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Two times in the past 2 months I've walked into my coop to find a hen nearly dead- the back of her head pecked open. The first hen didn't make it, the second one I caught in time and isolated. There are no predators (covered run, hardwire dug in)- this is chicken on chicken. I don't know which...

I have 3 new chicks, fully feathered and ready to go (8 weeks old). I have a 2 year old flock 5 hens, 1 rooster. My two flocks have been separated by fencing for several weeks and largely ignore each other through the runs. Today I tried to do an introduction. I let out my older flock to free...

Well, I was a horrible chicken mom. I'm using the momma brooder method and I tossed those wee chicks outside in a prefab coop and run from tractor supply after 12 days of them in their big Rubbermaid. As soon as I had no more pastybutt to manage, I put them out there. Heating pad is in the...

Because that new baby chick feeling is magical and no ones chicks are cuter than yours are! Post your fuzzy peeps just because they are so very adorable and we all need to admire them.

Good Morning! I got my small addition to my flock in a few days ago and between convincing them that they like my "preening" and cleaning off pasty butt I've started to wonder about what variety I actually have. Now, two are Green Queens from Meyer Hatchery (aka MUTTS. One is a lovely buff...

Hi all, I recently added a light to my coop after giving my girls a two and a half month rest and am ramping up the lighting in the morning 30 minutes a week. However, it strikes me that their food and water is outside their coop. The girls and roo obviously don't exit the coop until it is...

I have 5 girls laying. Our welsummer has a pretty heavy bloom on her eggs so they look purple! My flock is: 2 Easter eggers 2 welsummers 1 salmon faverolle (her first egg in months!) Rip our cream legbar, snackums for the hawk.

Welp, for fun I gave my flock a purple cabbage on string to peck at. Now, their poop is BRIGHT blue.

I'm looking to get some new varieties of raspberries. I planted some last year but they bombed due to exceptionally low soil pH (now corrected). So in an effort not to spend an arm and a leg two years in a row... anyone able to spare a few for the spring?

I have a large garden and am in need of a great deal of compost. Now I don't have access to a great deal of greens (particularly since it is winter right now). I have a compost heap with kitchen scraps, leaves, manure right now but I'm thinking ahead to MORE COMPOST. So in order to get a lot...

My girls always get at least a little wet in the rain so I'm worried about frostbite. I don't heat the coop (it has TONS of ventilation). The news is claiming the temperature is going to drop fast. Am I being a worry wort? Should I just keep them inside during the day so they dont get wet then...

Technically, I dont use sand, I use a very finely processed hardwood product that has uniform grains about the same as sand. So far, it works great and I can clean the coop in a jiffy : HOWEVER, The kitty scoop that I use has too big of openings to get the smaller chicken poop. What do people...

I thought that now we heard what we all did wrong, we could talk about what we did right! 1. My coop is a modified daisy coop. It has a back that opens completely. Great for cleaning it out and I can reach to all the far corners. 2. The coop is ~3 feet off the ground. Chickens hang out under...

I have been using fine pine shavings in my coop since I built it a few months ago. It sucked. They work great! But I hate cleaning the coop. I scoop it like litter but the shavings are just too big to do it efficiently. I can't do deep litter in my coop because of how I designed it. Today I...

Here she is, strutting center. Sadly, she was just at egg laying maturity. We were just waiting for her to start! Stupid hawks. I just wanted them to get fresh bugs and greens :( Now we have 5 girls and 1 rooster. He's very kind to his girls but I might have to get two chicks in the spring...

I have 6 pullets hatched May 5th and recently picked up a rooster. To the best of my knowledge, all my girls are lively, alert, and healthy. They have day long access to All Flock, oyster shell, crushed granite, and a five station nipple waterer. They are in a 20x20 run during the week, are free...

I normally can look out my window and see my chickens puttering around the run as soon as the sun comes up. Lately, the ladies (and gentleman) have spent two to three extra hours in the coop fluffed up and cooing until the day warms up into the 50s. What wusses!

I'm looking at this feeder set up and was wondering if anyone had tried it. This is a similar set up via video.I have a small flock of 7 and think it might be just what I am looking for. Any thoughts?

Here are my girls. I have two (I think, since I'm getting an egg a day as of a week ago) that are laying. All of them had a hatch date of May 5th. It's probably my easter eggers since they are gorgeous blue but darned if I don't think my welsummer looks ripe for egg laying! I had a bet on her...