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When breaking a broody using a wire cage, is leaving the cage in the run the ideal place to do this? How about on a cold, windy day, cold windy night?

I've had five hens in a TS Sentinel coop for almost two years now. I also attached an additional 40 SF covered run to it. They only go inside to roost at night and to lay eggs. That seemed like an OK setup all this time. Now I've noticed some feather pecking going on and I was advised that's...

Looking for cause/treatment/other for the following condition I noticed on two of my five hens. The Partridge Rock has frayed feathers near the tail (whiteish instead of the normal brown/black) the Barred Rock's feathers are not frayed. They both have bare spots in the same areas near the...

Does anyone have any guidance regarding lime usage to control run odor? We have had so much rain here in the last 6 weeks, that my dirt run has turned to mud a few times recently. With my hens pooping in the mud and walking around in it all day, they have turned it into a muddy poopy muck...

I just chainsawed some dead branches in the same yard where my hens free range. It dawned on me that during the normal operation of the saw, chain oil tends to get sprayed on the ground and gets on the sawdust as well. Has anyone here ever used a chainsaw in a yard, then let the hens free...

Here's a picture of my Easter Egger. For the last couple of weeks, I've noticed that the head feathers are losing their vanes. Four months ago I introduced a couple of Buff Orpingtons at which time the BOs would pick on the EE. I haven't seen this behavior recently, but sometimes I see the EE...

This is my new Buff Orpington, which started laying about 3 weeks ago, about 8-9 months old. Comb and waddle are still growing in. A couple of weeks ago, for one night, it got into the single digits outside. Shortly after that cold night, I noticed a black spot in the middle of the waddle...

Last month I introduced two 16 weeks old B Orpingtons into a coop that already had one Green Queen and one Easter Egger. They have all since gotten used to each other. The two BOs do not use the roost at night, but either sleep on the poop tray or in a nesting box. I've read many threads on...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes/Feb 2022 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Four (3) What breeds do you have? Easter Egger, Green Queen, 2 B Orpingtons (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? None so far (5) What are...