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I have a hen who every once in awhile lays an egg with lots of blood in it. Its a brown egg, and I have two brown egg hens so I haven’t narrowed it down to which hen is the culprit! It’s a problem because I am afraid to give or sell a dozen eggs with any of the brown eggs in it. For me, I just...

In April I bought two new chicks at the feed store. I asked for an Olive Egger and a Lakenvelder chick. The olive Egger looks lots like a barred rock with a slight top-knot. She lays a lovely olive green egg. The one that is supposed to be a Lakenvelder is beautiful, but all gray. Today she laid...

I’ll do my best to be brief! I’ve had chickens in my backyard without incidence since the 1970s. But they have always roamed free in the horse pasture during the daytime. We have moved into the city limits now & have built a chicken coop and run. The chicken coop roost area is 8‘ x 5‘. The run...

I convinced my husband to build a chicken swing for my ladies. Where we live now they cannot free roam, so I’ve tried to come up with everything I can to occupy their time. I placed one hen on the swing upon completion, but she jumped down and I’ve seen no activity since. Any suggestions? The...

Since I now live within city limits I can only have 6 hens, and no rooster. Sadly I just rehomed my black copper marans because she is relentless in her broodiness. I would love suggestions for breeds that have little brooding tendencies. I want a nice variety of egg colors, so I really miss...

We are building a new chicken coop. We are building it with the 5/8” inch plywood floor. We are placing flooring on 4 x 4’s pressure-treated. We are wondering if we should put 1/2” galvanized wire on the dirt before we install the 4 x 4s & before attaching the plywood flooring. We are...