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I don't know what to do. About 12 weeks ago, my chickens started molting which was fine because I expected it. I know that a molt is supposed to last about 6-8 weeks long. About 2 weeks ago I started getting 2 eggs a day (out of 12) and then 1 week ago it stopped. We have hardly gotten any...

Ok so about 3 weeks ago I had a Buff Orpington (according to the Breed Index they go broody frequently) that decided to go broody and if anyone got near the nesting boxes she would scream at them like a bald eagle. I decided the day after that I would separate her and let her sit on her eggs...

Ok so apparently barred rocks only "play" broody which is fine. I have 5 of them who like to lay on the nest for about 2 days and jump off. Well now I have 2 Buff Orpingtons and one of them decided to go broody which is fine, she can have the eggs I don't care. However, I have 4 nesting boxes...

I am not going to have a good day. I just got back from feeding my chickens and one of my 10 month old hens curled up in a corner and died :'(. I don't know what happened. I haven't noticed any strange behaviors with any of them lately. Its been really hot lately (upper 90's) could that be...

My husband just killed off one of our roosters. I have read many posts and I always read about people talking about cooking up mean roosters in a crockpot. Does anyone have a recipe? Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I got baby chicks a few weeks ago from the feed store and the last couple of days I have found slime in their water. This is my 3rd set of chicks that I've raised and I don't remember slime in the water. Its been about 25 weeks since my other chickens were babies but I just don't remember...

Ok so I bought some new chicks. I have a hen that will sit on her eggs every once in a while. I have made a brooding box. Is there anything else I can do to make my hen broody so she can take care of my chicks so I can add them to my flock easily?

Ok so I talked to my DH and we decided to get some pullets to add to the flock. I went to the feed store and bought some. They are about 4 days old. How do I add the chicks after the brooder? I was planning on adding them when they are fully feathered but I'm afraid that my roosters will...

I have a rooster that is the low man on the totem poll. The rest of the flock never let him snuggle with them at night so he stayed on the roosting poll opposed to the nesting boxes and now the tips of his toes are black and falling off . He's really sweet and all, and I wanted to make him my...

Ok so I have a flock of 12 BR's and 1 Ameraucana. I have 4 roos for my BR's, 8 hens for my BR's, and my Ameraucana is a roo. I was thinking about making the Ameraucana my main roo and eventually killing off the other roos. Here is my problem. The Ameraucana is the low man on the totem poll...

Ok so my BR's are about 24 weeks old and they started laying. YAY! Sunday I got 5 eggs (8 ladies). Yesterday I found 2 (one of them decided to be dumb and lay while she was on her roosting post and it smashed when it hit the ground). This morning I found nothing. What's going on? They...

As some of you read, a mountain lion got into my chicken coop in August. It ripped the plywood wall from the bottom and created a giant whole and wiped out my flock of 17 chickens (next time I will actually listen when my dogs start barking. The reason I didn't do it before was because...

This morning was a tragic disaster. I had 17 ameruacana chickens and this morning when I went to feed them I found our coop with a 2'x2' gaping hole in it, with the door hanging wide open (which had been jammed shut, that I would pull out to open). 14 of my chickens were missing and I found 3...