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Thank you, I don't know anything about that breed. I will research it!

Hi Everyone, I'm writing an article on the quietest chicken breeds, and was wondering if you could please chime in with your opinion on which quiet breeds would be best for the suburbs. In my own flock, my Lavender Orpingtons, Golden Comets, and Rhode Island Reds are by far the quietest. I've...

I agree that retraining might be necessary. I have several Amerucanas and two in particular go through the same thing: they stop laying periodically. I suspect they take breaks sometimes and then start laying in hidden spots. I've had good success keeping them in the coop/run for several days...

I only just now saw this but I'm so glad he's doing better! That was a huge head wound and it's obvious he's alive because of your care. Good job!

This happened with one of our chicks earlier this spring. She had pasty butt, which I took care of as soon as I noticed it. She seemed to do ok for the next couple of day but then started going downhill, cowering under the heat plate, not eating or drinking. Eventually, she stopped standing, her...

I think that the coldness helps disrupt their hormones so that they stop brooding, at least that's what I read. I didn't learn that trick until after our two girls stopped brooding so I haven't tried it personally, but others have said it can work. Good luck!

Do you want her to stay broody or try to break the broodiness? If you let her stay broody it can spread throughout the entire flock. This happened in our flock last fall. I think using a covered dog create is the best option if you don't mind her being broody. If you don't want her to stay...

I'm in the same situation. I have a flock of 26 and used to let them free range all day. However, I lost a ton of eggs when they started choosing their own nesting spots and then when I started the garden every year they would eat seeds and destroy seedlings. Right now I keep them in the coop...

We do half days of penned/free range right now. I have a flock of 26 and was letting then free range all day, but they stopped using the nesting boxes and I lost so many eggs! They also began destroying my garden. So I keep everyone in the coop and run until mid-afternoon and then let them out...

I'm so sorry that happened. That's always traumatic when tiny chicks get injured! I keep powdered yarrow on-hand to treat wounds like that because it's so effective at stopping bleeding and speeding healing. Yarrow is a wildflower that grows throughout much of the United States. It might grow...

I think if you plan on one square foot per chick you'll have enough space for them until they're four weeks old and can move into the bigger brooder. Good luck!

Wow, I'm so sorry that happened. That must feel devastating. We use a heating plate too and I always felt they were safer than heating lamps for the chicks. However if you lost two and the only thing you changed was the heating element that seems like it could be a culprit, especially as you...

You could also try moving or removing the nest she's in. That worked for us when two of our Sussexes went broody last fall.

Yes, it definitely sounds like she's going broody. We broke our Sussexes broodiness by removing the nests. It drove them bananas for a day or so, but they settled down after that and started laying again. One idea I've read (although haven't tried) is putting a bag of frozen vegetables under the...

We had this happen with this year's chicks. One of our Golden Comets, Buffy, went completely bezerk over the chicks (she's normally the most docile hen in the flock). The problem still isn't solved - she acts the same way your Star does...sprinting murderously towards the chicks, especially when...

We had a TSC chick in the same situation last month. I treated her for pasty butt but she never recovered. I think the stress of the shipment and then pasty butt was too much for her system. Try giving her some warm Greek Yogurt with a bit of chick starter mixed in. You'll likely need to give...