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I was wondering if hens will quit or slow down laying if a rooster is really aggressive to them? My 14 hens are only 2 yrs old but have gone from laying 14 eggs a day to 8 or 9. My rooster seems to be very aggressive to them.

My sex links have been laying just over a year. For the past 3 weeks one hen is laying an egg that is about the size of a quarter. This egg has no yolk. Does anyone have an idea what is wrong with her or is this normal in their egg laying lives?

I am wondering if anybody has ever trimmed their rooster spurs? Is this possible?

All of my 14 hens are laying but only one of the hens will not lay in the nest boxes. She lays her egg outside in the run under the coop. I wonder if she is low hen on the ladder and the others are not allowing her to lay inside or some other reason. On another note, I bought a couple of the...

I have two hens that have started laying. They are 17 weeks. I have prepared nest boxes for the 14 hens that I have. I have put fake eggs in each of the nests and nice shavings for them. They have not used the nests at all. They are laying the eggs on top of the feed bin. I don't what else to do...

This morning we found our buttercup pullet dead in the run. She was just fine yesterday. There was no evidence of why she died. I am wondering if the other pullets may have done something to her. They are red stars and are quite a bit larger than she was. They are 7 weeks old. I just hate that...

I had a problem that I am hoping if I tell about someone else will not lose a chick. My run is constructed with dog kennel panels. I put chicken wire around the outside perimeter 18" up and 18" out. I then put lattice fence around the perimeter 18" high. My chicks are 5 weeks old. I let them out...

I have 17 assorted chicks that are 1 month old. They are in the coop but I have not let them out into the run. They have been in the coop for about 2 1/2 weeks now. When I let them out how do I entice them to go back into the coop at the end of the day? Will they go back in where they feel...

I was wondering if anybody ever paints the inside of their coop. I thought that painting it would help reduce mildew and mold. Of course, I would paint it way before I put chicks in it to let it air out good.