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I noticed the other day that Burton (black hen) had a few feathers missing, I thought that maybe they had been fighting so I didn't do anything... yesterday while feeding the chickens I was leaving and noticed that Burton had a huge hole in her. I am very upset. I have had Burton since last...

My daughter is having a problem with racoons in the attic.. she dealt with them last year and now they are back. She has a colonial and they were climbing up the bricks breaking into the soffit. They got rid of all the racoons and repaired the soffit... Well now they are back again!! and...

This chicken has been acting very strange. At first she was behind a straw bale. she was there for more than a week... my sisterinlaw said maybe she was broody... I waited and waited and finally I had to move the bale. she flew out!.. and no egg or nothing... I felt bad.. thinking she must of...

I was noticing that my neighbors chickens are laying eggs that have darker, almost orange yolks. why is this? Is it because they feed the chickens more corn? Also, what makes the shell harder? More Calcium? I have started feeding my chickens more corn but no results as of yet.

This might sound silly but this is my first time with fresh eggs.... If you collect the eggs daily how long can you keep them in the fridge? If you miss one or collect a day after are they still good... the reason I ask is ... I was cleaning the coop today and one of the first eggs was buried I...

I think I goofed! I put in the nest boxes.. about a month or more ago.. simple because that was the only time my son had to help me... but The chickens up till now didn't even go near them! I took out the huge feeder box that I had in the coop to make more room.. since they were sleeping...

She is small and black with blueish haze to the feathers...

I hope these pictures post so I can find out what kind of chickens I have. I would like to know more about the breed.

I am a newbie and I have heard that I do not need a rooster for my hens to lay eggs. I have also heard that a rooster will make the hens lay eggs better. I don't know wether that is true. My neighbor says I need one... she has chickens...

I am a new at this.. I just got the new coop up and put them in yesterday... they loved the run... they were happy little birds checking out every inch of the run When it came time to put them in the coop for the night.... they didn't want to go in... I had to catch them one by one and put...

I am in the process of finishing my coop.... Today I have biting mesquitoes, biting flys and bees. I hit two of my fingers with the hammer.... now I have come inside in defeat. I was just pondering what color I should paint my coop... it is a barn like structure. but I do not want to paint...

I am in the process of building a coop. I would like to know how big of a run for 9 chickens and what would be the best ground cover. I heard that sand is good but I see from all the pictures there is just regular grass... I am a bit puzzled.

I am new to this. My grandson's preschool hatched baby chicks, now I am the proud owner of 9 beautiful baby chicks 4 weeks old. They are rapidly growing. I want to raise my chickens without antibiotics and the such... but would like some information on other everyday food that the chicks...