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A couple of my hens appear to want to sit on their eggs, but I am not ready for that to happen yet. But in any case, I will let ya know how it comes in a few months...

This is one of my hens that has it the worst. Does anyone know what this is and how can I cure her? The picture below is of my rooster who has it on his comb only...

Yep, that's why I ordered they way I did...some broody some not so much...

I have Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds, and Black Australorps...The roosters I kept are an Bard Rock and a Buff Orpington. I ordered this type based on advice from Meyer for broodiness, so I've got the scale of broody covered...

Thanks....I appreciate it...Great article!

In June, I will be in 1 year raising chickens. I ordered my chicks from Meyer and with the exception of winding up with 5 roosters out of the 18 hens, they have done great. Getting up to a dozen eggs a day or every two days. I live in Houston, and plan on allowing my hens to hatch some of...

It's good to know what to look for now, a squatting chicken. We are waiting for the squatting to begin, it should be soon, as mine are 4 months old now.

My chickens are now 12 weeks old. The grit I have says up to 10 weeks. Do I need purchase another type of grit for older hens?

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Congrats on the chicken delivery....

I am new too, this is our first time raising hens as well...We mail ordered from Meyer Hatchery and they are 5 weeks old this week. We have 6 buff orpingtons, 6 rhode island reds, 6 black australorps, and one odd hen they threw in just in case one did make it. We named her Oreo because she is...

Thank all of you for the warm welcomes..... I found a place about 12 miles from our home that sells non-gmo non-soy chicken feed, but it is expensive, $35 for a 50lb bag. We did buy two, but will be supplementing with garden scrapes, grass clippings and what other feed sources we can find they...

Thanks for the warm welcomes and the information....

Thank you so much for all the helpful information.... We will be free ranging them out in the garden as soon as we get a fence we can put up and take down when not free ranging...Our coop is pretty large, I have a youtube channel under GardenNovice which shows my coop....Here is the chicks...

Hello! I am new to raising chickens. My flock is 4 weeks old... I ordered them from a mail order hatchery. They just recently began to choose the pecking order. I have 2 known roosters, ( I ordered two) so I hope the other 19 are hens. Though, I have a sneaky feeling I have two more roosters...