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I threw out a dead pet crawdad and the chickens pounced on it. They were all okay but I wouldn't try feeding them one again

Sorry if this has been asked already, but looking at all these turkey pictures some of the toms tail feathers seem to be more well kept while others are scraggly. Is it the breed or the individual or what? Is there a way to get them to preen more?

They generally lay before noon but every now and then they'll lay later. I don't think it will hurt your dogs to eat them but I've heard that once a dog starts its hard to get him to stop

You can try it since some people have had success with bantam X standard. But you might just want to break her since the chances aren't good :/

I'd say around fifteen weeks :)

My hen layed three or four a week for almost two weeks went broody. So they're not bad they just try to sit a lot. :)

I've never tried giving a hen chicks but from what I've heard your supposed to get chicks a few days old or less and at night replace the eggs for the chicks. You could try that with your chicks but be careful she might not accept them it sounds like she didn't the first time

I've used sevin on a broody OEGB hen once. Pretty much anywhere there was a feather it was covered in dust. I sprinkled some in the nest and some on the ground of the barn lot she was in. It's been about ten weeks and the hen and her chicks are doing fine. I also use sevin on anthills that are...

Sounds like it. :)

Once your hens get into the hang of laying you can expect 2 eggs from 3 hens a day (give of take an egg every now and then). Don't worry it's normal for hens to skip a day even the best egg laying breeds. :)

When one of mine got attacked by our dog she ran and hid in a hole under an enormous pile of sticks. I had to pull her out but idk how long she would have stated in there if I hadn't. As for yours how bad was the attack? If it was bad then she might have ran away and then died. Or the two hens...

You usually don't want her to sit on eggs that are older than ten days. Although they still might hatch, the number that hatch will start to decline. What you need to do is collect the eggs you want her to hatch, put them in a carton in your house, then put 10 - 15 real or fake eggs in the nest...

My EE has never done this but she's raising chicks now and whenever a more dominant hen pecks her she tucks her head in and walks backwards. When she's done she goes back to normal :D

I've also had luck with Old English Games

Yep most hens will raise anything even other species so don't worry a lot of people switch the eggs to let her hatch what they want :D

I agree that it's somewhere between 14 and 17 weeks. They could start laying at 18 weeks or not lay til 30 weeks it varies. Once the comb and wattles start getting big you know they'll lay soon :)

It can vary based on the individual but your almost guaranteed broodiness with silkies and game breeds. Other good broodies are cochins, orpingtons, and usually the more fluffy breeds. :)

First off hello and welcome to the world of chickens. :) Your coop and run sound big enough. As for them pooping, we free range ours on 2 acres and when we go into the yard we don't really have to worry about stepping into anything (although it does happen sometimes). You shouldn't have to worry...

Not as the only thing they eat but I give mine bread as a treat so I say go for it and welcome to BYC

Never mind I can't figure out how to post pictures. :(