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I have a broody RIR hen and allowed her to sit on 8 eggs. 2 weeks later, I came out to check on her as I do every day and found 1 egg shell broken and in pieces and the egg missing and the other was nicely rolled out of her brooder box nest. When we did research (told it was probably a bad...

I have a Barred Rock Rooster, every time I talk to him he shakes his head back and forth and his kneck looks like a slinky - it goes down and then pops right back up. I live in AL, it's hot during the day and cools down at night, so it isn't frostbite & he doesn't have mites..it's only when I...

I have 23 chicks, all have done absolutely fine in the big brooder box at home until last night. Out of nowhere one of my little Buff Orpington's took a nasty pecking. What might have caused this and is there room to assume once she's healed and able to be placed back in the group this might...

I am purchasing 23 chics, how big does the brooder box need to be?

This is our first go round with raising chicks into full grown fowl. We are building a pen with coop attached, is it necessary to train the chicks to go into the coop at night? If so, what is the best way to go about this? Also, while the chicks are still small do the nesting boxes need to be...