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I have a black sex link hen that's been broody for nearly two months. She sits whether there are eggs or not. Starting around 7am I pull her out of her nest to make her eat and drink with the rest of the flock, and repeat this process two to five times throughout the day. She'll drink, eat a...

Before I found out clematis was on the no list for chickens I transplanted some around the run to eventually cover and provide som shade. My chickens constantly ate the leaves they could reach around the bottom until I blocked the area with chicken wire. They never had any health issues...

So for two days we had a significance of rain here in Central Louisiana, and I noticed my 9 month old wet hen had huge bare patches on her body. I brought her inside to inspect her for injuries (we've recently had some attacks and stolen birds), but there were no injuries anywhere on her. The...

Question for chicken flock experts! I started out with five 2 week old sexed pullets for our first backyard flock in March. Long preditor story short we were down to two as of this month. They are almost 9 months old, and have been laying since the beginning of August. After finally preditor...

I had four hens around 8 months old. Last Wednesday night something go into the yard and attacked one, and left another plucked in several places. She is recovering fine, but I did notice what looked like fowl pox on her comb and wattle, and the red around her ears went whitish. I assumed it was...

Hi. I live in Louisiana, and we have an abundance of these guys around my house..... Maybe too many? They don't seem to bother anything, but it does creep me out a little that they seem to live in and around the eves of my house! Anyway, I was turning rocks over around my yard for the girls the...

Since I purchased my backyard hens as chicks from tractor supply at the beginning of March I have never wormed or vaccinated them. I only have four hens, and three are producing eggs daily now that we collect for food. Should I be worming periodically? Can the eggs affect our (human) health if...

My favorite thing in the world is a boiled egg. I got into backyard chickens for the boiled eggs. Now I've found that it is impossible to execute a nice boiled egg with fresh eggs. they just won't peel properly, and overcook easily. Anyone hav suggestions ?

Does anyone have a suggestion for a fast growing vine that I can use to shade my chicken yard? I'm currently using shade cloth, but I hate the way it looks. I'd love to plant a flowering evergreen, but I really need something that will reach it's full height or at least half that in one season...

I've finally finished building, and securing my chicken yard, and I can't wait to get my babies into it. They have all feathered out for the most part except for their heads. How much longer do they need to stay in the brooder box with the heat lamp? I was thinking I could remove the heat lamp...

So these guys should be between 3-5 weeks now. The two larger ones are about a week older than the others I think. My guess on the first one is a Delaware. Thoughts? In the second picture there are two that look identical except for the age difference. Are they production reds, or too light in...

At TSC I checked out several grey/black chicks from the bantam bin that had five toes. I was sure that the chick I was asking for was a blue silkie bantam. Just today I realized this fuzzy legged chick only has four toes on one foot and technically three toes, and one split x 2 toe on the other...

As much as I'd rather build I may have to order a prefab coop. No skills or time to build. I've been looking and looking and thing I'm down to two possibilities. I have four regular sized hens and one banty. This one...

I picked up six chicks from TSC. Two were Red production pullets, three were from a variety of sexed pullets, and one was a hand picked blue silkie from the bantam box. So I only KNOW I have a silke, and something two different looking from the red production pullets. So far from what I have...

I just went to check on my chicks, and the heat lamp was off! They were all huddled in a ball in the corner! It may have been out as long as two hours. They are in my garage, so not too cold, but not heated either. I had another thankfully, and got it mounted and on.... will they be ok?

I picked up my first little group of chicks this past Sunday, and everyone seems to be doing well. I change water 2x a day a replace fresh crumbles in the feeder once a day. I also give them a little of the fine grit for chicks. I've been handling them a couple times a day, just enough to try...