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Hello from Kirkwood. I know of another gentleman by the recycling center with chickens too. I would like to get a local chicken raiser group together. Let me know!

From the looks of all the feathers and no eggs for the last 3 days, I think everyone is molting. All 6 hens of my girls hatched in April, and their their poduction dropped about a month ago with the shorter days to 1-3 eggs per day. Is it ok that they molt in late November? Is it normal that...

I haven't looked for parasites, but my girls are spoiled. They spend the day in a tractor, with fresh water and food. I am using the deep litter method in the overnight coop, but I haven't seen any lice or tics. Any advice?

From the looks of all the feathers and no eggs for the last 3 days, I think everyone is molting. All 6 hens of my girls hatched in April, and their their poduction dropped about a month ago with the shorter days to 1-3 eggs per day. Is it ok that they molt in late November? Is it normal that...

Have you you seen this! I think it's real! SWF, no pop-ups, admins delete if this violates any rules. http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/second-egg-emerges-from-giant-chicken-egg-found-at-japan-high-school

Hopefully this picture uploads. Here's the tractor before nest boxes and handles etc. The roof is is a smaller scale of my grape arbor, which is loosely based on the chinese rainbow bridge. A bit of creative license there. Gives the girls room to perch without having a monstrousity in the...

I believe I currently do what you would like to do. Yes, it works. And they can be 50 feet apart with few problems. My tractor is 8 x 8', with 1/2 in wire mesh on all sides and top. On the bottom I have 2 x 4'' wire mesh to prevent any pedator from digging in during the day. The girls go...

One of my americauns is doing the same. Tan to light brown with a pinkish hue. Looks great when placed in a bowl with all the other colors. Think of it as celebrating diversity!

You might check with mypetchicken.com to see if your breed is winter hardy. I am just outside st louis and will be doing nothing special unless it stays well below freezing for more than a day, then into the basement cage. Good luck!

For few week one of the girls was giving us beautifully speckled eggs, tan with dark speckles. Was it something she was eating? Any ideas on how to make it happen again? Thanks.

It's fitting that the kids named the RIR "Barbie" after a red headed friend of my wife. She is very fertile too! Thanks for your replies!

Yesterday I collected 6 eggs from 6 chickens. Unless 1 Americana is producing brown eggs, my RIR gave me 2 eggs. Is this possible? My 1st post, but I have found so much great info here! 1 wife, 2 kids, 3 americanas, 1 RIR, 1 BR, 1 Leggorn. Chickens in the burbs