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so one of my beautiful EE just finished molting, layed for about 3 weeks, and now is broody.... ARGHHH She looks like a giant feathered pancake with a head... My question is, if I just leave her alone how long will it take her to realize that 1) we are roo-less and 2) I take the eggs every day....

my ladies are going through a "rough patch" several are molting (evidence of new feathers coming in) but one looks like her tail feathers got caught in something, two are broken and bloody a third hen is almost completely bald on her underside... she looks like she should be in a package at...

I have to keep a separate bowl for my BO's eggs, they are so big and round they don;t fit in the egg carton. I think she took the golf ball in the nesting box a tad too seriously...

I know it is getting colder and darker and all that, but my other girls are still laying great. I get 4-6 eggs per day from 8 hens, just NO more blue ones? Why would both my EE stop at the same time?

Simple question... how can I tell if my chicken are warm enough? I feel like my coop has good ventilation, but how do I know if they are ok with the temps? I am in WA so it is getting frosty at night but not like Alaska cold or anything....

is there anything more satisfying than have your whole little flock of ladies come when you call them?

we found a stray chicken (long story) Anyway, this chicken was not looking great when we found her 2 weeks ago. She has been perking up, but has lost a lot of feathers. WHen I was dusting her with Seven, thinking the feather loss might be a bug issue, I noticed she was wheezing. I have her in...

my girls have started laying in the last month or so, we have been averaging 2-3 eggs per day. So far today... NOTHING! I removed the roo from the flock yesterday, because of aggressive mating. Could this have messed with their little heads and now they are on strike? any suggestions?

Do too some roo inflicted injuries my boy is in solitary pending move to farm this is the first night that he has not been with his girls. they usually put themselves away at night, but tonight they seem a little lost... To make matters worse, it is RAINING! and they are all just standing...

I put up one sign on our street with her picture and phone number... we'll wait and see what happens. I have her in a large bin with food and water and bedding... is it ok to give her free range time while my girls are locked in the run? I don;t want to endanger my flock with unknown disease...

My neighbor kids just came over and said "one of your chickens is out" I was a tad freaked because I thought I had counted everyone when yard time was over. So I come out and they have RIR with a twine tied to one leg. I pick up the hen and realize it is not mine, I figured the kids had tied...

so my roo gave my EE hen a pretty deep cut on her back earlier this week... we have been keeping her separate and cleaning the wound etc... well today I let them out for a little free range visit time and the first thing Carlos does is try to hop on her and ....well..... you know..... I...

I have a hen in solitary now with a pretty good roo inflicted injury under her wing. I was able to use a small baby onesie on her to help Keep the flies and dirt out. all I did was cut the arm hole open a little for her wings and then cut the front off just before her feet. I the put a zip...

thanks guys... I cleaned it out as best I could. There is a kind of flap/pocket that I squirted a bunch of hydrogen peroxide into. She is on solitary now (and not happy about it). This is a wound from my roo, who is on his way to a new home in a week or two...

My fav EE Bertram Van Munster has been spending a lot of time the last few days just sitting in the nest box. I went to check on her today and found that she had a big scabby messy cut on her lower back and under her wing. I gave her a bath and got most of the nastiness off... now what? can I...

My darling EE Bertram Van Munster has been in the nest box for a few hours with nothing to show for it. She has been laying every other day for about the last 3 weeks. I picked her up and found a brown egg (she lays blue green) and set her in the other box. Is this normal? do they often "hang...

I like to open a can of cheep beans for my flock about every other week. I try to get the low sodium type when I can. They especially love black beans!

what was REALLY fun was when I was calling feed stores asking "Do you have chicken nipples?"

I order my chicken nipple watering things last week and they are here today! Can't wait til hubby gets home to do the drilling!

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