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My little flock was hesitant at first, but after awhile, they began to go out in it but don't seem really happy since they can't forage. I placed a tarp over one end of the run so that it is sheltered and the ground stays free of snow. They will often congregate back there. We've had extremely...

My nearly 1 year old BO has gone broody. This is my first experience with broodiness and I want to handle it correctly. Since I don't want any hatchlings at this time, is it OK to keep removing her from the nest box and putting her out in the run with the rest of the flock? She would sit in the...

Quote: It sounds like a tough situation. I live on the outskirts of town on an acre surrounded by fields/pastures. It must be much harder inside the city where animals are in much closer quarters. I also got very attached to me chicks from the start. When the weather got nice and they were...

Quote: So sorry to hear you lost one. I know it's inevitable, but I'm dreading the day! The weird thing about these soft shells is that these hens have been laying for a month and we've never had soft shells til now. A few oddly shaped ones, but always hard. Very strange. Hope it resolves with...

Quote: Thanks for the educated, insightful information! I love it when I can understand the "why" of things. Being a nurse, I especially appreciate evidence-based explanations.

I think I figured out what's wrong with my chicken. The day after I gave her the warm bath she expelled a soft shelled egg. I purchased ground oyster shells and put it out in a bowl for the flock. I have found softshelled eggs from her daily for the last 3 days and today there was another one...

My only experience with a cat attacking a bird was when our cat snagged our cockatiel. The vet said that birds lack the antibodies to fight the bacteria in cat's mouths and under their claws, and he gave me a liquid antibiotic. He said the bird would probably die without it. I gave the medicine...

My 6 month old flock races to meet me whenever I approach...I know they're only interested in the treats I bring them, but it still makes me feel happy to pretend they like me! Actually, since they were wee chicks, a couple of them (Aracauna and Rhodey) have been extra friendly/interested in me...

Thanks for the suggestion. I brought her in last night adn gave her a warm bath. She seemed to really like it alot. She's my most flighty, nervous chicken, but she just relaxed and laid there. I massaged her abdomen but couldn't find any bumps that feel like eggs. Only her pelvic bones. I didn't...

My 5 m/o WL has been laying about an egg a day steadily since first week of August. 4 days ago she seemed lethargic, slower to eat/drink and staying away from the flock; resting with her eyelids closed. She has not laid an egg since. Also, (don't know if this is just coincidence) her comb...

My chickens, especially the Bard Rocks pick at the paint on the outside coop wall and eat it; they also will eat pieces of styrofoam or other kinds of small, odd items they find in the chicken yard. Also, I just noticed today that they've been eating rhubarb leaves. I've heard they're poisonous...

My chickens, especially the Bard Rocks pick at the paint on the outside coop wall and eat it; they also will eat pieces of styrofoam or other kinds of small, odd items they find in the chicken yard. Also, I just noticed today that they've been eating rhubarb leaves. I've heard they're poisonous...

I'm having so much fun watching my new little flock. My Bard Rock hens (most aggressive birds in my flock) and the Aracauna rooster make growling noises when I approach them. They don't seem alarmed or scared, just intent on seeing what treat I've brought them. Any thoughts on what this...

Goyo's Girl : My hens are 20 weeks old today. So far no eggs, but I'm not concerned yet. Just wondering, should I place dummy eggs in the nest box to give them the idea of where to lay, or just wait and see where/when the lay and play it by ear? Well, what a surprise...yesterday when I got...

Our very first egg ever! Laid by 20 week old White Leghorn, Penny

I live on the outskirts of Walla Walla, Washington on an acre. Loving having chickens and could spend hours being amused by their antics. They're 20 weeks old; 8 hens and one cool rooster.

Thanks for the feedback...love the suggestion to buy expensive, organic store bought eggs! Made me laugh out loud. I have 2 cartons of them in the fridge right now! My hens don't roost in the nest boxes; so far they've used the upper roost pole (old salvaged wood ladder), they pretty much stay...

My hens are 20 weeks old today. I eagerly check for eggs everyday...nothing so far

My hens are 20 weeks old today. So far no eggs, but I'm not concerned yet. Just wondering, should I place dummy eggs in the nest box to give them the idea of where to lay, or just wait and see where/when the lay and play it by ear?