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Our little BO, Esther, looks & feels really thin. Her breast bone feels pointy & like there is no 'breast meat' on her chest. Her little wings tuck in very tight to her body giving her the look of having a 'waist'. Is this normal? She is 7-8 months old & is our best layer. I feed about 2 cups of...

We have three 7 month pullets. We feed them 4 cups of Layena crumble a day. Is that enough? They also free range in the afternoon, get kitchen scraps, scratch, & grit.

This is my first time w/ having chickens & I've been reading this message board almost everyday. But I've not seen this question addressed (yet). The first few eggs our pullets lay, are they good to eat? Should we wait until they are laying bigger eggs before eating them? I know it's silly, but...

Ok, we dont know if this is an ol' wives tale or a true story. But if animals go into the coop will this stop our girls from laying. Our girls are allowed to free range the back yard when we are home. If we leave the coop door open, our dogs will go in, root around, maybe lift a leg. So the...

Can you eat dove eggs? Scrambled? Hard-boiled? Thank you in advance.

Our chickens are two months old. I have them out in their coop w/ hay in the nest boxes. Yesterday we were cleaning the coop & I took the old hay out of the nest box. There was an ant colony in there. Is this why the chickens do not sleep in their coop? How do I get rid of the colony safely? Can...

Last night we were outside w/ a fire going in our outdoor wood stove. We had a movie going in the ol' lap-top and the big umbrella protecting us from the rain (it is still raining here). As the night got darker, our chicks started fussing. They were looking at us hard and carrying on. It took...

I'm thinking about getting a couple of chickens -- however, I'm not sure about housing them. Will chickens be okay in an 8' x 8' tool shed most of the day? I would let them out in the evening when I'm home. Building skills I do not have, so I'm not able to build a preditor safe run. I want to...

Howdy. Oregon is my home & has been my whole life. I'm 40 yrs. old & groom dogs & cats as a profession. I love my job! It's the only job I have where I'm hugged & kissed on a daily basis. For my 41st birthday (this month, May) I've decided to give myself some chickens. This is the first time...