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I am at a loss. My next door neighbors dog killed 4 of my flock. Two hens and two pullets that should have started laying within the month. He has agreed to pay for the chickens but I'm not sure how much to charge him. I think I should also demand that his dog is dispatched. He says the dog will...

He is about 6 months old in this pic. Is he considered a BCM even with the whitish ears?

23 days ago I allowed one of my buff orpingtons to sit on a clutch of eggs since she kept acting broody. I stopped collecting eggs for two days. She had been sitting on each days eggs for a while at that point and each late afternoon I would gather all the eggs from under her. I made the...

My rooster has to go. He has attacked me for the last time. I'd like to know how to kill him without damaging the hackles. Any thoughts?

I keep getting eggs with weak yolk walls. Any idea on what I can give my hens to fix this? I currently feed Purina Layena crumbles and they have access to oyster shells. the yolk frequently break during a gentle flip for over easy in the fry pan.

Wow is what I'm saying.... The one on the left is a "normal" size from my young hens, I think a large. the small end of the giant is wrinkled and the color is not even.

She is very friendly....

Based on what I have read on this site I built over the weekend a box to cure one of my hens from being broody. The below box has a built-in mini feeder and a 1/4" hardware cloth bottom, plywood sides and lid. for water I placed a chick quart sized waterer inside. I'll let you know how it works...

I made up my mind last January to start raising my own chickens for meat and eggs. It took me several months to get set up. Living just out side of the Ellensburg, WA city limits I've turned my just shy of an acre into my Ranchette. The below coop is in the end of my covered equipment shed.