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Last fall a beautiful rooster came into our neighborhood, and he lived off the land until this summer when something must've caught him and broke his right leg or dislocated it at the hip. It is now useless, but he is now living with my hens and has done well until now. He has been able to hop...

Well, I'm new and don't quite get the hang of what's going on here, but I'm looking for a few good Golden Comet laying hens, young and productive! I'm in Louisville and would love to hear from you if you have some! Thanks, Gail

I bought 6 hens initially and fell in love with Margie, the little golden comet. She's a friendly girl who will eat from my hand and faithfully lays an egg a day and they are sooo big and nice. I would like to have more like her; can you help me?I'm in Louisville, Ky. Thanks, Gail

My method of cleaning under the roost works fine in moderate weather, but when it's cold, it won't. Right now I'm changing a sheet of plastic daily, hosing it off and hanging it to dry and placing another under the roost. I like the henhouse to smell good, and it needs to be cleaned daily to...

My cleanup system included putting a clean plastic sheet under the roost daily, hosing it off, drying it and putting a clean one in its place. Today I saw what looked like thick white threads, and may have been worms. Do I need to look at a de-wormer, and if so, can I eat the eggs? How do you...

I'm so new that other than this page (New Members), I can't find how to post a "new post"! I can't find anything other than on this page that indicates a new post. Duh! I have just added 2 new hens to my group of 4, only 2 of which have been laying. Now with the 2 new hens, only 1 is laying and...

Hello! As you might have guessed from my introduction, I lost a fully grown Aracauna hen yesterday evening to an unknown predator. There were no clues at all no sings of struggle, no feathers, nothing. I have noticed several holes in the ground in the chicken pen, like maybe a snake or something...