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I have a number of new chickens that are about 5 months old. They are now mixed with my older chickens and seem to be getting along well, except they choose to stay out in the run at night on a perch, instead of perch on the roost inside the coop with the older chickens. I'm expecting that to...

I'm guessing this has been discussed already, but I haven't found it on a search yet. My BCM chicks are ~ 2 months old. I have a 1-gallon waterer in their area, with pine shavings on the floor of their area. They keep filling the water tray with pine shavings, making the water undrinkable...

I'm not sure if this is a "learned" group behavior or not. Within the last month, the chickens have started to dig out and scatter around the feed from my hanging feeder - It's a Littel Giant 40-lb, 17" pan feeder. The feeder has 3 holes for changing the feed flow gap on the tray bottom, and I...

I'm not sure if this is a "learned" group behavior or not. Within the last month, the chickens have started to dig out and scatter around the feed from my hanging feeder - It's a Littel Giant 40-lb, 17" pan feeder. The feeder has 3 holes for changing the feed flow gap on the tray bottom, and I...

In Buff Hooligans' "Treats Chart", she lists stale bread as an acceptable treat for chickens. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2593-Treats_Chart I have some good bread that got moldy (OK, call it "mouldy" if you're so inclined). It's not real bad, so I think it's OK to...

I have a mixed flock - Some chickens are +3 years old, some are in their second year, and about 7 will be laying their first eggs in November. My issue is that being it's a mixed flock, I'm unsure how to tell which hens have laid their last egg (and therefore have the uneviable position of...

I have around 16 chickens right now, with a generous 12 nest boxes. Of course, they use the same 3-4 boxes, and pile the eggs up in there daily. I collect eggs every day, but I'm gone a couple days in a row once in a while. When I'm gone more than a day, either the pressure of the eggs on...

During the recent sub-zero weather here in MN, I have been taking my hens a warm snack of oatmeal to counteract the temps on their systems. I have been getting out there mid-morning, about when some of them are starting to lay. It seems to help, as I'm still getting about one egg per hen per...

Long story short: Let my chickens out for the first time in a long time yesterday (Thu, Jul 15). Five minutes out, there was a fox attack. Killed one hen, injured another. The injured adult hen is a 2-year-old Buff Orpington. The injury is a flesh tear across the upper back, running just...

My flock of 12 chicks are abourt 2 months old now. I created an outdoor pen with snowfencing outside of their coop and run, so they have gotten used to being outdoors. They are mixing sucessfully with 8 mature hens. I'm thinking it's OK to take the snowfence away and just let them all range...

Hi, I posted this before, but I think it was in the wrong forum. I've let my teen chicks start mixing with the adult hens I have. As one group, there are 21 of them, and they are getting along great. The chicks are about two months old, and mostly feathered out. The problem is that the...

I've let my teen chicks start mixing with the adult hens I have. As one group, there are 21 of the, and they are getting along great. The chicks are about two months old, and mostly feathered out. The problem is that the chicks now have access to the hens "Layer" feed and are eating it. And...

I have a dozen BR and Red Star chicks, about 6 weeks old. They are ready to go outside for a little bit during nice weather. I also have 10 adult hens, mostly BO and GLWs. I have the chick brooder/run within the main run for the adults, but sectioned off. I want to put some temporary...

Happy Friday, Y'all! A couple of weeks ago, I lost two of my hens to a fox attack while they were out ranging. One other hen, a BO, was injured, but is recovering nicely. Others were roughed-up trying to get away. Thank God for an alert nieghbor who ran to the rescue and frightened the fox...

I have a 2-y.o. Buff Orpington that escaped being killed & eaten by a fox (unfortunately, two others were not so lucky). She has a cut through her skin on her belly area. The cut through the skin does not look as though it hit meat, and looks very clean. I did put some Neosporin on it. I...

I have about 8 chickens who are going through an extended molt, which started before winter. Now we've had sub-zero cold, and it seems like it's extending their molt. I've had advice to turn off the timed light which is meant to extend their daylight - Not having extended light is supposed to...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me with this pest problem. I've got acreage in the country, bordered by fields on a couple sides. Coming from under a stand of pines in my yard, I've noticed a different kind of burrowing rodent the last couple of years. It's like a mix of Gopher and Mole -...

Completely tongue-in-cheek and in a joking manner, of course.... The "Man" Rules We always hear "the rules" from the Female side. Now here are the rules from the Male side. Please note... These are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE! 1. Men are NOT mind readers. 1. Learn to work the...

I have about a dozen hens, mix of BOs and GLWs (all about 9 months old). I recent relocated a rooster out of my coop due to his aggressive behavior. Before I made the coop roosterless, he was starting to tear up some of the hens' tailfeathers, as rooster can do with their spurs. It's been a...

I have a flock of of 10 BO and GLW hens, with a SLW roo. All of them are 9 months old. The hens seem to be doing great (except for a bit of feather loss in the rump area - BAAAD roo). Hank the Roo seems to be moulting, especially in his lower chest area, down around his stomach. Is this...