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I need some help deciphering what this chicken noise means! All my chickens are 6 months old, and Dandelion is the only one who makes a noise like this. She is the one who runs up to the gate to greet me every time I come to the coop/run. She likes to hop up in my lap when I sit on the lawn...

Help! My chickens are starting to lay (two out of eleven have started), and are really hit and miss with their nesting boxes. First, our Rhode Island Red was laying in the bag of pine shavings we had on top of a bucket. We quickly made it so she could not get on top of the bag of shavings. I...

I am raising 3 Rhode Island Reds, 4 Buff Orpingtons and 4 Black Australorps (one of the RIRs died within days of coming home, failure to thrive). I have noticed by far that the Orpingtons are the most social of my 3 breeds, and are more apt to come up to me not just for treats, but for...

My husband recently finished the covered run for our new chicken coop, and per his research, decided to use 1/4" wire mesh. We live in a rural area that has lots of predators, so we were very concerned about keeping things out. It looked great. Cut to the first few days in the run, and one...