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I have added 3 new hens and I'm nervous whether they will find the tube feeder. I'm not sure their past feeding history but most likely didn't include tube feeders. I've been leaving pellets right under the tube feeder for the last few days. It's only been a few days since I got them. Can I...

I know this questions get asked a whole lot but I'm starting to get concerned. Her behavior and eating habits are unchanged. She's a real good hunter. I have logs around my fenced in area that I move regularly which provides instant bugs. The only thing I've notice is she is not eating worms...

I have a large enclosed area for my chickens to roam. I use logs to surround the insider perimeter of the fence to keep predators out. I have always temporarily rolled a few logs a few feet each day and let the chickens go to town. They would love to eat the worms. Over the last week they have...

Hey all, I've been in the backyard chicken game for 2 years. I have a good setup with a very large fenced in area of 40/20 feet. Coup is open for chickens to come and go. I've had some issues with foxes and belief I'm now fox proof. I recently had a hawk fly through the bird netting, they killed...

This is the second summer I've lost a chicken to what I believe is heat stroke. I have a 30 foot fenced in area and thought I have provided enough areas that have shade. This summer I have put a huge tarp with poles to widen an area for shade. There is constant water supplied in a tube feeder...

Can the stress of changing an environment and different group dynamics cause physical harm to a pullet even if it's for the better? I bought a few chickens from a chicken farmer who sells egg layers. Although the hens came from the same farm the pullet was from a different cage. I'm assuming by...

I recently lost my three chickens to a fox. I have mourned and believed I have installed the necessary defenses to make Fort Knox jealous. I have some questions about my new chickens that I recently got. These chickens are from a breeder and brought up in a small pen. They had a limited run and...