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My hen has become broody for the first time. She has been sitting on 16 eggs for the past 3 weeks. She has not however been protective of the nest AT all. As soon as I open the coop door she jumps off the eggs and runs around which is contrary to everything I have read. Anyway, day before...

I have 4 buff orp hens and a Rooster. Up until the last month they were laying 3-4 eggs every single day. Now all of a sudden ALL 4 hens have just completely quit laying. I have not had one egg in over a month. Is this typical behavior? Any advice would be appreciated.

I have noticed that the eggs from my buffs have all been fertilized when I crack them. I have still been collecting the eggs every day though because none of the hens seem to be sitting on them. They are out of the coop all day. Should I leave the eggs alone, and if so for how long? They are...

Ok so my hens are almost 5 moths old and last night my son found 6 eggs! The problem is that I don't know how long they have been there because they aren't laying in their nice comfy cozy nest boxes my husband worked so hard on :( He found them in one of the roost boxes and it never would have...

I know this may seem like a stupid question, but I am a newbie to the chicken world and so I honestly don't know. I have 21 week old Buff Orpingtons. 4 hens and 1 Rooster. They have started mating vigorously over the past couple of days. The hens have not started laying yet, but my question is...

I am new to the chicken world. I have 5 Buff Orpingtons. 4 hens and one rooster who until the last couple of days has been very sweet and docile. They are 20 weeks old and just recently when we open the coop up in the mornings he immediately jumps out and shows aggressive behavior. He pecks at...