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Going craaaazy waiting for these eggs!! My kids and I practically running to the coop when we get home to find the first egg. Nothing yet ;( Our Buffs are 23 weeks and EEs are 22 weeks. Waddles and comb on buffs (Roxy & Shanay )are bright red but I haven't seen any squatting yet. Weather...

I have 4 girls 13 and 14 weeks old. They spend all day in their run as they would get killed by our lab if they roamed in the yard all day. They do come out each night for 30 minutes or so to eat grass and scratch around and what not. My problem is that none if them will go up the ramp at night...

I have recently begun treating my 4 & 5 week girls to crickets and scratch. It seems that they are now completely disinterested in their starter feed. I work every day but when I get home it seems that they aren't eating much. If they are hungry, they will eat, right ?

I wasn't very clear in my first post. So the whole coop and run is going to be covered in hardware cloth for predator protection. The only place I have the wire is the floor of the hen house where they will go at night to roost and to nest. I'm just wondering what to put over the wire so they...

I'm a newbie and am just finishing up the coop for my 4 & 5 weeks gals to start hanging out in during the day. The hen house floor is chicken wire so the dropping fall through onto the floor of the run below. They can't walk on chicken wire right?? Wouldn't they get stuck or possibly injure...

Im talking feeders/waterers for chicks and also for the coop once they grow.....

Can I use these for them later in the coop ?

Virgin chicken farmer here! Will be getting chicks this weekend for the first time and I am so ready to embark on my chicken journey with my family. Knowing that I have you all here to help and answer questions makes me feel prepared and so excited. I do need some feeding and watering...

Just today actually someone told me they had just the head of one of their hens chewed off by a skunk. The skunk will apparently chew the head, drink the blood and then leave the rest. Terrible!!