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During the entire process of building our coop and run, my husband kept mentioning the cost and I kept saying "It's not about the money." When we got our first egg, he estimated that it was about a $1200.00 egg. With each egg that we collect the price goes down. I'll repeat to all of...

We processed 50 cornish X that were 8 weeks old this past Saturday. It took us 9 hours from killing to packaging and there were 6 adults that worked hard all day. It is alot of work and takes patience to get all the pin feathers out. Next time I will gladly pay the $2.25 to have them done...

How old are your chickens? If they aren't close to 16 weeks, you could just block off the nesting boxes for awhile. My chickens used to go in the nesting boxes to sleep when they were younger and then they also pooped in them and made a big mess. I stapled heavy cardboard over the front of...

I'm not positive, but I think feeding hay or straw to chickens could be problematic as it can cause impacted crops. I've seen a few posts on this site about impacted crops and when surgery was done, it was hay and straw that didn't pass through.

I currently have both layers and meaties and have to say that I get no satisfaction from the meaties. They are not fun to watch, they stink, they poop alot and need to be moved daily. They eat constantly and are too lazy to catch bugs, for the most part. I raise them because the meat is so...

I have 50 Jumbo Cornish X that are 4 1/2 weeks old. I got them from Murry McMurry. They weigh between 2 1/2 to 3 pounds. My question/concern is that they have very few feathers. It's almost as if they grow too fast for the feathers to keep up with their stretching skin. Is this normal...

I have 14 pullets that are now 23 weeks old. The first egg arrived at exactly 20 weeks of age, or nearly 3 weeks ago. Since then, I have gotten approximately 4 1/2 dozen eggs from various pullets. I think they all have laid at least one egg, one or two as many as 8-10 each. I have been...

I know how you feel about spoiling your chickens with free-range. I have a coop with an attached run that my 14 hens stay in until about 6 p.m. each night. They are lined up at the door and squaking like wild when I come out to let them out. I feel sorry for them every morning when I leave...

I painted the inside of my coop and I also have valances (curtains). I will say that once the chickens move in, it doesn't take long for everything to get very dusty and poopy. I cleaned the coop every week and within a few days there is dust all over everything. I also have a "Welcome" sign...

My 20 week old pullet laid her first egg 4 days ago. She laid it around 4:30 in the afternoon. We cooked it for breakfast the next morning and it was a double-yoker. I've been watching for another egg every day since, but nothing. Is this common? I had read they don't like to lay in the...

If you have more than one rooster, it will take longer for the less dominant roosters to start trying to mate. My first rooster started at about 14 weeks but I just had another one start this week and they are now 20 weeks old. I also have an issue with having 2 roosters---the more dominant is...

I have 2 buff oppington's that look a little bit bigger than yours and they will be 20 weeks tomorrow. So I think maybe your's wasn't as old when you got her as you were told. I have a question somewhat on the same topic. My chickens aren't laying yet either (20 weeks) but I haven't switched...

Do all of you take the feed trays away for 12 hours at 5 days old? I have read this somewhere and wonder if it is accurate to do this. I have 51 Cornish Rocks that are 2 weeks old and I've been feeding them all the time. Should I start taking away their food?

Lucky Ducky---How old are your pullets? I have 15 pullets that are 16 weeks old and I am anxious for eggs.

I have a question regarding this same string. Approximately how long does it take for the rooster 'to do the deed'? I have 16 hens and 3 roosters that are all 11 weeks old. One rooster is really crowing nicely now after about 3 weeks of practicing. This morning he pinned down one of the hens...

Normal chickens will return to the coop at night to roost. My chickens are out all day and about 8:30-9:15 every night they return to the coop, climb up on the roost and go to sleep. I have 19 chickens that are 8 weeks old and I have not had any problems with them being out of the coop and not...

I have 27 chicks that are 7 weeks old. 10 are roosting every night now for about 2 weeks and on the highest roost. Five are sleeping on the floor and the other 12 all pile into one nesting box. It is very funny to listen to the 12 in the nesting box because they are all trying to get...

I started giving my chicks treats at about 1 week old. The first was a slice of tomatoe, which they loved. I put it on a paper towel and set it in the brooder box and they went after it right away. There is alot of water in tomatoes so I figured it couldn't hurt them. The next thing I tried...

I have both cuckoo marans and barred rocks (Plymouth) and I can't tell the difference. I'm thinking the only way is in the leg/feet color. It appears as if the barred rocks have a more yellowish feeet color while the cuckoo marans have a more olived greenish/brownish color leg/feet. They are...

RoosterJerry, I understand your comments and also applaud you for finding a way to provide for yourself and others by raising fresh and local food. With that said, raising chickens has been a desire of mine for several years. My husband is a skilled home builder so my coop is constructed...