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Hello, my name is Richard and my wife, Cindy, have had chickens for six or seven years with limited success. We have them for the beautiful eggs they usually lay. We now have 10 hens and one rooster, most of them born in March 2008. Up until a month or so ago they were laying eggs, although...

That's possible- but we spend a lot of time watching them on days like this when we are both here to see if where they go, and have had no luck. Last summer one of our hens "disappeared" for four days, only to come back- we followed her to our neighbors bushes one day and she was brooding on a...

We frequently have hawks flying about and we did lose one hen to a predator about 1 month ago. Head only was taken - unlikely for a hawk attack. Illness? Not that we've noticed. Move/ change of routine? Nothing. Has anyone ever had a problem with this?

The breed is Rhode Island Reds. They are NOT the same flock we've had for 7 years, as we have lost many over the years to various predators. Nine of the hens were born in March 2008. We have presented various laying opportunities in the form of nesting boxes, both in the coop and outside...

They are Rhode Island Reds. Right now they are not molting. Richard

Hello, my name is Richard and my wife, Cindy, have had chickens for six or seven years with limited success. We have them for the beautiful eggs they usually lay. We now have 10 hens and one rooster, most of them born in March 2008. Up until a month or so ago they were laying eggs, although...