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My first chicks a year ago were Red Rangers...when I knew NOTHING about chickens. I went to Tractor Supply and asked to buy egg chickens. The teenager who also knew NOTHING about chickens sold me 6 Red Rangers. We kept ours longer because they were planned as pets. But after 3-4 months we...

I have a hen who is about 2 years old who seems sick. She is walking and moving less and seems dazed. As I watch her, I notice her 3rd eyelid frequently blinking closed over her eye and then opening. She is less aware of her surroundings, but seems somewhat aware. Our cat approached and she...

What a wonderful story!!! I am a new chicken owner. You had me laughing so many times! I, too, have 2 boys, and we went to Tractor Supply and bought our first chicks. I can relate so well. Except we ended up with 3 roosters and 3 hens. Our roos are going through puberty. When Peeper first...

A friend moved recently and gave me 5 hens. 3 look like auracanas (they have ear tufts) and 2 are mixed breed chickens. Each day I am getting 1 brown egg and every other day I get 1 green egg. I'm wondering if these girls are near the end of their laying life or if there is something I can do...

I have 6 chickens that have been raised since hatching with 15 guineas. I have a chicken tractor big enough for all of them, and the guineas have recently started going up in the trees. One chick roosts in the trees with the guineas. I just leave her there. She's too high up for me to ever...