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My rooster is missing feathers high on his chest. Right below his neck is a bald spot on his chest. I decided he needed the spot duct taped as chickens were pecking at it. He just would stand there and let them. It is right at their eye level. I am wondering if the hens caused this or if he...

My chicks hatched on Thursday morning. I am all new to this and not sure what is normal and what I need to get excited about. My momma hen is taking very good care of her chicks. It is amazing to me that everyone (but me) knows just what to do. There is Rhode Island hen that goes out of her...

How long after chicks are hatched before I can return them and their momma hen to the rest of the flock. I've read 3 days, the momma will defend them and I've read when they are completely feathered. What is your experience?

This morning, impressed by the first day of spring, I gave 7 eggs to my broody Australorp. She is very glad to have them and has settled into a glazed daze. Now I suddenly don't know what to do. My regular nest boxes are plastic Sterilite containers that are 17 X11 inches. I cut out the end...

My chickens are 21 weeks old. I have 7 chickens - 2 barred rocks, 2 australorps, and 3 ameraucanas. I am getting 2 or 3 eggs each day. Twice I have gotten 4 eggs, all brown. Does this mean my ameraucanas are not laying yet, since I don't get any green eggs? Or does it mean my ameraucanas...

I have 10 hens, several different breeds, and 1 rooster. I've been thinking about hatching chicks next spring. I realize that they will be mongrel chickens. Let's call them hybrid. I am fine with that. That got me thinking about the year after. After the first year, suddenly all my...

My friend gave me these chickens. She can't remember what breeds they are but she ordered them into our local farm store, so I assume they are real breeds. If you could help me identify them, I would really appreciate it. I am new to chickens and am trying to learn all I can. I have 7 other...

Temperatures here in Idaho have dropped 30 degrees in the last day or so. The high for today was forecast to be 38 with 25 mph winds. Brrrr. My 10 day old chicks are in a shed with a space heater and in a commercial brooder. It's a tin box thing about 2 feet by 3 feet. I found them today...

I hope this is not too far off topic, but I am looking for magazine subscription suggestions, and I think you folks would know. I have subscribed to Mother Earth News for 20ish years. I love some of the content - keeping chickens, gardening, building homes from scratch. My problem is that...

I want my chickens to be tame. I've read I need to handle them all every day. My problem is they all look similar. After I have held a few and put them back in the brooder, I can't tell which ones I have handled. Is there a way to keep track? Or am I just getting too uptight about something...

I'm wondering what the best way to secure overlapping chicken wire edges together. I covered my new run with 1 inch chicken wire, overlapping the edges by about 6 inches. My run is about 6 ft tall at one end and 4 ft at the other. I ran the wire around the perimeter in several layers and then...