Search results for query: *

Hello - I'm here for a check up! This site was so much help to me when I was getting started with chickens a few years ago. My four hens are now about 2 1/2 years old. They are brown egg layer hybrids (Rhode Island Red crossed with White Rock). Their feedback is positive. They lay about two...

I have four red sex-linked hens. They are about five months old and contained in the run 24/7. For the last month I have been consistently getting 4 eggs per day (one from each hen). Two days ago, I noticed that their feeder was jammed and they didn't have access to food. I don't know how long...

Hello Friends! I'm just getting started on a new coop/run build for my four hens. I'm a novice builder so I'm looking for all the advice and affirmation I can get along the way. I know "chicken math" suggests I should be building for 20 but my township limits me to four and no roosters so I...

My four red sex-link layers are 19 weeks old. We got our first egg today, and it's speckled! What an exciting feeling. I didn't notice much change in behavior before this except that this afternoon all the hens were in the coop (they usually stay outside during daylight hours) and one was...

I have four hens that are just about 18 weeks old so I'm expecting to get my first eggs soon. I'm a first time chicken owner and have learned so much from this site! So let's start with, I should've seen this coming and realized it would be an issue but I didn't. Moving forward - I need some...

I live in a suburban area of eastern PA. My four chickens have been outside about six weeks now with no problems so far. About ten years ago I saw a dead coyote (I think) in the road near my house. Other than that, never seen one but I assume they are around. Healthy deer, fox and rabbit...

Hello, I’m a new chicken owner and am fascinated by watching my four hens. They are about 10 weeks old. I know from watching other animals that many behaviors which may seem meaningless are actually communications. Is that true for chickens? In this video she scratches, opens her mouth wide...