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I'm torn. I have a large coop that I built for my birds. They hate it and never go in it, even if I put food in it. I have a well protected run attached to the coop that is 8ft tall and the new breed of birds I have can fly out so they have turned themselves into free range chickens and lay...

I bought 8 chicks at Tractor Supply. 6 turned out to be roosters. I thought I could live with them as I have 6 acres on which they can roam. My friends called my farm Hell House. You couldn't go out without getting attacked. I saved the decent roosters, Bart, Milo and Rudy and got rid of...

I have started free ranging my chickens in the backyard. I have 2 large roosters, two LGD's that do a great job, but here's my problem. My girls like to cool their jets in the car port during the heat of the day. I'm sick of scraping up chicken poop off the concrete. Any suggestions for...

I was up all night with an egg bound chicken. I had her in a tub in the bathroom with warm water. In between I slept on the bathroom floor. She passed away despite all my efforts. I wish I had this article before hand. I might have been of more use to her.

Dear Potential Chicken Parent: I have a small piece of land and have 19 chickens. I got chickens as a food source (eggs) to survive the coming zombie apocalypse (just kidding). What surprised me more than anything, is what good little pets they are. When they hear me come through the back...

I saw "the Dog Whisperer" train a dog NOT to chase or herd bunny rabbits. See if you can find it on you tube. He put the bunny in a crate and sat the dog with a leash on next to it. Every single time the dog so much as thought "bunny" he did his little correction, hissing and touching the...

I have introduced my new pullets to an older flock and one mean old "oven stuffer roaster" won't let the young birds in the hen house at night. I'm thinking of giving the older hens the boot and locking the youngsters in so they begin to regard it as home. Any ideas? They've only been...

I have introduced my new pullets to an older flock and one mean old "oven stuffer roaster" won't let the young birds in the hen house at night. I'm thinking of giving the older hens the boot and locking the youngsters in so they begin to regard it as home. Any ideas? They've only been...

I'm very new to chickens myself. I've had them about a year, but I do notice that whenever they are traumatized by anything, production slows down. I think they are slowing down now because of the coming fall, because they all seem happy and healthy. Are you going to prosecute the family...

I took the good advice from our colleagues and sprayed the house for mites. I changed the bedding to hay and it was a miracle. All went into the house and seem to love it. So they were right on target. I have occasionally found a headless chicken, very disconcerting. My issue was that my fence...

I have a Great Pyranees dog, about 130 lbs. He is wonderful with the animals on the farm. Quiet and gentle with the horses and actually plays with my chickens and guineas. Large enough to intimidate the heck out of predators (we have coyotes and stray dogs) and people predators don't like him...

I'm having a similar problem. I've checked the internet and the instructions I see are to soak her in warm soapy water and massage where the egg is and then give her some time to pass it. They also advised to get her away from other chickens so she can relax. I have my troubled hen in a tub...

Farmtek.com has cartons but its more for farming business. You have to buy bulk. Eggcarton.com sells smaller amounts for a penny or two more, so its more manageable. Farmtek has good prices but you'll get killed with shipping. When I give eggs away, I tell people they have to return the...

I'm just a little old lady and when my rooster knocked me down for the third time, face plant:lol: in the chicken sh*t, I'd had enough of him. He was delicious.