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I have one rooster and one hen left, (thanks stupid raccoons), both almost 7 months old. My hen gives me one egg a day, and they are used to being locked in their coop at night and let free to range all day. She goes back to the coop to lay but stays out of it otherwise. I left a week ago to go...

I brought home 5 chicks back in March, and discovered one was a roo. Fast forward to them being 4 months old and something killed two of my females. Now I'm stuck with no one near me selling any chickens (of any age). I'm assuming that I need more than two females so that my roo doesn't just...

I've been in the coop twice today (this morning and early afternoon) and all was well. Just came to the coop to refill the water and saw blood under the roosting poles, then I see this one's face. I have 5 chicks total, all 5.5 weeks old. They've never fought before. Could the chick maybe have a...

My chicks are going to be 4 weeks old tomorrow. I've had them for a week and a half, and in that time I've had them in a brooder at night and in the run during the day, as our avg daily temps have been 75+. At what average low can they start staying outside all of the time? Low tonight is 59...

Do you leave lots of food out for them to graze all day, or only feed them a certain amount, so many times a day? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi everyone, I'm Harley from Northwest Alabama. I'm new to the chicken world as far as raising them myself.. I used to help my stepdad with his when I was younger. But now I'm looking to start "chickening" myself! :) I currently have no chickens yet, but am hoping to start off with some Silkies...