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Good morning, I have a 5 year old cuckoo maran that has lost an incredible amount of feathers, only one out of 5 chickens I have. It is absolutely freezing outside. I went through this last year with a different breed & last year my vet said to change her diet, not to bring her inside house -...

Hi everyone, I hope all is well happy Thanksgiving. I just have a question I have a friend that has a friend that needs to rehome 11 chickens I used to have 28 chickens, I am down to six chickens and a rooster. I wouldn’t mind taking these chickens in, but what is the process of doing this like...

My Previous rooster was killed by a fox I just picked up another one another rooster that is about eight months old and he is not keeping up with the hands and I found him sitting in the nest box I think he thinks he's a chicken I don't know what to do

My beloved Plymouth rock rooster passed away yesterday aFox got him and he protected all 15 of my hens. Now for another My friend has 5 for me to choose from; 3 are 7 months old and 2 are 13 months old. My hens are a year old- which ages do I choose?

One of my chickens is a Barnevelder and she's very small compared to all the other ones and I noticed that every day in the coop and in the chicken run as many many feathers all over the place but not the other hens and I am very concerned about this but I do not see the other hens picking at...

I am a first time chicken owner and I don't know what to make of this I am checking on the chickens and nobody seems sick can somebody please help me with this I am a first time chicken owner and I don't know what to make of this I am checking on the chickens and nobody seems sick can somebody...

I have a multipurpose sand in the run right now and it works out pretty well but I'm wondering if I should put hay or straw in the run for the winter months any ideas or suggestions?

So I have sand in my coop and then I put a layer of straw down because I was going to start the deep litter method now I'm beginning to change my mind and I'm thinking maybe I should put the poop boards back in because I have been reading about the dangers of straw. I also added three bales of...

I have 7 acres of land and my chickens tore up my lawn I don't understand. I gave them treats they have toys they're not bored how do I detour them from doing this?

Not sure what to do, my flock keeps roaming further and further away from property. Yesterday I had to come home from work to get them from neighbors yard . I have almost 7 acres of land and they like to Go down into woods off property. I'm thinking of keeping them in run until I get home from...

How many Roosters to a flock of hens should I have? I heard that it should be 1 Rooster to 12 hens?

I have 12 hens that are 19 weeks and got a rooster from a friend about a month ago, he protects this group but I have another 4 hens that are 12 weeks & feel terrible that the Rooster pays no mind to them, the four are on their own. My question is, do I order a baby Rooster for them or do I...

I live in upstate NY - this is my first winter with my girls & Rooster. Here are my concerns 1) Do I turn a light on first thing in morning or at evening to extend egg laying ? 2) How do you winterize your coop? 3) How fo you maintain a deep litter method ! 4) how do I keep my Roosters comb from...

I have one chicken that wants to run up to my house wants me to open up the family room door and let her in to go lay an egg in a basket in my house I don't get it I have put her in the run kept her in the run put her in the coop to show her the nest box and put the fake eggs in there she gets...

I love my chickens. We have 25 chickens. I have thought about this before getting chickens , but do any of you go away for a couple of months in the winter time? Do you hire a helping hand while gone?

Do I refrigerate fresh eggs? How long do they last without refrigeration? Do I wash them before cooking? Is egg still good even if hen poop on it ? THANK YOU!

Our hen laid 3 eggs so far and all are soft- why?

Good morning! I have 26 chickens ranging from full grown to chicks. My dilemma is that the older hens are beginning to lay eggs and I have them on layer feed while the next set of 4 outside in same coop and run are on medicated feed. They all free range. I have the layer feed in grandpas...

My hens free range and just started to lay eggs. I am beside myself that they are not using their nesting boxes they just drop them anywhere. Do I keep them held up in coop in morning to lay their first egg?

How / where do I submit photos of my chickens for the upcoming calendar