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I have a rooster pushing his luck too. He does a good job of protecting the hens at home though. I recommend becoming the aggressor with him. Take a stick, 2 X 2 or, my fave, a tennis racket and go after him with it. Poke him a bunch with it until he runs off. Do it even when he's not up to...

Hi GB, I have a secure coop that my girls only go in at night. They free range my 1 1/2 acre all day until they are ready to go to bed. Their coop has a run attached to it but the only time that we really left them in it completely was when they were tiny chicks. I have even been away for a...

That was alot of eggs where they shouldn't be Ralph. I would definitely cook those babies up. Your temps are low enough that they are good. I don't know about the 70 degree one personally. Although I know people who always leave the eggs on their counter and never have problems.

Oh my gosh! I would be a complete wreck leaving for days not knowing where my chickens are! Of course, I have raised all of my chickens by hand including cornish cross meat chickens, which makes me very hands on and a bit crazy some would say. I just really love my chickens. Now I am worried...

Free Feather: I would definitely use some netting there! I have a neighbor on one side of me that is sometimes nice/sometimes not. We had a couple chickens sneak through the fence to their side and surprisingly, they helped us get them back and even gave us a bunch of apples for them...

I will most likely let mine out unless we have a severe storm. We had some pretty heavy rain a time or two in the last two weeks and it didn't bother the chickens a bit! I didn't want to go out in it but they were happy as sopping wet clams. I will play each day by ear just like Ralph as the...

I have 4 free ranging Buffys that do just fine. They tend to stay with the group and pay attention to things just like the others do. They can run and alert eachother just like the others. I say go for it! They are sweet birds.

And I thought I was crazy with the 42 chickens that I have! Lol!

(Linda and me). Haha!

They are lovely! When it comes down to it, you need to do what feels right for you. I am not one that lives by fear and the what ifs. I worked in the medical field too long and can accept that things just happen or they don't. That way of thinking doesn't work for some and they worry...

Why yes. Yes, I do. LOL! We laugh about the silver platter too. It's not actually silver. Just silver colored, in my defense. I really like my chickens you know.

I had a hen laying already at 16 weeks when I switched to layer. Besides, I ran out of chick starter and decided I would rather just put them all on layer because I didn't really want to buy a whole other bag of chick starter. They are all doing wonderfully. I would be willing to bet that many...

Do you have roos? I had kept food separate for my roos but they would still sneak and eat the layers food. I'm not sure how to stop them. I rehomed my roos to a farm in the family because I just didn't have the right ones for my flock. Maybe someday I will try again. BYC is the best! I...

You are very welcome! Don't worry about your chicks. If you feed them properly and give them all the nutrients they need, they will most likely be just fine no matter where they came from. I think that sometimes people complain about problems they have more than saying how great of an...

I started all of mine on layer feed at 16 weeks. That's what the recommendation on the bag was. I had one lay around that time and the rest took a couple of weeks. I have found about 4-5 shell-less eggs total and I have 10 layers. They are all hatchery chicks as well and are about 27 weeks...

My husband can't do anything without "help" from the chickens! It's most fun when he is laying on his back under the race trailer working on wiring and he is surrounded by 8 hens. They stand about 6 inches away from his face all bent over like they are very interested and talking about it...

Mine lay their eggs in the coop. They poop everywhere on the ground and the occasional lawn chair but they don't get on the vehicles or anything like that, with the exception of, they sometimes like to jump up on the bumper of my husband's race car or on the big tire but they don't poop there...

I would recommend training your dogs to live along side your chickens with no problems. I have a German Shepard and a Pit Bull that we have trained not to bother the chickens. They actually protect my chickens. They both stay outside with them if I have to leave and we have had no predator...

Treats usually bring mine running. Use a really long stick or broom to herd them. Arms aren't long enough but herding with a stick is a cinch! Just guide them with it. If any go a different direction put the stick in their path. This has worked on little chicks as well as full grown...

My chickens tend to hang out under bushes, trees, vehicles and the like. We have many hawks in our area as well. I keep my dogs outside to keep an eye out for hawks. I also check on everyone occasionally to make sure all is well. I will often walk out to see hawks circling around, but...