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We had an "oops" batch of fertiziled eggs that we let our broody hens sit on. Of the 16 hens we have, 6 went broody at the same time! Currently three of them have chicks they are caring for (1 has 3, 1 has 2 and 1 has 5) and are each in a separate area of the coop. At what point should i take...

We currently have 11 hens, 8 of which we know are laying. We have five boxes for the gals to lay in but we always seem to go in and find six eggs in one box and an egg or two in a different box. We have used the fake eggs but it doesn't get the gals to lay in the other boxes. Any ideas how to...

Ok I have been reading lately that people think Silkies seem to be lacking in intelligence. We just got one a couple days ago and have to agree. We have already had to rescue her from under our coop because she wandered there and didn't seem to know how to get out. We live in Alaska so it wasn't...

We got 13 chicks. 12 of them look the same. This one has a huge comb at 6 weeks of age. We were told it is a leghorn mix and we believe this one is a he. Thoughts on breed and gender?

Hi All! We just got our first ever chickens and are learning all about raising them up here in Alaska. We have 13 chicks right now that are 4 weeks old. We are pretty certain one is a male but the other 12 are still a mystery to us.