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I have a couple rather newbie questions. I originally had one hen acting broody so I decided to let her try to hatch some eggs. Two others hens quickly followed suit. My first question is do they continue to lay eggs while they are broody? I would like to start gathering eggs from them again...

John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets', and ten roosters to fertilize them. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced. This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and...

My flock consists of 9 bantams of various breeds. They free range which is supplemented with Layena, fruits and greens. I have oyster half shells in their coop and in the run. I have never seen any of the chickens touch the shells other than to look for a bug under them. Should I be breaking...

Forgive my poultry naiveness. I currently have a feeder hanging inside the coop, but I started to wonder if I should have in the run instead. Or, should I have one in the coop and out in the run? I have 8 hens and 1 roo. They don't all try to eat at once and I have not witnessed any fighting...

I am a newbie to chicken raising having my small flock for about 4 weeks. We first adopted 3 banty seabright hens and 1 seabright rooster. We were told they were about 3 yrs old. They were on starter feed for the whole 3yrs. There was no nest boxes at their original home and the hens never...

I am a newbie to chicken raising having my small flock for 3-4 weeks. We first adopted 3 banty seabright hens and 1 seabright rooster. We were told they were about 3 yrs old. They were on starter feed for the whole 3yrs. There was no nest boxes at their original home and the hens never laid...