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I witnessed a rather odd behavior today. I was sitting watching my 8 pullets taking their evening dust baths, pecking and scratching around. Of the 8 hens, 6 lay brown eggs and 2 lay green. One of the green layers (Amaracauna) is not laying yet so all but the one layed today. I noticed...

I'm a newbie to raising chickens. I got 8 pullets back in January and although I was out there with them quite frequently they would jump away when I reached out to pet or touch them. About mid May one of them started getting closer day by day. The next thing I know I am petting her, rubbing...

I am new to the chicken parenting game. I have 8 eight week old pullets and was wondering how I would go about checking for mites. Thanks

I'm not sure which forum this should be posted in but I was wondering if anyone has a chicken poop fertilizer recipe? Can I just spread it on the garden or does it have to be composted for the best result?

I'm in the hill country of Texas where Spring time means 85 degree days and 65 degree nights. My coop opens up into a totally enclosed and secure run. I have 8 pullets that are 8 weeks old. They instinctively head to the coop when the sun goes down and I close the little door and they are...

What are the general opinions of when to switch layers from Chick Starter (18% protein) to regular layer feed? I am getting conflicting ideas. Also, my hens are 8 weeks old now and spend the daylight hours in a run made up with sand and dirt floor, when do you start putting out grit? what...

The last of the kids just for college and "empty nest" is fantastic. Oddly enough it only took a year for me to get an itch to take on a outdoor project. A few of our neighbors have free range chickens on their property so I started researching chicken coops and BYC came up in almost every...