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I have a broody hen that I have allowed to sit on 4 eggs. I just found out that one of them is about to hatch. I can hear scratching/peeping in the shell. I am wondering if I need to do anything special or if mom will make sure it gets feed. I really didn't expect this to happen because the...

My hens are getting ready to start laying eggs and I want to know how I should label the cartons. My chickens are cage free and fed organic food/scratch and some table scraps. I don't want to wash the eggs so they'll last longer without refrigeration. Do the eggs NEED to be washed before use...

I bought a few easteregger chicks that were supposed to be pullets, HOWEVER, one of them just started crowing. I already have an older rooster (Louie) so I am worried that the young rooster will be the death of Louie. I see that easteregger chickens are pretty docile and am wondering if it...

I bought 8 chicks this spring from a farm supply store. They were supposed to be Rhode Island Red, Buff Orphington, Silver Lace Wynndot, and Auracauna. They were all labeled as pullets. One "hen" got bigger than the others and began bullying the rest of the flock, one to the point where she...

Right now I have 2 coops, one with my young hens and one for my rooster. Last night, one of the hens darted into the roosters coop and jumped up on the roost with him while the rest of the flock ran to their smaller coop. After closing up the coop with the hens, I heard a commotion from the...

I have 10 young chickens that I need to move from a small coop to a larger one. How do I get them to start using the new one instead of the old one? I can't remember what I've done in the past to make the transition. Thanks!

I'm trying to save some $$ on a roost for my chickens and by using what I have and am trying 1 1/4 schedule 40 PVC to see if my chicks will use it. It's pretty sturdy and I wonder if I need to sand the surface to make it less slick. From what I understand about chicken anatomy, their feet are...

A 'possum got into my chicken coop and scared the feathers off my hens. Since then they have not laid any eggs. How long will it take them to recover?

I noticed this morning that one of my hens has one eye shut. This afternoon it looks like there's no feathers around the eye. She doesn't seem uncomfortable but I'm worried. She's just getting old enough that my rooster is bothering her. I wonder if he accidentally scratched her eye. Is...

I have 3 white chickens with black markings. The rooster and one hen have "white" legs while the other hen has yellow legs like the comets I have. "Louie" has a rally nice, red comb and white fluffy "sideburns"

I'm thinking of adding a nesting box to the existing coop. What to hens look for in size, ventilation, material, etc?

I'm sure that prices for feed are going to go WAY up due to the drought. What else can I collect to feed my chickens over the winter? As long as there isn't any snow on the ground I assume that they can forage for most of the winter. Is there anything I can collect now to help them through??

I found my first egg tonight!! It's REALLY small, but it's the first ( I hope ) of many more!! Speedy and Sophie are about 5 mo. old now. Now I know why my rooster, Louie, was crowing so much today!

Tonight when I started to put my flock to "bed" one of my hens just refused to go in the coop. I gently reached down to pick her up and she squatted and did a little "dance" (like running in place) What does that mean?

I just put some fine dirt/dust in an old dish pan down for the chickens to investigate. They had lots of fun with the sand I had in earlier. I've seen birds take dust baths but never saw one almost roll on its back, feet flailing in the air, enjoying a roll! They'll have to take turns because...

While watching the morning news I heard a strange sound. When it happened again I heard the cats start growling so I turned off the TV and listened carefully. I opened the front door so I could hear the sound better. I suddenly realized it was my 8wk old rooster trying to crow!! It was a...

Just got this one and had to share....

I think "Louie" is a roo. This is one of three I bought that are supposed to be EE. The other two are smaller and more petite. I also noticed that they have different colored legs, two have bluish and the last yellow. Is this chicken a "Louie" or a "Louise

I have 2 red comet hens and 3 EE chicks. I recently built a run so they could get out a bit from the store-bought coop and run and get a little extra snacks. I watched as one hen figured out how to use the ramp to get back into the coop. I saw her "teaching" the other hen to use the ramp...

How do you acclimate chickens to a new coop? Right now I have a small "hutch" that they will outgrow before long. If they get out, will they return?