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I had a 3year old r&r hen that has been laying very large eggs 1 every day. I went out to get the eggs yesterday, got the eggs but noticed she was laying in the corner of the run Listless. When i picked her up about 3 ins. of her egg laying guts was hanging out of her butt. She died about 4...

I have a chicken tractor, with 2 hens in it. We have had 100 degree weather for weeks. We use frozen gal. water jugs in the run and the coop. I have a regular house fan that i take out and set it about 10' from the run. I turn it on low. The hens run up and into the coop and stay there until i...

I have a chicken tractor, with 2 hens in it. We have had 100 degree weather for weeks. We use frozen gal. water jugs in the run and the coop. I have a regular house fan that i take out and set it about 10' from the run. I turn it on low. The hens run up and into the coop and stay there until i...

I have a hen just a little over a year old. In the last couple weeks she has been laying deformed eggs. Before her eggs were great. The shell is hard, but deformed, and some times cracked. Looks like the cracks are from the inside. We give them oyster shells also. [Heres what they look like. Any...

What can i do to stop my hens eating their eggs? HELP HELP Thank You 4estgump

I have 2 RIR hens 1 RIR rooster. My coop and run have no way for anything to get in. Week ago was getting 2 eggs a day. For last week no eggs at all. I think Rooster has scratched all the bedding out of the nest boxs. Hens are lossing feathers on lower back and butt area. Is the Roo, or the...

I built this to keep my water from freezing inside the coop. We had 18 days of sub freezing weather last month. It worked fine. It can be made as long as you want, just add more lights. This one is 8" long, but i only have 1 Roo and 2 Hens. It screws to the coop wall with 2 screws. It has...

Thought i would post these for your enjoyment. 4estgump

This is our tractor. Chickens have been in coop part for 2 days with food and water. My question is, should i put water and feed in the run? Or let them go up stairs to eat and drink. Thank You 4estgump

I made my own Bator to see if i could. Got 12 eggs from a neighbor. Hatched 3, 1 roo and 2 hens. RIR's. Mabe my own brooder. Now i'm starting my Tractor. Heres a picture. Never thought i would get this far, but i love it. The foot print is 4X9. I'm hooked. Learned all i know from all of you...

I have a neighbor that found 2 of his hens dead. The strange thing the heads were chewed off at the neck, but they were not eat. Has anyone had this happen. Any help will be great. Thank You 4est

Is there any way to tell which is a Hen & which is a Rooster? The babies are 3 weeks old. OK this is alphie. Have 3 and supposed to be RIR. Thank You 4est

Heres a pic of 1 of my three 6 day old babies on the brooder perch i put in my homemade brooder. 1st time for me to hatch chicks in my homemade bator and i'm 61 years young. I'm Hooked. 4est

2 day old RIR's in new home from my homemade Bator. First time ever trying this. 61 year young daddy. It was amazing. I'm Hooked. Made the Brooder also. 4est

I read the site for a couple months, Made my own Bator. Yesterday 9:15 three Pips, Last night 9:30 1 Zip, 10:00 Zip 2, 12:30 Zip 3. Have 3 beautiful RIR. I am wore outtttttttt. Trying to learn how to post pics. Thanks To All For All The INFO. 4est

To all those who have automatic egg turners. Do the turners turn the eggs all the time, or do they turn the eggs just 3 times a day? Thank You 4est

I built my bator with help from all on here. Thank You All. I set my first 12 eggs today. Have my fingers crossed. Wil let you know what goes on. 4est

I tested my home made bator today. I run 5 cycles. My 1st cycle was off 100, Heat rise 103, heat back on 97. The next 4 cycles were off 102, heat rise 103, heat back on 97. My question is, should i drop the temp a notch od two? The bator had nothing in it execpt the pan and sponge for water, the...

Don't know if this is the right place for this question? Newbie. But what is the best way to catch a wild rooster? Thank You For The Help. 4est

Should the fan in the bator run all the time? Thank You 4est