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Hello all, I love in a north suburb oh Chicago where chickens are not allowed. I have owned chickens in my backyard for a number of years but recently one of my neighbors a couple houses down posted online that they enjoy hearing chickens. This got me thinking, what if someone reported me...

Can I just take the eggs from her wearing a oven mitt or something protective?

Hi there, I have three chickens in my flock now for over a year and never had any issues with them protecting eggs. Starting this morning my gold laced wyandotte laid an egg and has been sitting on it all day. Every time I try to get close she starts to growl at me and her feathers stick up...

Hey eggsperts I live in northern. Illinois where our weather today was 7 degrees. When. I got home from work my ladies laid two eggs in their box. One egg was cracked (I through it out) and the other was not cracked but possibly frozen? If there a way that I can tell if the egg was frozen...

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Hi there, Can anyone tell if this is a rooster or not? It is about 5 to 6 months old now. It has not crowed yet but based on pictures I see online it looks more male than female. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi all, I living a suburb of Chicago where the temperatures can get to -20°. At what temperature do I want to turn a heat lamp on for my chickens? Thank you

Hi all, I live in a Chicago suburb. My chickens have a nice coop but no heat for winter. Our winters can get to -20. At what temperature should I turn a heat lamp on for the coop? Thank you!

Hi all, I currently have 2- Orpingtons and 1-Buff whom are 6 weeks old. I have been reading a number of articles online and some seem to recommend switching to a new food called pullet grower from 8-16 weeks while others do not. Does anyone have any advice on what to feed my chickens? Also...

Hi all, My three 5 week old chickens won't roost on the roosts I built for them. I have a roost out of 2X4 with 4 inch side flat every 12 inches. Do they prefer something different or are they too young? I attacked a picture for reference (right side of the picture). Any advise would be...

Hello, I currently have 3 chicks all about 2-3 weeks old. 2 golden laced Wyandotte and 1 buff orpington. Would I be okay to add one more baby chick to the crew? It would be a 1-2 week old. Thank you

Thank you, I bought them because they were vented but I know that is not 100 percent accurate. I'm just worried about getting a rooster.

Hi all, I only have 3 chickens about 2 weeks old. This is my first time owning chickens and as my buff grows it is bigger than my golden and silver laced wyandottes. I don't know enough about the breed so maybe this is normal but if anyone can give some advice on if I have a male or female...

Thank you so much, these are my first chickens so they will have the coop to themselves. How long until the chicks will be able to jump out of the current container?

Hi all, So I have 3 chicks a little less than 2 weeks old now. I have kept them in a tote plastic bin but they are growing quickly and starting to explore with their wings. I live in Chicago land so the weather is about 70-80 in the lady's and 50-60 at night. 1) Do I need to move them to a...

Thank you for your response. They will not be living in the garage permanently. I am in the process of building a chicken coop for them to live in year-round that is outside. The coop will not be done for 2 more weeks though.

Hi all, I'm new to raising chickens. I have 1 week old chickens currently living in my basement with a heat lamp. I'm wondering when is a good time to move them to the garage. We live on Chicago where our weather is currently 70-85 Fahrenheit and down to about 50 F at night time. The garage...