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My rooster has severely hurt my hen. He has been crowing non stop lately and has been wearing the feathers off all my girls. Half are losing their feathers on their backs and their heads have a little bald patch from him grabbing them. He has been crowing non stop to the point where my...

This is the 2nd times my hen has followed me around then laid a random egg next to me. She was one of my first layers and has used the nest boxes before. I'm not sure why she wants to lay eggs next to me. Any one ever have this happen? I was stacking extra lumber in my drive way and a foot...

I tried this waterer it leaks on the bedding one drop at a time. My chickens will use it but they don't like it. They would never touch it when I have their other waterer available. This one doesn't leak if its only filled half way and it annoys me because they are out of water when I get...

I built a brand new coop for my girls. They are in the right now. My plan is to just lock them in the new coop for a day or two and hope they get the idea. Any other tips? What's the best time of day to switch them?

So apparently Fishers have been released and naturally moving back into western NY. I am wonder how dangerous they are going to be for my chickens. Also I have heard they kill coyotes are my dogs in danger as well?

Hoping to have my girls out of the shed and into their coop by the end of the week! roosts and poop board nest boxes feed closet that doesn't have a door yet.

My chickens free range all day and I lock them in a coop at night. I am wondering about the dangers of my chickens adventuring into the woods on a regular basis. They love to wander down the trails and forrage in the pricker bushes. . Hawks are a concern to me in the open areas of my yard...

I just want to fast forward a little so I can get my first egg! My girls are only 15 weeks old but I am really excited for that first egg! I know I probly have to wait another month or two. I have 3 Dominiques 3silver laced wyandottes 3 buff orpingtons 3 East eggers 3 Welsummers I think...

I just adopted a new Ameraucana rooster ( possibly Easter egger) I am really hoping he keeps his sweet disposition. He is very easy to handle and hold. He's younger then my hens so the pecking order is all kinds of messed up. Some of my bigger girls are picking on him but I'm sure that will...

I have a bunch of different breeds and I was wonder when each breed might start laying. I have 3 dominques and when I ordered the it said they mature early so is that like 17-18 weeks? I have 4 other breeds and when I ordered it said they mature moderately early so I was thinking like 20-22...

I am really excited about my new coop my husband built me! Its really coming along. Its 8x10 and will eventually have a 20x10 completely in closed run. We salvaged almost everything for this coop. I am going to keep adding pictures as we put in the doors and windows. The inside probly will...

I have 15 8 week old chickens. 3Silver laced wyandottes 3 Dominiques 3 Buff Orpingtons 3 Easter Eggers and 3 welsummers. They are still eating starter feed. What age do you switch their feed to grower? And What age after that do you switch to finisher? Then what age do you switch to layer...

I took a few of my friendly chicks out side for the first time. Its finally about freezing in western NY. The snow has finally melted. They are 7 weeks old. They were just adorable. All 15 are gonna be out in the yard with me tomorrow. I also have one angry chicken TC. Who refused to...

So I am not sure where I read it. but some where I read that Easter Eggers with blue tinted legs lay blue eggs and chickens with a green tint to their legs lay green eggs. Is this just some random persons thought or has some one ever seen this to be true. I am wondering because one of my...

Any one ever have an issue with a chick with a slightly hooked beak. Her beak doesn't close completely like the other chicks. At fist i thought she might have been a cockerel because she looked slightly different. But now i just think her beak is slightly off. She is 5 weeks old and the...

I am thinking of using sand in my run and in my coop. I am going to use a dropping board with sweet pdz. I am very concerned about smell in the run. My coop is going to be kind of near my house so I don't want to smell it. Also I am not building a roof for my run. Maybe in the future but...

So I have 15 awesome little chicks that are one week old. I have had them on a layer of sweet pdz with paper towel over it until the chicks got a little older. Yesterday morning I decided they are old enough to know where their food is and be fine on regular bedding. So I took out the paper...

So this is one of my Easter Eggers the other two look like puffy welsummers but this one has very distinct markings. I am really hoping it will turn out to have interesting feathers when its is an adult. Does any one know what it will look like grown? Or have a picture of a similar chick as an...

I have 15 two day old chicks. All seem very happy and healthy scratch around taking naps eating and drinking well. I have one chick that peeps very loudly and constantly. All the other peep but not loud. It's not a shrill peep it's just loud. Is this little girl ok or is she in some sort...