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I tried to introduce a 5 month old cockerel to my 5 mature hens, and they are very mean to him. My question is: Will he eventually take his rightful place in the flock? Or should I separate him until his is mature?

I have what would be considered I'm sure, a minor yolk problem. Some of the eggs my hens lay seem to have weak yolks. For no matter how gently I crack them open they spread out as if they had been poked. Is this normal? Or perhaps caused by some deficiency in their diet?

I have been watering my chickens with Chicken Nipples, but I recently set out a pan of water and the chickens definitely prefer drinking from it. In fact they wont use the nipples at all as long as the pan has water in it. It seems like it is a little awkward for them to use the nipples. So I'm...

I have what seems to be a perfect sized chicken run, but the fence is only 4 ft. high. So I would like to obtain a breed of chickens that are poor flyers. Any suggestions?

I recently added a rooster to my flock of hens, and my wife is worried that one day while preparing breakfast she will crack open an egg with a partly developed chick inside. Should that be a concern?

I'm new at raising chickens, and I'm building a coop. And I would like to keep the feeder inside, and the waterer outside. Is that a good idea, or not? Thanks for any help.