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EVERY ONE OF YOU NEEDS TO WATCH THIS VIDEO - less than 8 minutes. Has anyone else noticed a reduction in egg laying from their backyard chickens? Not sure how recent this would include, but we raise a heritage breed whose egg-laying always drops off after October, stays low through December but...

I posted a thread in a local small farm group on Facebook back in November, when it was still relatively comfortable in my area. At that time I had no idea what this winter would become. Here was my post from November 3, 2017 from that local Facebook group: "Has anyone heard that chickens...

Every year I get 2-3 broody hens in from late winter to mid-spring and I keep the best rooster around long enough to fertilize enough eggs to have the broodies hatch out what I need to repopulate the flock and keep new layers in the flock. What hatches is always about 50% male and 50% female -...

I went out to check food and water this morning and AmiJo, one of my top hens, was dead in the run near the fence. I have checked her for predator damage and have found none. I admit that a few other things have been going on lately that have caused temporary changes but given the odd mix of...

I meant to post this in this thread. I went out to check food and water this morning and AmiJo, one of my top hens, was dead in the run near the fence. I have checked her for predator damage and have found none. I admit that a few other things have been going on lately that have caused temporary...

I went out to check food and water this morning and AmiJo, one of my top hens, was dead in the run near the fence. I have checked her for predator damage and have found none. I admit that a few other things have been going on lately that have caused temporary changes but given the odd mix of...

I am still on my first year of chickens and now my flock, all hatched the same week in mid-July 2016, are about 39 weeks old - or around 9 months old. These are all Buff Orpingtons. I have 7 hens and 1 rooster. The have a 4'x8' coop attached to a 10'x18' fenced run and are alloted several hours...

This is for those of you who not only raise chickens but also keep a vegetable garden. I intend to simply share what I have learned over my time of keeping both. Most bloggers, internet resources and magazines always seem to say that I should go to great measures to keep my chickens out of my...

For Buff Orpington owners - 2 questions (that may have the same answer??) 1) At what age do BO roosters start to successfully mate? 2) At what age do BO roosters start to crow? Thank you in advance.!