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I have 4 pullets who will be reaching their maturity in another 3 weeks, so about 19 weeks old. They forage well, eat well, greet me easily, and are quick to put my little miniature poodle in her place if she gets too curious. They do occasionally fly over their fence to do a walk about where...

I confess, I got this idea from my lawn guy and adapted it for my own use. Picked up 4 old screened windows from craigslist for $5 a piece. Replaced the screen with 1/2 in hardware cloth and made two framed boxes out of the four windows. Lightly tilled a patch the size of the window and planted...

Found this on a local auction site. It was titled "Chicken To Do List". I was like...wait, what? chickens have to do lists?

I have 6 mixed breed hens between 2 & 3 yrs old and 3 EE's about 5 months old. I thought one of my EE's had started laying almost a month ago b/c her comb had turned red and she was squatting when approached. But, there have been no green or blue eggs. Thought maybe she was laying off white...

I have 3 soon to be 19 wk old EE's. One's comb has turned red and she squatted for my brother, but so far no green or blue eggs. However, someone is laying larger than average pale cream colored eggs that certainly resemble eggs from a new layer. I also have 6 other hens who are 2 to 3 yrs old...

Okay, here's what happened, as I saw it. You might draw a different conclusion. I have six hens and three pullets. I also have two dogs, a schnoodle and a yorkie. My schnoodle, Greta Garbo, is 12 lbs and 12 yrs old, but would easily weigh 20 lbs if she had her way. The yorkie is a 5 lb 10 yr old...

The three amigos. The consensus on these three @ 8 wks was that they are all pullets, Now, @ 12 wks, I'm once again asking b/c of behavior. Two of the three run at each other, puffing out their chests, as though challenging each other. And, the larger of the three has started circling their...

The other day I found an egg in the nest that looked like a hen had pecked a hole in it. No biggie, I thought. It did not penetrate the membrane, looked fine when I cracked it open. So, I used it, no problem. Then yesterday I found another one with a hole in it and what looked like a "wick"...

About 2 months ago my BO, Miss Betty, went broody. I broke her in 3 days using the crate method. She started laying again in about a week. So far so good. Now she appears to be going broody again. I recently read on here about someone whose hen has been going broody every other month for some...

Found a fairy egg the other day, no biggie. Seen them a couple of times before. Then found a "pixie" egg, my term for this very small but not fairy egg small egg. Then this morning I found another fairy egg along with a regular sized egg from my sex link. I'm assuming they are both hers b/c...

I have three 7, almost 8, weeks old. Was told they are all Easter Egger pullets, and the same age, but one is much larger than the other two.

I bought 3 5 wk old chicks from a local breeder. He said they had been vaccinated, but I'm not sure I trust him on that. I have them quarantined and started feeding them medicated crumbles. Have had them a week now and they appear healthy but I'm wondering if it's okay once they finish this bag...

After 2 yrs of no problems with predators, I lost my BA, one of my favorite hens, night before last. She was, more or less, gutted and the carcass was left behind. Found no signs of digging or destruction of the fencing. Of course, winter has finally set in so I can't have my windows open at...

One of my girls, that I have had since she was a few days old, is suddenly having a hard time finding her way out of the hen house. She doesn't have a problem going in and out to lay her egg or just visit with another hen who's laying. But, first thing in the morning, all the other hens run out...

The girls are preparing for the mid terms. They are practicing their stump speeches:gig:gig:gig

I sort of figured Betty would be a broody hen. She had always taken at least an hour and a half to lay an egg. The longest of any of the hens. Before she went broody, I got two new hens to add to my flock of four easy going girls. One turned out to be a bully. She challenged every hen except my...

These two were sold to me as pullets, but would really appreciate verification. Should be about 14 to 16 wks old.

How do you discourage a hen from brooding? I have one who is brooding, but there are no eggs and even if there were, they wouldn't be fertile. I have no rooster and never have had a rooster. They aren't allowed in my city. But, this hen doesn't know that. Now she has another hen keeping her...

I have six assorted hens. Four are my original flock were raised together from peeps. The other 2 are new additions from a much larger flock with multiple roosters. So, I have a fairly large fenced in chicken yard with a medium sized coop and run with free access to the yard and a small coop and...