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Coop and run are about 3x5 and 8x8 respectively, but they free range in the yard for most of the day. The yard is large with plenty of places to hide. Most all of the attacks have been while out in the yard. Curry hides in the yard all day under bushes. When she emerges to get water or something...

She is my broodiest bird, but I don't think she is at the moment. Although one of my theories is that she was broody a bit ago and that may have been what started this whole thing. She's been broody lots of times in the past and the other hens have never seemed to care much. What worries...

Hello Folks, I've got 4 chickens, all about 2 1/2 years old. They have been together since they were chicks and have always been great buddies... All that changed about 2 weeks ago when I found Curry, my Buff Orpington, cowering in my yard with feathers missing on her head and blood behind...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I appreciate it!

She's an Easter Egger. She started laying in late August. I was surprised too! None of my birds were on laying pellets at the time. She has been a great layer until now. My other layer is a Buff Orphington and she has been laying since late Sept. I've checked for mites and found nothing. No...

Hello everyone, I have 4 chickens that are about 27-29 weeks old. Two began laying a couple months ago, producing about 4-5 eggs a week/each. My other two have not started yet. About a week and a half ago one of my laying chickens popped out a shell-less egg, not a rubbery egg, a completely...

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

Hi everyone, My name is Erik and I have been crusin' the pages here for a few months. This resource has been VERY helpful, so I thought maybe it was time I joined the fray. My family just got 4 chicks last April and they are now just over three months old. They have been outside in their...