I have 3 chickens and a backyard coop. Until now, I have let the chickens have free range of my backyard, but now i want to start a veg garden out back, and am tired of chicken poop all over my deck and patio. I am planning on building a small run around my coop, and I'd rather not clip the...
I have a 1 year old Buff Orpington who has been broody for a couple of weeks. I don't have a rooster and am not hatching eggs. I have tried keeping her out of the coop during the day, and at night she's right back in the nest. I have trouble keeping her out of the nest while allowing access...
My 5.5 month old rhode Island Red hen started laying perfect eggs about a week ago. She faithfully laid an egg a day until 3 days ago. She has not laid one since as far as I've seen, but she's acting fine. I would think if she were egg-bound she'd be acting like she was in distress. Any...