laying hens

Hi there, My family runs one of the first urban vegetable farms in the country on 5 acres in Texas. The farm house is one of the two oldest homes in Austin (1841). We get a lot of tourists and have many regulars and even multiple generations who have grown up coming to our farm and are now...

I’m posting this here because I was misinformed by my town officials before getting my chickens, and recently have been dealing with my next door neighbor complaining (litterally) going to town hall every single day and complaining that I’m breaking the ordinance ect. I have to find a home for...

6 laying hens for sale: 1 Olive Egger 2 years old 1 Blue Lace Wyandotte 2 years old 2 Ameracaunas 2 years old 2 Barred Rock 1 year olds All laying and healthy. Just need to reduce the flock before the pullets can be put with the rest of the group. $60 OBO

Hi! Pat from Ranch-coop. We are primarily coop makers (my wife and I). This site has always been a source of wisdom and interest to us, and we've recommended BYC to hundreds of our customers. We currently keep around 30 laying hens on 2 acres. Buff Orpingtons, Columbian Rocks, and various older...

I’m going to give a detailed description of my mobile breeding pen/chicken tractor for my laying hens with plenty of pictures. This is my third build of this design, and I’ve been slowly improving it with each build. I live in southern BC Canada, so we have fairly mild weather year round, and...

ISO laying hens, preferably already 6 months old. Need to be located near or in Fayetteville, GA. Can’t pay more than $20 per hen.

Hello everyone I recently just started raising chicks with my first batch of 12 assorted laying hens that I got today. They're all so cute uwu This is my first time raising chicks so I'm really hoping nothing goes wrong and they all grow up to be strong, beautiful, and healthy hens~^^

I’m going to just post pictures (the latest) of each bird I have and would appreciate it greatly if I can get all of “my ducks in a row I guess”. I know hens need extra source of calcium for laying and I’m at the point where I need to know the genders ( I’m not sure what the actual percentage...

Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone out there can help me solve this mystery that plagues me daily. The facts: 1) We have 5 Hens, all 9 months old. Two Plymouth Barred Rocks, Three Buff Orpingtons. 2) First egg was laid Sept. 27th (four months ago) 3) The hens are fed 16% protein, Scratch and...

At the beginning of August, my bf and I purchased 10 Barred Rock laying hens. We were told they are only 2 years old and that they were currently molting. That being said, we knew eggs were going to be few and far between since they were molting. Well, it’s been a long while and the feather loss...

I need to make space. I have 7 wonderful hybrids (3 Amberlinks, 4 ISA browns) They lay xxl eggs, every day. 1 year 4 months old. NPIP certified and AI clean flock. Free of external & internal parasites. I simply need to make some space, and these ladies lay too many eggs for our personal needs...

Hi Everyone, I have recently moved here from Alberta, to be closer to my daughter who lives in Hatchet Lake. I will be spending the winter with her and her husband while I search out a place to live and settle. I have had chickens in the past, and for now, am enjoying my daughter's small flock...

Hello - My mom has about 15 chickens and 4 roosters that we need to re-home now that she is in hospice care. 4 of the chickens and 1 rooster are about 3 years old, the rest are pullets. If anyone is interested in some or all, or can point me in a good direction for re-homing in our area I...

Found the 1st egg in the coop where I keep 3 bantams (2 golden sebrights and an OEGB gender not known yet) and 3 standard hens (ISA and RIR). The egg on the left is from my older hens. Middle egg is from my hens that started laying a month or so ago. On the right is the egg I found in the...

One Hen is laying in the run... Today the egg had some poo on the top of it, but all my other eggs in the coop were clean. The egg was next to my younger hens and rooster's mini pen in the run. Could another hen pooed on the egg from perching on the mini pen? Should I give my 4 laying hens DE...

Today was the first time that my husband and I have seen a raccoon on our property. It was around 6am this morning, and once the raccoon saw our chickens out (we have 6 sex link hens), the raccoon started gradually getting closer. I put the chickens up at 6:30 to get ready for work, but went...

For the past several months we’ve been battling an episode of feather-picking and, after MANY attempts to correct the problem, we’ve determined it's a result of overcrowding. Consequently, we’ve reluctantly decided to rehome five of our poor, picked-on hens. If anyone is interested in taking...

I brought home 2 rhode island reds a few days ago, they have a raised coop attached to a run. When I brought them home I put them in the run not the coop, I've only seen one in the coop for a short bit of time. Most of the time they hide under the coop in the run, I can't reach under it to pick...

Hey everyone, We just replaced our old mailbox. I'm wondering if I could chop it in half and make 2 nestboxes out of it? Would they use it do you think? And what would I use for the front to keep the straw in? Any suggestions or ideas? I hate to waste anything useful and it seems it might be...

Hello all! We have a small flock of six sex link pullets (about 12-13 wks) and are hoping to add two Silkies to our flock. We have a 10 x 12 coop and they are free ranged in the evenings and on weekends. Let me know if you have any, thank you!