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I found 2 hens that didn't make it into the coop before the auto-door closed. They were huddled together by the door - one on top of the other. I opened the door and shooed the one in. Then I looked at the second one and it looks like her head is on backwards. I picked her up and I can turn...

Gracie is a Buff Orp. When she was sitting on eggs I picked her up off the nest twice a day and shooed her outside to eat and drink. If I didn't do that she never left the nest. The day before the chicks hatched, I moved her eggs to an extra large dog crate in the coop. When she came in from...

Should I clean the chick or just leave the dried blood there? I don't want the other birds to start pecking at her. If so, what would I use to clean her with? 1) What type of bird , age and weight. Newly hatched Buff Orp 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Found her under mama -...

what size do you make the nesting box for bantam chickens?

what size do you make the nesting box for bantam chickens?

I have 3 broody hens. Cinnamon sits in the nesting box - started out on 5 eggs. The other hens kept trying to push her out and sit in the same box. Cinnamon does not get along well with all the other hens and the roo is always out to get her. Sometimes I see 3 of them sitting on top of each...

I have 31 chickens. Attached to the coop is a chicken run that is 30' x 50'. I live in sand country. Across the yard is a fallen jack pine that they love to roost on during the day. How do I go about cleaning this? I didn't notice much of a smell until we got rain and hot and humid weather...

Does anyone know the quality difference between Agrimaster Feed for Laying Hens and Purina's Layena? Layena's prices went up again and I found Agrimaster to be much cheaper. When I opened the bag of Agrimaster it smells alot stronger than the Layena. I want a good feed but don't necessarily...

My frined boiled a bunch of brown eggs. She said they all looked fine except 1 - the egg WHITE was completely gray!! What is that all about?

I started with 2 hens from a person who had dog issues. They are about 3 yrs old - good layers. Never were brought up with a roo. In order to help heat the coop, I ordered 20 chicks. I ended up with 33 chickens. 3 are new roos. 28 are new hens. and then the 2 older hens (RC and Cinnamon)...

If I understand correctly, chickens lay eggs based on light. If I have a red heat lamp in the coop and leave it on all night, do the chickens see the red light? Also, I read the thread about the person rolling out 6 inches of hay in the chicken yard. What happens when it gets wet from snow or...

I have read that you should not feed laying hens fruit - as it could stop their egg production and it may take up to 6 months to get them laying again. I noticed that watermelon is on the treat list. But No citrus. Is citrus the culprit or is it all fruit?

When I first got my baby chicks, I gave them water with electrolytes and vitamins added. I have not been able to find out how long you continue to give them this. When I raised the meat chickens, they were kept on it continuously. But I'm not sure if that should be the case for my layers who...

Here's my dilemna... I have 2 adult hens which are in the chicken coop and have access to a huge run. I raised 20 meat birds earlier and did not have the "flying" problem that I am having with my new 3 week old chicks. I have 31 of them. The hens did not adjust well to the meat birds (I kept...

I just processed 19 cornish x's yesterday. I'm not looking to commercially sell any of them but my family and friends have asked to buy some. I have no clue what to charge. They are vacuumed sealed and frozen - whole birds ranging in weight from 5 pounds to 7 pounds. They were processed 1...

I am new at the chicken raising thing. I have 19 meat birds - started out with 20 but 1 turned up still in the morning a few days ago. They called them Jumbo Broilers. They are now 5 weeks old. 1 of them - a hen - can barely walk. Her legs can hardly support her. I move her and later I...