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We had an old eye-sore of a storage shed that we turned into a cute coop for our new little chicks last summer! We have thoroughly enjoyed watching our back yard chickens as they turned into good layers!

Thank you for the advice and yes, she sounds like a broody hen! I knew someone with more experience would be able to help answer my question, as this is all new to me! I'm enjoying being a chicken farm girl though! : )

I have a 6 month old buff Orpington that has been sitting in the nesting box for over a week, why is she doing this? She was a runt out of the 9 chicks, but she finally layed a very tiny egg a week ago and nothing since then. I have taken her out and she is usually back in the nesting bow within...

I have a 6 month old buff orpington that has been sitting in the nesting box continuously for more than a week. She did lay 1 egg after a couple of days, but nothing since then. Why is she doing this? I have taken her out, and within 20 minutes she is right back. Is she sick? She was the runt of...

Golden Feather, I have 9 hens and I don't believe I would have enough kitchen scraps so they would be healthy enough with out the purchased Nutrena feed. They really seem to eat a lot of the boughten feed even though they get scraps from my garden and all. I also crush egg shells very fine, and...

August 12th was an exciting day, as the first egg was laid by one of our hens! They sure start out small, but have had a few large laid Since then. Is it ok to feed the hens fresh oats from the field and how much should you give them? I would like to keep the chickens as organic as I can, but...