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The chicks are about 6 1/2 weeks. The hens had been able to walk around in the grass with them ever since they were a week old, but this is the first time they have shared a living space. My coop is really big. It could probably hold about 10 chickens and has a lot of bars for the chicks to jump...

I have a flock of three fully grown hens and just a few weeks ago I started raising 2 baby chicks. The chicks have gotten big enough to live in the coop, but apparently not with the other hens. Of the 3 grown hens the one at the bottom of the pecking order, when in near the new chicks...

It kind of looks like an Amerucuana or an Easter Egger

Is it really possible to identify Marek's that young?

I have one of those on my coop. I let the door open during the day so they can play out on the run. At night I put a board in front of the hole to keep the cold air out and then open it in the morning

it could be a sore from laying on the eggs too much. Try to keep her off her chest. That looks pretty bad

It really hard raising chickens and having a dog at the same time. I have lost 2 chickens on separate occasions where they have simply just disappeared. Once they are out overnight it is best to move on because there are many predators. In order to bond to chickens the best way is to raise them...

What beautiful variety of egg layers you have!

I would try to feed her some more calcium. My chickens have always liked cottage cheese.

I have a rhode island red that when it gets hot she likes to drop her wings to cool down a little bit, but it is odd that it is only one hanging down. Has he flapped his wings recently? Have you tried touching it to see if he tries to pull it back in? Have any ideas as to how he could have...

I'm not super experienced with breeding and stuff like that but in my knowledge from high school biology class, it is definitely possible. There is a chance that one can be completely barred rock and the other can be completely bo. Since these are two very well bred types of breeds, their traits...

I just bought 2 new chicks about a week ago. One Ameraucana (Penny) and one Silver Laced Wyandotte (Nugget). When I got them they were pretty much the exact same size, both were energetic, eating well, drinking and flapping around in their new home. A couple of days later, Penni began to become...

Delawares are normally pretty good egg layers, so it is surprising that she isn't laying. Some birds can be more sensitive to really hot/cold temperatures when it comes to laying. It could be that July is making her too hot to expend any other energy in laying. I would try to put her in some...

thats a hawk, look out it could hunt your chickens, Ive lost a chicken to a hawk before.... they mean business

The tree's branches are somewhat over the coop, but it was only a few feet up the tree when i saw it. It hasnt come back in the past 2 hours so maybe it moved on/went to sleep.

I haread this problem a while back. I had a rhode island red rooster and a buff orpington rooster. I had jsut bought the rhode island red off of somebody who couldn't handle the rooster. I put the rhode island red (Kluckers) into the coop with the orpington (Fluffy) and they started to fight...

The chicken squat is hilarious! It's perfectly normal my hens/chicks do it all the time. We have a fence in our backyard that they like to what we call "squat walk" underneath. Most chickens dont really like to be pet, your best bet is to just pick them up and pet them while you are holding them.

i live in new hampshire and it is legal to shoot/kill the fisher. The only problem is that I live in a residential area with kids around... and I dont happen to own a gun at all. Do you think that using a trap would be safe? I have a large cage that I use to catch squirrels.

I'm not sure what breeds there are in France, but I highly recommend a rhode island or new hampshire red. They are good in big flocks, docile, friendly and rarely present problems. I also recommend a Cinnamon Queen. They look like golden comets but are much more playful and incredibly healthy...

It came back again this morning, but when I came out it wasn't on the coop. It was on a tree near the coop scowling at our terrified chickens. It came at around 7:45... similar to last time. I think the coop is strong enough now.