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6 broodies? Yikes! This whole thing got to be so much trouble, I decided that one way or another she was going to earn her keep. We've decided to try and have her adopt baby chicks from the local feed store. I really hope it works out! If not, we will raise them ourselves like we did this group...

Your comment got me thinking that Ishould probably try to get her to adopt chicks from the local feed store. I was originally afraid to introduce disease to the existing 3 hens, but it seems like people do this all the time with descent results. I think we will build her her own small coop and...

Help! I have SUPER broody 2 year old Australorp who did not eat/drink well today. I have had her seperated and in a wire dog kennel set up on two milk crates with food and water for 8 days now. The bars are spaced fairly widely, so I put 1/4 inch hardware cloth for her to sit on. At night I am...

Hello, Sadly, a week ago one of our girls disappeared during the middle of the day. No evidence of a struggle in the yard so we suspected a raptor, but we live in a suburban area and we haven't seen many hawks around. Sure enough, a Cooper's hawk landed on my fence this AM and peered down into...

Hi! My husband and I are first time chicken owners and having trouble managing the mud in our side yard where the girls hang out. Our pullets will be a year old in April and are doing well, but have torn up and eaten EVERYTHING on their side of the yard. Our soil is pretty hard-packed and drains...