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I have a small flock of 6 hens in a 8'x16' run and a coop that is 8'x3' they are allowed to free range in a 100 X 100' yard in the late afternoons weather permitting but not all day due to hawks. Two of the girls are easter eggers, 6 years old and the other four, black sex links just turned 2...

My chicken developed an enlarged crop over the weekend. Long story short after a few days of trying to help her, she had to have an ingluviotomy (crop surgery) on Tuesday. They found what appears to be a cigarette wrapper blocking her and said she should make a recovery quickly. She's back...

I got four pullets at tractor supply and purchased black star to get all females even though I wanted more easter eggers (last pullets I got that weren't sex linked had a rooster.) They had black heads without any white, so I was pretty sure I was good to go. But all the sudden, one in...

I have one girl that molted in November last year. She stopped laying 11/1. It is now 6 1/2 months and not one egg! I expected this as I read up on what to expect when I first got into chickens. And my other easter egg girls started molting around December - February. Everyone has returned...

I am new to chickens and am feeling downright awful about my decision not to heat the coop. I do not see how it would be safe to heat with the deep litter in the run and nearly 1/4 of the coop filled with pine shavings. There is nearly 10" of snow on the ground and I just see...

I have six hens that cannot free range as planned because of constant predators. I thought the fact I lived in the city and had a six foot privacy fence that it would be feasible, but so far, feral cats, possums, owls and now hawks are constantly visiting the back yard. The run is 6 x 12 and...

Previously, I was feeding Southern States 16% and it was so dusty, they were throwing it on the ground to pick out the bigger pieces. I was also having issues with rubber eggs and it was suggested I switch feed. So I started integrating in Dumor 16% layer feed and it was better, the rubber...

A few days ago, I soaked my wheat berries for 8 hours, rinsed lots and lots and placed them in pans with holes punched for drainage. I rinse them again, allowed them to drain and placed them in another pan with space between to continue to allow for drainage. I did this every day and by the...

Please bare with my mini novel; I am trying to provide a little background so you all can help me. :) After much persuasion, my husband relented into allowing a small flock of pullets. (The old "You can take a gal out of the country..." saying applies here.) Living in the city, we...