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Hello I am looking to rent a place to put my hen house. I have moved to a HOA in Argyll / North Lake Texas anyone living near 407 and 35 in Justin, Argyll or North Lake willing to let me house my baby girls I would really love it. I have 5 hens but can leave some at my Aunts house if needed, but...

Need suggestions I have a chicken that has stopped eating... she is bone thin!! her feathers weigh more than her!! she was a very large healthy hen about 2 1/2years old, but I noticed the other girls not letting her in the group when it was snack time picked up and realized how light she had...

Who has caponized a rooster lately? I have read about everything I can find on it and before I take the big plunge, I want some first hand knowledge from folks. I have heard conflicting things, I know it makes the rooster more docile, fatter, removing the testosterone takes the fight out but...

I have 2 questions. 1. I have heard that when a chick is about 2 or 3 days old you can tell if it is a hen or a rooster by the pen feathers on it's wings. If they are all straight and even it will be a rooster, if it is odd and uneven then you have a hen. But you can only do this right after...

to Ling Ling started acting broody again so I got her some more eggs. :) Anyone wants to know I got them from a guy on Craig's list, out of Roanoke TX $3 a dozen!!!!!! I got 12 out of the 12 11 were fertile... One she broke the other I tossed because it was no good..... I made a video...

Who knew the Stay Puft Marshmallow man would have such a successful post acting career in politics.

Do chickens stop laying eggs in the winter or are mine just special chickens . I had one that thought she wanted to be broody, so I got her some fertilized eggs, she sat on them about 4 days and gave up. But about day 3 the other chicken stopped laying eggs as well. I read that a broody will...

I tried the old soak the chicken routine again, because I don't believe my 8 1/2 month barred rock has yet to lay an egg...Don't tell my husband because I used his hot tub!! after about 20 minutes my arms were going to sleep from holding on the chicken so I let go!! GUESS WHAT!! CHICKENS...

Hello, Broody Lovers, I need pictures or ideas on how to make my Broody Hens coop. I have read up on it but it is kind of confusing. THey need their own box / area somewhere close to the ground, dark and quite. My girl is in the hen house ( i only have 3 chickens) with the other 2. Here is a...

My hen is acting broody, she goes and sits on the eggs, I just got her some that are fertilized she was sitting on them, but this morning when I opened up the coop she was the first one out!! How cold do they get befor they are gonners? It is still nice here in North Texas. Should I leave...

I am soooooo very EGGcited I got some BEAUTIFUL eggs from our very own BYC member CowGirl 75446!!!! Thanks BYC for having such a wonderful site for all of chickens nuts can meet and talk. Thanks Cowgirl I can not wait to suprise Ling Ling with these gorgeous eggs tomorrow.

Hello, looking to buy a couple silver laced wyandott eggs in the DFW area if anyone has them. I do not have a incubator but I think I have a broody hen and would love to try to hatch some eggs.

Is'nt it too early for molting? Check out my chickens belly, she is not even a year old may 8 months, and all the feathers on her tummy are gone I thought they molted in the spring after being at least a year old. The other two dont look like that and one is couple months older. hummmm

I know it is just now getting to be 32 degrees or below, here in North Texas but are chickens smart enough to go inside their coup if they get cold? I have 3 hens and sometimes the will stay on the shelf in the chicken run and not the actual coup to stay warm. My question is should I...

Each season, I take the dogs pictures, so of course I had to take Ling Ling , Phoebe and Willies, fall / Halloween. Enjoy

I have 3 hens, 2 are laying . One is still not but she was laying in the nest box before at least one of the others. I picked her up and felt her abdomin and it was swollen compared to the others. Is there something I can do? Like soak her hinie in warm water feed her castor oil?

FREE Dominique Cockeral, husband says he has to go!! Very sweet docile hand fed and held since 3 weeks old. Needs forever home or my husband will give him to neighbors or co-workers who will kill him and eat him

Free docile wonderful Dominique Cockeral, must go to a good home, I live in North TX. Rooster is 3 1/2 months old, husband says he has got to go!! Someone please save my baby.

look really close at the plant and see if you see what is wrong with this picture. Can you find the turtle?