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I have a flock of 18 hens and 1 rooster. One of the hens, a 1 1/2 year old Buff Orpington seems to be really afraid of the rooster, also a 1 1/2 year old Buff Orpington. At first I thought she was just the bottom of the pecking order and afraid of all the other chickens. She would remain...

Most of my flock are Buff Orpingtons as is my only rooster. I want to diversify my flock and have an order of 6 chicks scheduled to arrive from the hatchery tomorrow morning. My intent was to put them in a brooder but since I put in the order in I now have a broody hen. I think she has been...

I have one Whiting True Blue hen 9 1/2 months old. She started laying at around 6 months and went strong, at least 5 eggs a week, then about 6 weeks ago completley stopped laying. She seems healthy and is very active, definitely not molting or broody. I am getting plenty of eggs from my other...

This is my second year with chickens. In the spring I had a Buff Orpington hen that hatched out a brood, 5 hens that I have kept. I also wanted to diversify my flock so I got 3 Bielifelders and 3 True Blues. They are two weeks younger than the Oprpingotn chicks. Unfortunately I lost one of the...

So is this a thing or just a coincidence? For the last week and a half I have been re-fencing the area where my chickens free range, buff Orpington‘s. So they have been spending all their time in the coop and run and not foraging and only eating feed and treats that I give them. It looks to me...

I integrated my 12 and 14 week old chicks into the main flock and coop a couple of weeks ago but they are not yet sleeping and roosting in the coop. My run is predator proof and has a roof, so they are protected from the weather. I have a ladder and several roosting bars out in the run to...

It looks like I may have lost my very first chick to a predator today, most likely a hawk although I didn’t see it. I have 10 and eight week old chicks free ranging in my yard directly adjacent to where the adult hens free range. The chicks have their own coop and predator proof run that they go...

Hi I’m just starting my second year of raising chickens and was fortunate enough to have a broody hen hatch out seven chicks. They are now a little over four weeks old and have been happily living with mama in a private coop and predator proof run, but I would let them free range during the day...

Hi my name is Frank I’m a new member and really looking forward to learning more about chickens from you.

Adding "visiting" chickens to my flock? Hi I'm new to the group and new to keeping chickens. I have 12 five week old female chicks I'm brooding. When they are old enough (and when she gets her coop built) my sister will be taking 3. I have a large coop and am putting in a large run and will...