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I have 6 hens around 15 months old. Over the past month I've noticed one straying away from the others for the most part when let out of the run. This week she's been staying in a nesting box by herself. I tried putting her back on the roost with the others one time, but she was pecked at...

I have six 9 mo old hens that keep scattering the feed. My wife used to mix a little scratch with it, but quit a few weeks ago. I serve them 17% protein mini pellets. What should I try?

I have a 6mo old red sex link that hasn't laid for a few days. She started out laying almost every day, the next her eggs started to be runny or soft shelled, then she quit laying altogether. She goes to the nest box and tries to lay everyday. She won't eat oyster shell or crushed egg...

Have 6 Ameraucanas and ISAs since chicks and they layed their first eggs on Valentines Day! 2 brown eggs were found in the floor of the coop. One was good and one was smashed. They're 5 months old. Don't know which layed them, but I'm thrilled!

I have 6 girls that are 10 weeks old. A couple weeks ago I put them in the coop. We've been turning a heat lamp on for about 12 hours every time it got below 40. My wife wants to keep doing it, but I think they'll do okay without using it at all. We live in east Tennessee and it's been...

I have six 6 week old chicks in a brooder. I'm starting to run out of brooder room (guess I didn't realize how fast they would grow). When can I let them out to the chicken coop?

Ordered 6 chicks end of September (2 red sex links and 4 Ameraucanas). We're just finishing the henhouse and starting on the run. They've been inside the house about 6 weeks now, and we're eager to get them in their house. Our run won't be covered, and is mainly clay and a little grass. Do I...