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Does anyone have any idea what could be mixed with my barred rock chicken. I believe it is a rooster. He is 15 weeks old. He is twice as big as the other chics I bought at the same time and also those I bought 3 weeks earlier. There is a metalic gold feathering around his neck, on his back and...

I have 6 hens that I purchased as pullets that started laying in May. I have been consistently getting 5-6 eggs per day. I do not have a rooster. I have noticed that 4 of the hens have been loosing feathers in the area above the tail for about the last month. It has not affected the number of...

If eggs are gathered immediately and then refrigerated, how long can you keep them to eat?

I have six chickens that have been laying inconsistently for about a month. This I figured was probably normal since they just started laying around the beginning of June or so. The last five mornings I have been happy to receive six eggs for six chickens. My grandaughter and I were just out...

I have 6 pullets that have just started laying. Usually I get 3-4 sometimes 5 eggs a day, though the eggs are getting larger and they are being layed more consistently. I am waiting for bird six (Dewey) to start laying. She must be the youngest. I thought she may have layed her first egg...

Help please... First time chicken owner. I just received six 16-17 week old pullets a week ago Friday. They have just started to lay. I have been getting about 3 eggs a day. I do not believe all of them have started to lay yet. One of the hens kind of lays on her side making noises and...