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I'm assuming you mean "bald," not bold, right? This is not uncommon for hens. They actually do this to one another. Sometimes they pluck feathers out of other hens (and eat them) because their diet is low in protein that the feathers provide, believe it or not. They might do it for other...

Closing up the coops tonight, I noticed a totally shellless egg on the ground (no membrane at all, just yolk and albumen). I looked up on the roost above to see who it came from and this was what I saw. I'm less concerned about the mucky black stuff--it is the pink area with the white...

Both rooster and hens are Bev Davis line (eggs are 6 or darker). Prefer pickup, but will meet you if you are in the vicinity. I'm happy to look into shipping, but I haven't determined packaging pricing yet.

We found one of our newly-hatched BCM chicks flat on its little back this afternoon. It couldn't change position and clearly had no energy at all. We happened to have some Sav-A-Chick on hand, so we mixed up a batch and have been giving it to the chick in drops. It seems to almost be arching...

Check this out: One of our chickens laid this yesterday. I found it in a nesting box in the middle of a broken egg shell. Not sure whether this was laid separately after the first egg had broken and this is an "egg" unto itself, or if this is what was inside the first egg. I think it...

Check THIS out: One of our chickens laid this yesterday. I found it in a nesting box in the middle of a broken egg shell. Not sure whether this was laid separately after the first egg had broken and this is an "egg" unto itself, or if this is what was inside the first egg. I think it was...

I don't know where West Milford is, but I'm sure you could map it. East Chatham is in northern Columbia County, NY. He is about five months old. I don't have a recent pic. If you are very interested, I would be happy to take a pic tomorrow when he is awake. It is important that he go to a...

We are looking for a home for our lovely Black Copper Maran rooster. He has officially been kicked out of the flock by our more dominant BCM roo and now spends his days alone under our deck. It's making us sad to see him alone and don't want him to live in fear/being bullied. (yes, I realize I'm...

Bev Davis was connecting me with someone looking for a BCM Wheaten Roo. How do I know if my roo is Wheaten? I've never heard of this before and my research hasn't given me the answer I need!

We've decided to stick with the heavy-duty extension cord since that's the easiest and cheapest. We'll just run it along our clothesline, since we'll only be using it for the coldest months anyway. I went to TSC and saw the heated dog water bowl, but here's my next question: How on earth do...

It's the lighting. The egg is brown.

Any thoughts about what might have made THIS happen??

That's great. I'm trying to maintain higher egg production in the shorter, darker days though. Looking for a way to install a light. That's all.

I really am not looking for heat. The building is going to be insulated with a combination of hay bales and 6 ml plastic sheeting. I want the chickens to keep themselves warm and not provide artificial heat that I can't sustain in the event of a power outage. All I want is to provide light...

The only problem is that our land has a great deal of shale in some areas (specifically, between the house and the coop) that would prevent burying Romex to the required 18"-24" depth. Is the solar method really that expensive? I haven't found any sort of system of any kind, so can't determine...

The chicken coop is about 100 feet from the house, but isn't wired for electricity. We want to hang a 100-watt bulb in there now that the days are starting to get shorter. We also would like to put a heating pad under the waterer once the temperatures REALLY drop to prevent it from freezing...