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I'm rather expecting my brood hens' one egg to hatch out in a few days. I'm not having much luck on feed info. My chickens range all day and they always have available to them flockraiser and scratch as well as layer pellets for treats, have access to the now waning garden, compost piles and...

My 7-month old hen has been setting on her one egg for 10 days now. I am so torn between leaving her alone where she is at in the coop or separating her. Unless I plan to be gone for the whole day, all doors are opened in the morning, to both the yard and a large run. I have what can only call a...

I'm wondering how the heck they breed Turkens without their necks getting torn. I've got an amorous Buff Cochin that has a thing for my Naked Necks, sometimes nicking or bruising their necks. My Sicilian Buttercup is quite a bit smaller and doesn't seem to reach that far up, but the Cochin is...

I first got chickens over 20 yrs. ago. For some reason 26 was the magic #. It didn't matter if I lost one or gave one away, someone would give me another. It stayed at 26 for more than 6 years. I was a cook by trade and saved scraps. Although they were free to have chicken feed at any time, they...

Picked up 11 chicks on Friday. As of yesterday I have lost 4. Although I've raised chicks before, this was quite alarming. You almost expect to lose one, maybe two, but this shocked me. Now I have some with poopy butt and I swear it's hard as rocks! Added oatmeal to feed this morning. I thought...