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Last week we moved our baby chicks (although not babies anymore) into to big house with their big sisters. Went to get the eggs tonight and found this I about fell over. #1 it's size, #2 it was in the nest box. It took our Brahma and Buffs about a week to get the hang of it. Now all of that...

We have one B.O. 10 months old who has a tendency to not budge from the nest box for days. This time she is on day 3. We have no need for her to be broody, we don't have a rooster. Is there something we should do or just leave her a lone? Do hen's eat and drink in this stage, we can't seem...

We have had our chickens just under a month and found our first egg cracked beneath the perch. I wasn't actually expecting to find our first egg in the box but I would sure like to get them there asap. We have golf balls in there and they spend the majority of their time in the coop so I'm...

So last night we got our birds, chicks born this spring (supposedly 20-24 weeks) They came from a farm about two hours from our home - I haven't been to this place we just felt comfortable from the lady we talked to. We ordered 4. Got home and opened the apple box they were put in and found 5...

We are getting a few young layers ("18-24" weeks) tomorrow evening. Our hen house is almost 17 sq feet, the coop about 45. We live in the midwest. This is our first experience with having our own chickens, I have a 3 year old and soon to be 2 year old who are afraid of any kind of animal...

We are about to finish our first coop. We have a run and a coop built together. The run is built so nothing can get into it. What is the purpose of the coop door? Just to keep out predators or to help keep the chickens in at night? I just don't understand the full purpose. Any insights...

Hello from the Wasatch Front. We are expecting 3 young layers, arriving next Saturday to their newly built (and pretty sweet) coop. I am a mother of two young boys. My oldest just turned 3 and youngest will be 2 in a couple of months. We are excited to have our own chickens and are keeping...

We are first time backyard chicken raisers and are thinking about getting some 17-20 week hens. They were fed medicated feed. They are coming from a large breeder with about 9 thousand birds. I'm just wondering if this is a good idea or should we just wait until spring and raise our own...