

Hello all! We have a momma who just hatched on Thursday and she is still laying on the nest. She has not gotten up. The new babies are ready to leave without her! We had to remove the balance of the eggs, they did not hatch. How long will it take her to get it? Is there something we can do...

Please!!! We live in Plymouth MA. We need babies for our broody mom ASAP. Only 2 of the her 12 fertile eggs hatched! We will buy/trade whatever.