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I know that Buff Orpingtons go broody a lot. I had a buff and she used to go broody ALL THE TIME and then we finally gave her eggs to hatch when we were ready for chicks. We recently ate her and she was our only buff. We have one of her chicks that turned out to be a hen. There is another one...

Yes they free range. There are not many places where they could lay a secret egg. Plus, they always like to stay in the same area of the property. They are fed fermented grains and fodder. Does the pelvic bone start to close up if they stop laying or does it always stay flexible once they start...

I got some new chickens a few months ago and they are about a year and a half old. We set up clean nests and waited a few weeks. After a few weeks, still no eggs. I then bought some white ping pong balls and added them to the nests and waited to see if that would encourage them to start laying...

I have a 2 and a half month old rooster and it did something interesting yesterday. I have never seen or heard of this before. My rooster tried to mate with my month and a half old chick. He grabbed the chick's neck and tried to do the deed. I don't know why he would do this. When do roosters...

I have these chicks that I just don't know what gender they are. They are all different breeds. Most of them are a little over a month old. If you know gender of any of them that would be awesome! I hope it is not too early to tell Chick #1)This is a silkie. It is about a month old...

My broody buff hatched some 8 chicks 2 months ago. 2 months ago a few days ago in fact(the ones below). Most of them are not even her eggs. One of our hens layed a clutch under her when she went broody. I am not sure what gender they are. I have some ideas for some of them but I am unsure about...