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I have ten birds, nine months old.two are male and get along with each other, in fact the smaller one defers to the larger. Several of the females have bare sore patches on their wings and backs. I assume this is where one or both roosters hold on while mating. I put saddle/aprons on them but...

I have 8 females and two males that are all 7 months old. I wasn’t expecting it this soon but one of the hens has gone broody. I would like to grow the flock but if I let her stay in the nest in the coop the chicks would hatch around thanksgiving. It can get extremely cold here. Am I right in...

I am new to chickens. I have ten 18 week old birds that I have raised from chicks. Two have turned out to be Cockrells that, of course, are becoming cocky. The problem is, my smallest bird, a tiny Polish, seems to get the brunt of their frat boy behavior. A few weeks ago she started sleeping in...

I got a new batch of chicks on March 1 including this Easter Egger hoping for some colored eggs. “She” has been trying to crow lately. Do y’all think I have a rooster? I think my black Australorp might be as well.

I brought home 12 babies last week. my brooder is in my heated garage. I hadn't quite finished stapling the hardware cloth in one corner so one chick promptly escaped and hid behind some sheets of plywood. my dog helped me sniff her out. I finally was able to rescue her but we were both...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I was raised on a farm with chickens but haven't had them since childhood. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? none, I'll be adding them soon. (5) What are some of your other hobbies? woodworking, home projects. (6) Tell...