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Yesterday we had our first casualty of an unknown predator. We have a hen and her 4 chicks in a pen by themselves. It is chain link 8 feet high with 3 feet tall of chicken wire around the bottom. There are two small trees in the enclosure with bird netting on top. The netting is closed around...

He/she started pecking through last night but didn't get out until about 6pm today. There was green stuff on his bottom and something bulging out. I'm new to this and don't remember the other ones that hatched several days ago being like this. Thoughts?

He/she started pecking through last night but didn't get out until about 6pm today. There was green stuff on his bottom and something bulging out. I'm new to this and don't remember the other ones that hatched several days ago being like this. Thoughts?

Yesterday we had 5 eggs! 4 in one nest and 1 in another "real" nesting box. Got our first green egg! Monday we had 3 and Sunday we had 2. We have 20 hens who free range. They started laying about 3 weeks ago. How many and when should I expect to see on a consistent bases? Of course I have to...

I am wanting to raise my own meal-worms. The closest place to get wheat bran for them sells them in 50lbs bags for $16. not a bad price. However, I don't need 50lbs of substrate for worms! But if my chicken's can/will/should eat it I'm good.

My hens have just started laying in the last 2 weeks. Yesterday while working on the coop, I noticed one hen who was hanging out in the nest. Although I have 9 nests on the wall, they seem to like the hay bale below it to nest so I just put some boards around it. This is were they all go to...

We are surrounded by corn fields and are allowed to pick up corn that is left in the fields after harvest. I'm hoping to use the corn to make scratch for winter. My plan so far is to use a wood chipper and use the whole corn cob. Any one else done this? Suggestions or warnings?

Central Missouri.

I'm new here and have a question. I have 20 hens all 7 months old but a variety. They also free range. One hen, a black sex link, laid an egg 5 days ago. We knew who and when because we were painting the chicken house when she did it. She didn't lay in the new nest boxes but on top of a hay...

Hi! I'm so glad I found this forum. This is my first time raising chickens and I'm in love! We have 22 total. 2 roosters and 20 hens. We have Barred Rock, Easter Egg (can't spell or pronounce the real name), RR, Buffs, and Black sex link. They are 7 months old and got them when they were a...