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I have 3, 2 year old hens of different breeds. I decided to add two more girls this year. I raised them in the house until they were feather and then put them in the coop separated from the other girls for 2 or 3 weeks and slowly let them with the others. Over the weekend, I let them all be...

Our girl Ethel Sue will be 13 this year and we've gotten her a new coop. She's been healthy, hasn't laid in several years and has a senior life of luxury. She free roams in the day time, eats fresh fruits and vegetables, meal worms and has some scratch and pellets in her coop. This year, she's...

I found my Diva dead in her nesting box today. She was running around eating bugs and acting her usual self yesterday. How long do chickens live and do they usually pass suddenly? I feel so bad... She was 5 years old, is that old for a chicken? RIP Diva

I would like to feed my girls pumpkin for a treat but I'm not sure if I should cook it first or give it to them raw? Are the seeds okay for them to eat or should I scoop them out?

Hi all, My 2 year old White leghorn has a cherry bubble by her vent that seems to go in and out. I gave her a warm bath to clean the poop off of her and I noticed she has a milky discharge. Is she egg bound? She's eating, running around the yard and has layed an egg within the last few days...

One of my girls is molting and has lost weight. Then last night she tried to roost on the top of th hutch. All of the girls usually start to roost inside the hutch at dusk and I lock them in for the night. When I picked her up to put inside the hutch, I could tell that she hade lost weight. Is...

Hi all, I have 4 girls that free range but are locked up at night. In their run, I have a bucket for water that can't be tipped over but yet some how the bucket is always half empty. I checked the bucket for leaks and there aren't any. I fill the bucket and some times within 20 minutes, the...

I've been noticing a small light brown poopy looking spot the size of two pin heads in my easter egg layers eggs. Is this normal? What is it and is it okay to eat?

One of my four girls has started to attack me. She attacks my legs by clawing me and pecks at me each time I'm in the yard or near the coop. Is this normal? Why is she doing this? Anyone know?

As a treat for Thanksgiving my girls are having left over corn chowder, 2 biscuits and yam peels. What are you giving yours?

Hi, I'm converting a 4 foot high dog kennel into a run that will be attached to my coop. I have 2X4 inch wire, wired to the top for a roof. Is that enough? Should I can criss cross the wire to make the roof stronger and the holes smaller? Or should I wire 1" chicken wire to the top of that? I...

Okay, I have 4 girls. Two of the girls are a year old and the other 2 are 4 months old. My two older girls have always roosted on the roost and my two babies roost in the nesting box. But now one of my older girls is going into the nesting box with the babies and her sister is squaking because...

My 14 week old pullets stopped peeping all of a sudden? When they try to peep it sounds rough like their voices are changing. If I pick them up they squack like big girls and sound normal. Is this normal?

I just bought two pullets at the feed store today. I brought them home and put them in a dog crate. The problem is, I think they're cold. I have them in the garage where it's warm (75 degrees) but how warm should they be? I have a heat lamp but I don't want to make them hot. What is the proper...

Last week I posted I thought she was either broody or molting. Her symptoms: Sitting in the nesting box and not leaving, not laying and losing feathers. This week she's out scratching in the yard, eating and drinking well but she won't lay or roost. She insists on sleeping in her nesting box...

Hi all, Woo Whoo, I finally found someone to make me a new coop! I would love to have a small barn style coop but I need a picture of one to show the man that is making it for me. Anyone care to share a pic of their barn style coop? I found one on line but I would rather see what some of you...

Hi all, Two days ago my 9 month old White leghorn started looking "fluffy". Yesterday she started sitting in her nesting box and wouldn't come out. When I checked on her this morning she was still in her nesting box and was not sitting on an egg. I picked her up and noticed lots of the white...

Two days ago my hen layed two eggs without shells while roosting but the eggs were in a sack. Today she layed an egg without a sack... just a runny gooey mess in the nesting box. I feed her layer mash, corn, barley, black sun flower seeds and oyster shells. Am I doing something wrong? Is...

Okay... I was reading the "Nadine" post and it mentions a crowing hen! Well... my hen crows too! What's up with that? She starts every morning no later than 5:30 and she doesn't stop until she is let out of her coop? I just have the two girls, she's never been with a rooster? Does she have an...

Hi all, I was just wondering why people charge so... much for coop plans? Why are plans so... top secret? I just can't believe that some plans cost as much as $30.00 per plan! What's up with that? I'm looking to buy plans and when I do I will share my plans without cost to anyone who wants...