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I have 7 beautiful hens who have been very close since they were chicks. Always have huddled together. Recently one hen has been roosting on top of the coop instead of going inside with the others at night. We have to go out every night and put her in. My thought is all 7 seven of them try to...

Our little chicks are about 7 weeks old. We have given them a lettuce leaf or two. Is it ok to start giving them occational kitchen scraps?

Our chicken laid her first eggs! 2 in one day. I am pretty sure it was her. The other 2 chickens aren't doing any egg laying behaviors and they are a few weeks younger than her! Also, she did not lay in the nesting box. Will she learn to lay in the nesting box? We built a coop according to...

Does anyone use shredded paper in their nesting boxes?

I have heard a good way to keep chickens from pooping in the nesting box was not to introduce them to it too early. My little ones are 10 to 11 weeks old. We have the nesting boxes closed off. When should we open them?

My chicks are almost 7 wks old. I will be buying growers feed and adding that to the medicated feed till its gone. But I was wondering if I can give them any of the treats from the treat list yet? Or should I hold off until they are older?

This may be a silly question. But do we need to keep food and water in the coop when chickens in for the night? Do they drink or "snack" while in the coop? Or do they only eat during the day?

Do ya think we have a Roo?

Hi! We have been studying BYC for sometime. So much great info. We are converting our garden area into a chicken pen and coop. Here in our wooded So. OR town, deer are also residences so if it is edible, it must be protected! Well, we put our garden "pen" in a spot that needs more afternoon sun...