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I have a weird problem I'm trying to understand. I had six hens, 3 CLB and 3 lavender Orpingtons. A little over a month ago a stray dog killed my favorite, one of the CLB. So I went and got another one that looked just like her and two blue laced red Wyandotes. I am fairly certain that one of...

In late January we had a chimney fire. They are making great progress repairing it but in the meantime they rented us a house about 15 minutes away that is actually really nice with a pool and the kids are happy and everything. But I have to drive over every morning and let the chickens out and...

If I wanted to breed specific hens I have, how would I go about that? I live in the city where roosters aren't allowed. I could probably get away with having one here for a week or so if I talked to my immediate neighbors and told them it was temporary so they wouldn't turn me in. But I know...

Someone wrote somewhere that all chickens die a violent death. When they get old either a predator catches them because they are slow or the other chickens will kill them. What are the chances one actually goes all the way to heart failure? Is it more humane just to do it yourself quickly and...

Every morning for the last two weeks when I open the door to let them out within 30 seconds a Hawk dive bombs them and only pulls up at the last second when it sees me there. I realized that it sits up on top of the light pole at the nearby high school football field and has a direct line of...

I'm building them a really nice coup right now but they have been living in the garage. My poor Volvo is sleeping in the rain for the first time ever. But when I turn off the lights they panic. I have an office built onto the garage, it's separate from the house. I usually leave the door cracked...

Hello, my name is Mitch. This is my first year getting chickens although I have been thinking about it for years. I have 6 chickens, 3 Lavender Orpingtons and 3 Crested Cream Legbars. The Orps are a week older than CCLB at 5 and a half weeks. I have enjoyed everything so far about raising the...