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Hello, I don’t have much experiences this is my first year having chicken and I could use some help, I want to learn and provide best life possible for my flock. My flock is one rooster and six hens. My 2 and half years old rooster changed in behaviour quite suddenly. At first I thought it is...

Hello, first post but I have been reading the forum for a couple of years now. I wanted a rooster to sort out the hens from fighting and give some protection from predators. Breed was not important, I had to buy what I could get locally. He's a nice bird, not aggressive with people, takes good...

My Australope hens are breaking open and eating their eggs. They have plenty of feed and they get a bowl of fresh greens daily to go with the grass they also eat. My Buff Orpington does not do this,.,Nor does the rooster. They are all housed together. The 4 live in an 8ft by 10 ft hen house...

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Hello my fellow backyard chicken friends. I am meeting with county officials next week to discuss backyard chickens. Currently poultry are only allowed in agriculturally zoned areas. (Backyard chickens only hasn't passed bc of 1 vote!) I am asking for your research and knowledge on this topic...

My 6-year-old sex link hen looks to be the same weight and she is not missing feathers. We have recently lost her flock mates so she is alone for the time being (I am working on getting her a friend ASAP). I recently noticed that she will occasionally let out what sounds like a scream in a voice...

At what point and time do I switch from chick grit to the regular size grit?

So recently I moved my chicks into the coop, it's not 100% ready yet but I'm working towards it. I've got to put a rooster in there and make a hole so they can get in and out when they want. They have a nest, food, water and pine shavings. I try to let them out every day for about five hours or...

So I have a pond behind my house where I have many ducks, some raised by me and some wild. There has been a Mallard drake and Rouen female who have been mated since her mate was killed by a fox (It's been about a year now) now, about 3 months ago, I released 2 Rouen ducks, which I had raised, to...