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Danbury here. 5 hens, no smell, coop not visable from road, no free range but small covered run. Feeding yourself should be a human right ! Chickens cluck and make some noise so keep them away from active property lines. A radio can help put it on a timer. Some people keep chickens as pets...

Today I went to collect eggs. There were none to be seen but the straw was messed up so i decided to rearrange it. surprize ! 3 eggs hidden under the straw...one of my girls was chatting up a storm after I took the eggs. The Northeast had a bad storm last week and us in Ct. are still trying to...

I had a couple of these in the Summer. Then they stopped. I call them practice eggs

Just received my auto feeder from the UK. Can't wait to try it... Will post results. Thanks for the details on moisture. I will try a keep it in mind. Totally amazed @ the simplicity of this...rats and racoons be gone !

Bought one on EBAY over 2 months ago. The seller said they shipped it but it would take 2 weeks. I never received it, I wrote. Seller said he would re-ship as sometimes items shipped to the States do not make it...? Waited again..no chicken feeder. Still waiting Harvest

Sounds like he has Cibophobia, or fear of food. It can manifest in many forms. The trip off is that he also will not eat home raised veggies. He can't help himself. Me, I won't eat raw shellfish. Don't like to think of eating a live creature. Everyone is afraid of something. Hope you can...

So sorry for your loss. Yes, lock them up as soon as you can after dusk. Now that the fox have the taste, they will be back every time they can:( I had to make a large run to save mine from Fox. Every once and a while I see prints in the mud and know they are lurking. T

Danbury here. 6 chickens and NO roo. 60 feet from nearest neighbor and they have no free range. The coop is not visable to anyone unless they are tresspassing I clean up after them and there is no smell. Being able to fed yourself is a right no one should mess with Be respectful of your...

My confusion comes in with the fact that she is only 21 weeks old and only laid 3 eggs !! Do hens go broody that fast? This may be a silly question but I thought they try to lay clutches of eggs... 3? She appears to be very healthy. She does not growl but does sit when I lay my hand on her back...

I have 2 leghorns, 2 brahmas, and a barred rock. All are 21 weeks. Last week the pne leghorn started to lay, 1 egg per day X 3. She was really upset when I removed her eggs. Wouldn't leave the house Then I found a shell-less egg with an attached unformed egg ? attached in the box. I do not...

I am in Danbury, right next to N.Y. We have 1 Barred Rock, 2 Brahmas, and 2 California Leghorns. All hens

I have been noticing the wattle color on one of the leghorns this week and wondering if laying was coming. Today, I noticed "Broody" in the hen house instead of out in the yard with the other girls. I peeked in and saw her looking in the nesting box and there it was ! Her first egg ! Now she...