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Chickens pull out their under feathers when they are broody.

lol, it's not been scientifically proven that it's genetic, but there are a few weak genetic correlations. There are also a lot of socialization factors. My hen Fran started to behave quite male once I gave my rooster the axe; she didn't behave like this at all before. It might simply be...

I clicked "once a month" only because I only have four hens now and the coop can easily handle 8-10 chickens so there's not much poop load. When I had a rooster and 7 hens I was cleaning it every week or two.

TWO YEARS...oh he'll be in the stew pot WAY Before then if he can't get it together.

when they are trying to eat you and the mail man and tearing out the feathers of all your hens while fighting each other and crowing at 3am, the only choice you'll be thinking about is adobo or curry.

they sure do look like a dark variety of June Bug to me.

Good to know, the birds and squirrels raiding everything in the chicken run is a problem, no reason for me to encourage them further. Maybe I'll just go back and try getting some oyster shell and quit being a cheap skate although I suspect they don't eat it. One more soft egg last night under...

well they can always opt out of cheese by simply not eating it which they occasionally do. Oyster shell does harm to my pocket book if its just sitting there. I certainly am not going to waste money on anything they refuse to eat. I might try ye old eggshell trick.

For sure I worried about the dairy but my chickens seem to have no problem with it. Sharp cheeses have most of the lactose fermented out of them anyway so if lactose intolerance was an issue the sharp cheeses I share with them should not be a problem anyway. Cheese is one of the highest...

My best layer has been suddenly laying soft shelled eggs from her roost at night for the last week, now her bestie friend who is a new layer is doing the same. I expect the new layer to do this, but my best layer doing it so often who has been laying for over three months consistently, is...

Permethrin (poultry powder) works great on bird lice, just used it on a sick hen who couldn't dirt-bathe and ended up getting lice, the lice were gone in 24 hours and my hen is laying again.

This is not true at all. Unfortunately our perception of the risks of pesticides is tainted with chemophobia thanks to Rachel Carson's propaganda. Different pesticides function on different chemistry and biology and may affect insects in entirely different ways than birds or mammals. For...

I'm curious what the smell is like. I have one chronically ill chicken that has a gross smell that I can't quite describe. My other chickens have had CRD symptoms which cleared up and there was never any smell, this one is a bit different, so maybe this one has coryza. I'm not sure....she...

I have a flock with CRD and one is now exhibiting Marek's - like paralysis...I can't win with chickens, they all have issues...at least I got one viable egg today....one.

being corrosive does not make it toxic. Table salt is also highly corrosive, particularly to steel.

My 2cents. I'm not sure why there is a DE debate at all. DE is ubiquitous in the soil where I live so worrying about its safety seems to be a waste of time. I literally live in the stuff. There is some lady online sponsored by some mite insecticide company (of course) that claims DE is both...

I've bought and inherited food from a variety of brands, none moldy, all dry stored the only brand I've had limited success with has been Nutrena All Flock. Sorry but I don't buy into that "chickens will always choose the tastier scratch" If I put a steak, pork chop, or live bug in front of...

Spoiled chicken is only bad if they're already in the fridge. I did try grinding up some of the original pellets I had and moisten it and a few of my hens at least tried it out but I would not call their reaction "enthusiastic," and I'm certainly not going to grind and moisten food for picky...

I've had four different bags of pellet food, four different brands all with 16% protein or higher and only one of them do they eat a little of. The one they will eat is Nutrena Naturewise All Flock (smells like spaghetti sauce due to oregano oil in it). I wouldn't say they "like" it but if...

I know I got CRD and egg-drop-syndrome from a full grown Delaware hen I bought on Craigslist and integrated into the flock last October. I will never ever buy a chicken on Craigslist again. I quarantined and treated with antibiotics before integration but none of that matters with CRD since...