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7/23/12 12:00 pm

I have a pullet that we are just about sure is a rooster now. he/she crows, and hasn't started laying yet (if it'll ever!) However, it is a super scaredy cat. It is the lowest in the pecking order, and just trying to approach it will make him/her run away in fright. I also hear the roosters are...

I guess you should feed them more ribs

That has to be a hen, I'm pretty sure

I have a Sussex that is constantly bullying her sister. Her sis will be sitting down in the shade and the sussex will come up and bite her head. She won't let go either! Her sis doesn't run away either. She squawks when she gets bitten and puffs up, but other than that just sits there and lets...

Chickens can start laying as early as 4 months, actually. It all depends on the breed and the chicken itself. It seems that one chick has just started puberty.

I have a couple dual purpose hens that are a little over a year old. Is now the best time to kill them? What age is chicken meat the best? I heard that for old chickens their meat isn't really good for anything but soup. Should I wait and get a few more eggs out of them or act now?

I am thinking about getting some ducklings. I have a very large backyard that I already raise 11 chickens in. I would buy maybe 3 to 4 ducklings. I have no pond or anything for them either. What do you suggest for this situation? Should I buy ducks? Will the chickens be able to cooperate with...

It could also be a rat or a squirrel.

My family is going to boston for 2 weeks. i have 11 hens, and they have plenty of space inside their chicken coop to stay inside for 2 weeks. (not that they'll like it.) I don't want to let them out because i currently have a squirrel problem that im trying to fix,and if i leave the coop door...

oh wow! i certainly wish my chickens eat mice, because my family currently has a huge mouse/squirrel problems. if they could just gobble them up, it would be amazing. But no...I've actually seen a chicken and a squirrel eating together at the feeder before.

Your hen has probably gone broody. Its nothing to worry about! Here's a link for more info: http://www.animalloversweb.com/article_chicken_broody.html

i don't believe chickens have a sweet spot: mine prefer being left alone to being picked up or petted.

Let them roam around! I am from Portland, so my chickens also know a lot about the rain. The rain only matters if it is pouring down rain, and then my chickens naturally go to hide under one of the trees or in the coop. If you also live in Portland, (which i assume you do since you are...

I have a friend with a chick that isn't acting right. It is a 2-month old white leghorn pullet. I do not know how much she weighs but she is the smallest of all my 8 chicks. It has been flopping on its right side when it tries to walk and my friend has caught her with her right eye twitching...

I have a one-month old White Leghorn pullet that can't walk. By that I mean whenever it tries, it sometimes falls on its right side with its leg and wing stuck out. I have also noticed that its right eye sometimes twitches. It is not strong enough to prech on a roost, and I have never seen it...

So I have always known that there are about 5 or so squirrels that come by now and now and take some of the chicken’s food. It didn't occur that much and they didn't cause a nuisance so I’ve left it more or less alone. But in the last week or so I have noticed my egg production has gone down: A...

So I have always known that there are about 5 or so squirrels that come by now and now and take some of the chicken’s food. It didn't occur that much and they didn't cause a nuisance so I’ve left it more or less alone. But in the last week or so I have noticed my egg production has gone down: A...

I know we all have seen tons of these questions, but im afraid that the situation is different for all age flocks. I have browsed the forum, but everyone seems to think something different! I have 5 1-month old chicks that are still in their brooder, and 6 1-year old hens. Advice?