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1. Do roosters thrive if kept in separate pens alone from other chickens? 2. Does it make a difference if their separate pen is close to other chickens or not? 3. How well would it work to keep most hens together and selectively remove a hen(s) from the group and place her with a roster and...

Some questions regarding designing breeder/broody pens. I'm looking at building a series of pens 8' x 4' to house 1 rooster and 1 to 3 hens for breeding. Or for raising chicks. Or to house 1 or 2 broody hens. How important is it that the roosters can not see each other? I was thinking of...

Can we change the default settings so that the last post shows up first? tks

I have a Hova Bator Egg Incubator 1602N Still air unit. Will the results be much lower because there is not a fan? I have some eggs coming and this is my first time to try it out. Thanks

Can I keep 3 to 5 Buff Orpington chicks in the same brooder with other breeds of chicks that will be 3 to 4 week younger? The Buffs will be older. Thanks

My chicken coop is coming out of retirement after 15 years of sitting empty. I have raked everything clean but should I further disinfect the coop? Never had a issues before that I am aware of and should be getting my chicks in a month or two. Thanks

As a boy I raised chickens , and then again when I had children running around. Now that I'm a Grampa, it's chicken time again! So I guess you might say I'm new to this; for the third time. So much to learn about raising chickens in this new technological era. Do hens lay more eggs with wifi...