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My hens are 8 months old and three of the four Rhode Island Reds are laying regularly in their nesting box. That was until the last three days I was finding only 1 egg in the box. I looked in the coop and no sign of eggs. Finally, on the third day I got something that would reach into the...

The Happy Henhouse automatic door opener for the coop stopped working so I changed the batteries. I must have played with the controls because it still wouldn't open. When Monday came around, I called the company while standing in their run in front of the motor. As I was having a...

My hens have recently started laying eggs. Their new behavior started about the same time. I check the nesting box a couple of times a day. They usually just come and sit on the perch closest to me and talk with me while I check. Now, one or two will race up the ramp into the coop and be at...

Below you will find a picture of the chicken coop and enclosure. The enclosure is 6 ft x 6 ft. We are not allowed to free range chickens here. I am trying to come up with an idea to add an addition that can be light and easy to move. In order to do this I need to create some kind of tunnel...

A friend called to tell me what she just got in the mail and to tell on Mary Loo. Mary Loo is one of the girls and she somehow got at my computer and sent this out to our friends. Hello, We wanted to send you pictures of us and our new house. The first picture is of us girls: Betty Loo...

If you are thinking of getting chickens in Hernando County, Florida, call the permitting department first to see if the new rules are in effect. As of October 8, 2019, the commissioners are voting to do away with that part of the law that requires you to get a signed and notarized form from the...

As of the middle of March 2013, Hernando County Florida is now allowing backyard chickens. The limit is four and no roosters. For the complete ordinance go to the Hernando County Florida website. When I called the planning and zoning department in October, 2012, they told me you could not...