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One of my hens has been broody for about three weeks now. She's stopped laying and just sits on her eggs nearly all day (except a quick run to get food and water). I heard that you can put baby chicks under her. I bought three and tried to put one under her this morning, and she was not happy...

My 7 week old chicks are always pecking my feet. I usually am in flip-flops (I live in Southern CA). Now that they're getting larger, it is starting to hurt. My two kids put their fingers in the run today and both got pecked and came running away crying. Is there any way to teach them not to...

I bought 6 chicks that were in the "female" section, but I know this is only 90% accurate or so. Now they are 7.5 weeks old. I heard you can tell their gender by the hackle feathers, but online, the photos were way too similar for me to tell. Two of them do look a bit different than the rest and...

I am going to build a chicken coop attached to a 9' x 14' aviary (which is fully protected with 16 gauge wire) and keep around 3 hens. A lot of coops seem to have a nest box. Do I need a coop or just a nest box if the chickens will have free run of the aviary? What kind of design should I be...

I've decided to get some chickens this year. I live in southern california and have two little kids (2 and 3 yrs old). We would like chickens mainly for egg production, but we also love animals, so having live ones are an added bonus. We have a friendly dog, a not so friendly tortoise, and two...

I have a little chicken coup (3' x 3') open to a 9' x 14' run. I figure that might only fit about 2 chickens comfortably. The run is over grass/garden bed. I was interested in pretty good layers, but also ones that are friendly. I have two children 2 and 3 yrs old that love animals. The chickens...

Hello, I am interested in having chickens for egg production. I live in Los Angeles and have a big backyard, but it is landscaped (1/2 is rubber mulch and a playground, and 1/2 is grass for our tortoise). I have room for a coop, but don't really have room for a grazing area and was thinking of...