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I seem to have 2 different flocks of chickens. One flock is run by my Rhode Island Red rooster. He is very big and chases the other small Americana rooster and another very small rooster (looks like a Bantam). I have another flock of 2 small australop male and female (i think), a couple of...

I have a similar problem. I have 3 or 4 hens laying but they all lay in the same nest box. I have 4 other nests alongside this one but they all seem to go to the one in the corner. The coop is 8 feet long. Next problem. I have 15 chickens (13 hens and 2 roosters). most of them go in the...

I am thinking of making an incubater to raise chicks I intend to buy. My grandson says just let the hens lay eggs and let them hatch and raise the chicks. Will his method work?

My chickens (4) roam free and I noticed something on some of their eggs. I think it comes from the same 1 chicken. It looks like a series of small eggs on the shell. There is also a small set of what looks like hard mud. It is not mud. I will try to include a picture in the next post Thanks