Your Help Needed! - What Are The Top Chicken FAQ's?

[equinelyn]

I've heard "what determines the color of the egg". And someone once asked me "does a chickens skin color determine the egg color?"
"How do I introduce my new chickens to my older chickens? And when is the best time?"

 

[turney31]

What is molt? What do they look like in molt?

How do I properly transport poultry? I sold a very large turkey on Craigslist, and he rode home loose on the backseat of a very nice car.

 

[gvilledh]

What are the most important things to remember when building a coop? How to cool, room for food and water away from the roosts, ease of egg gathering, predator proofing, etc.
What is chicken math? Probably good to include with the coop questions!

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

Do i need a rooster to have chicks

 

[Zaxby's2]

What's a broody hen? How do I care for one? Can you encourage broodiness?

 

[froggie71]

Zaxby's2 :

What's a broody hen? How do I care for one? Can you encourage broodiness?

You forgot How do I break broodiness?
Can I move a hen and her nest?​

 

[Coopa Cabana]

I'll have to think a bit about the top asked FAQs, but this is my story and the very first question I ever asked:

After having a 'chicken/rooster' motif in my kitchen for a few years, I visited the "LIVE" poultry exhibit at the National Western Stock Show in early 2002. I finally got up the nerve to ask the rep from the Colorado Poultry Association "Do people ever keep chickens as PETS?". Smiling warmly as only chicken-lovers do, she replied "Absolutely!", and so my journey began. I spent the next year reading and researching as much as I could about flock management and all the different breeds, so I wouldn't be jumping in with blinders on.

 

[thekid]

Submited!

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Quote:
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[Cats Critters]

Here are a few I can think of:

At what age can I feed treats?
What treats can I feed them as chicks?
Do I help chicks hatch?
How do a hen and rooster look different (the early signs)?
Do I cook rice before I feed it to chickens?
Are all roosters mean?
How do I get/raise a nice rooster?
When do I change feed to a different type of feed?
What color does ___ breed lay?
How do I trim a roosters spurs?
How much coop and run space do standard size chickens need?
How much coop and run space do bantam size chickens need?
Can I make a hen go broody?
When can they free-range?
How do I get chicks (or chickens) to like me?
Do can you only have one rooster?
Will rooster kill each other?
Do I keep food and water inside or outside of the coop or both places?

I'll try to think of some more....