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I have been raising chickens for about a year and have not had any issues with my eggs. I recently decided to let them free range in my yard. It was just a few weeks later and I started to get fragile egg shells. Thin and easily damaged. I realized that they weren't getting the calcium that they...

So she doesn't spend a ton of time in the box, but its sounding like she's broody. Can I break that behavior?

Help a newby out!! What are the types of combs, and what makes that one on my chicken an Pea comb. THanks for the information on the squatting. I am hoping she is getting ready to lay, I am thinking I may been dooped by the person who sold her to me. She said it was a Maran and that it was...

Are you saying that happened overnight? It may be moulting, if so she'll be fine. If it was overnight, I have no idea

That is 100% for sure a raccoon track.

So I have read on here about chickens "squatting" prior to laying. I don't know what that is and am wondering. I have a Maran who is old enough to be laying and supposidly had been laying for the previous owner. I have had her for about a month and she has not laid an egg yet. However, this...

That is one nice coop, you have some skill

They are in a pen with grass, I use a "portable" coop. So is there a specific amount and a interval that I should be giving it to them?

So I have had my chickens for about 2 months now, I have 6 and so far we are enjoying it and actually getting 3 eggs a day. Some of the chickens haven't matured yet . Though it should be soon. It's kinda like watching water boil however. Anyway, I know that birds need grit to digest their...

you can download it to your Ipad, its just a Iphone app, but it works on the Ipad.

Just started my "flock" in the past month. Looking forward to doing this. My son and I decided we wanted to give this chicken thing a try. We are true hobbiests!! We have a small coop and we have a variety of birds: 2 Naked Necks, 1 bantam, 1 Americana, and 1 English game hen and one Maran...

I am a NEW, brand spanking new chicken raiser. I built an A frame coop and immediately I have found a few issues. 1) the design I followed does not have good access into the "open area" of the coop. The access to the nesting area is great, but the rest is difficult. I am having to modify to...