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Hi, I have 1 year old layer hens and 8 week old chicks. I also have a broody hen sitting on eggs that will be hatching in 3 more weeks. My layers and chicks are together in the same coop and run. They have all been eating chick starter and I have been providing a large container for oyster...

I have 3 1/2-4 week old chicks that were brooded in the run with the mom. I have now opened the door and they are going in and out of the brooder into the run with the other chickens and mom with no problems (so far). :) Mom has started laying eggs again. I found one in the brooder when I went...

I am a first time chicken owner and am having my first broody hen experience: I have a hen that decided to go broody in the nest box and finally let her. What I didn't know is that the other hens were going in on top of her and laying additional eggs. So when I finally took her out of the next...

Hi, I wasn't sure where to post this since I have questions on why it happened and then the care of the injuries after. I went out to my coop this afternoon and found 1 hen out of 14 with a bloody head. Nobody else had anything wrong with them. She was missing feathers from her head and as i...

I have 17 hens and they are 18 weeks old. The head hen has been crowing like a rooster since she was 14 weeks old. Today when I went out to feed she was mounting another hen. I had read that sometimes in a backyard flock without a rooster the lead hen will sometimes take on the characteristics...

I wanted to share our new coop here as everyone here was very instrumental in helping us figure out what to do. I gathered up a ton of information on all of th large coop designs here and based ours on a few from here. I did a blog post on it if you are interested. Thank you for all of your...

Hi, I am getting my first 16 chicks in June and was planning to have the brooder in my office in the house so I can keep an eye on them and get them used to me. Question....I have read that the brooder should provide 1 sq ft of space per chick until week 2-3 and then they should have 2-3 sq ft...

I want to raise a mixed flock of hens (approx 16-18 to start) and want to add a rooster to the mix so I can raise my own chickens. Is that even possible? Since the rooster would be from one breed and I will have multiple breeds of chickens. Has anyone done that? If so what do you recommend. I...

Hi, We just moved to Powell Butte last month and are now the proud owners of 5 wonderful acres proudly named The Sage Hound Farm! We are currently planning for our garden and chickens with goats to follow after that. We are brand new to having land and farming but really excited to start. I am...