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We've have 9 hens and one rooster for about 1 1/2 years. They would hang out in their nesting boxes long enough to lay an egg and always roost well...on the roost. We made a new roost and added 5 hens (born this spring) to the mix. Initially, the 9 hens slept on the new roost with the rooster...

So, I was rasied a city gal. My parents motto, "Pets belong in the house with their family". Admittedly, I have carried this motto as well, 2 labs, 1 husky, 4 cats, and 1 rabbit all snuggled up by the fire on those cold winter nights! When we decided to get chickens and I asked my husband...

Alright, so I busted out the sewing machine after my last post in hopes of putting a stop to feather loss in my backyard. I followed the pattern on backtobasicliving.com I strapped the saddle in place on 2 chickens and they did not stay in place. One flap of the ladies wings and TA DA, we had...

Good evening! I'm very excited to have stumbled upon BYC! I tell my friends that I am going to charge admission to my yard to cover the cost of the animals at my zoo! I am blessed with a husband who is as motivated as I am to be sustainable, 2 beautiful daughters, 4 lazy house cats, 3 dogs(2...

We have 9 hens and 1 rooster. Almost all the hens have feather loss on their backs from our very active rooster (we have 5 more hens that will be introduced in about a month to cut down on feather loss), but 2 of our hens have lost feathers in a circular pattern on their bottoms and 1 of these...