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Thank you! We have a cage, BUT my next question is do you leave her in her cage NEAR the flock in the pen, or remove her completely like in "solitary" confinement? Thanks for your help!

My Black Silkie has become broody. We have a Roo, and I know he has been busy (we've seen him!) BUT we dont want/ need anymore chickens. I have read about the "broody cage" method and dunking them in cold water. What do you recommend? We keep removing her from the nesting box, she will stay...

Our VERY first egg! My girls are going on 17 weeks old! We have 2 Brown Leghorns, 2 New Hampshire Reds, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Brahma, 1 Silkie, and 1 Bantam. We know it was one of the New Hampshire Reds, and we are pretty sure, it was Red! We affectionately call them the "twins" or Red and...

Thank you for your response! My husband jokingly said that she was going through a rebellious teenage stage! ha! I hope this is just a stage, as NONE of my other 8 chickens, ranging from Bantams, Brahamas, Silkie, New Hampshire Reds, and Brown Leghorns have shown this aggressive behavior...

Help! We bought a Buff Orpington over a month ago. She is still a young pullet, about 2 months old, so she isnt laying yet. When we first bought her, she was so sweet, would run to us, and climb in our laps, etc... The past 2 weeks she has become aggressive towards us when we reach for her...

Two of my 3 month old chickens, Charlotte, my large, fluffy Brahma, and Oreo, our Bantam Rooster seem to have developed a "cold." They appear fine, eating, running around, doing their free range thing and look healthy, however, their breathing sounds like they have a cold. I've just noticed this...

Help! I am new to Backyard Chickens and to being a chicken mom! We bought 7 chickens from our local TSC the beginning of March. The original flock are around 3 months old. About a month ago, my husband went to a local chicken exchange sale, and bought two more girls. We isolated the two...