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Well, my everlasting project on the new chicken house is nearly completed - I started late last year but almost as soon as I started the weather turned and it just rained and rained and rained - then spring came and I was super busy at work - however i have been pecking away at it and before...

I notice a LOT of feathers on the ground in our chicken coop - yes, they are finishing moulting but there still seems to be a lot more feathers all over the place than I ever remember - the weather is turning here - could they be losing some more feathers to grow in more for the winter? Chickens...

What would happen if I introduced baby chicks to a group of 8 older hens (no rooster) - would they accept them or not? I would like to phase in the next generation as my hens are getting older but certainly do not want any chicks to suffer if they are not accepted. Thank you, Lee

Well, I have the two frames up back and front - I constructed these on a 4x8 sheet so after framing I have 3ft 6inch width - this sure seems narrow compared to the old coop which is about 6ft wide - I have 8 older hens - I am concerned they will have a problem getting down from the perch - do...

OK, have to admit that I am NOT one of those guys who does well with construction - I can fix engines, tile, pretty much fix anything mechanical but when it comes to lumber I am awful - I cant cut two bits of wood the same length...so, please go easy on me! I am constructing a new chicken...

Kids have two guinea pigs - for information I signed up on a guinea pig site and was promptly chastised for not feeding them the right food - I guess the fancy stuff I bought from Wal Mart with all the corn, coloured bits of stuff etc is 'unsuitable' for guinea pigs - they might choke on it, it...

we have 7 hens which are about 2 years old now. From collecting 6 or 7 eggs a day we are down to 2-3 the white hen is still laying but have noticed her eggs have extremely thin shell. I add crushed oyster shell to feed they get kitchen scraps as well as scratch and they are let out now and...

Well, after the loss of our roo to something last week I took the kids to a lady who has too many roos - we got a young Red Leghorn (at least that is what she said he was) an extremely attractive chap as well with beautiful plumage, calm demeanor and easy to handle. Going to wait until it is...

We lost our rooster recently and it just is not the same without one - I think the hens are at a loss as well - so, want to get a new young roo for them - I did get some advice about building a run, allowing them to be 'introduced' to allow them to get used to each other...problem is, I dont...

very sad day today - something got our rooster - he was a pesky guy but now we miss him and will miss his morning crow...so, want to get another one - however, not sure of best way to introduce one to an older flock of hens? should I get a young one? Older? Lee:(

Well, had a traumatic afternoon - our 13 year old daughter came in the house in hysterics....something had taken our rooster 'pookie' whilst the flock were out in the pasture.....a trail of feathers led to some blackberry bushes and after a struggle I found his body in the depths of some brush...

This year the kids are entering one of our hens into the local farm/ag fair...well, sadly it has become a regular fair with rides and side games manned by dubious looking characters with some ag stuff pushed to the back...anyway, less of that. We chose a handsome Rhode Island Red. She is a good...

So, using advice here we changed diet to higher calcium diet with addition of oyster shells to feed, and, took hen and gave her a series of warm baths to remove caked on poop. Then when all was clean we (well, the wife and kids...I just watched from a safe distance) rubbed on antibiotic cream...

So, the kids have persuaded me to enter one of their chickens in the local fair which also has a pretty big ag section with animals etc. We are going to show a Rhode I Red - she is a good solid bird and has nice feathers. We do not as yet have a cage - can anyone post a link or give me details...

We have two hens (both Australorps I belive) who are broody and sitting in their nest boxes. We dont want them to hatch any eggs at this time as we are not set up for more chicks. I am sure there have been posts about this before so aplologie for going over old ground but we need to break...

We have a very aggresive rooster - which to be honest I dont mind as he is doing his job and keeps a watch out for the girls when they are outside scratching around....it is interesting that I have learnt his various calls...a loud rrrooooop noise if something flys over that may be dangerous -...

Hi, I am new to this forum and, by no means an expert on chickens so please be patient should I not have all the terms correct when describing our problem at the moment. We have a small flock of chickens that have been doing very well for the past few years - one particulary aggressive rooster...