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Our family has recently moved. We still own our previous home and our flock is currently still there. (We are just around the corner from our old home.) I want to build a new coop here and move our flock, but my husband says we can't because the neighbors dogs already run our cattle anywhere...

One of my favorite things about this community is their willingness to share what they have learned and talk about their favorite breeds! Everyone will have different favorites for many reasons, but there is no denying that some chickens do better where you live than others! Please share your...

5-10 chickens + those are pretty, interesting or Heritage breeds=15< 15 + 3 that were hatched under your favorite hen = 18 18 chickens - 5 to stray dogs= Order from Murray McMurray or other hatchery because now you know which breeds are tougher, better for the area you live in and avoid hawks...

I've kept records of every bird I've ever had. I write down everything I know about each bird. Hatch date, breed, temperment, egg color, even how they died if I know. (Egg bound, dog attack, etc.) Every year, I go through the Murray McMurray catalog with a highlighter and note which breeds...

Beakman, the rooster in my profile picture, is 7 years old. Since getting his adult feathers, he has been shades of mostly reds and some green in the tail. Lately he has had almost half of his feathers turn white! What is wrong? I'm at a loss. I've never seen this.

7. Chickens are tougher and smarter than you think. 6. You will sometimes be surprised by which hen turns out to be the friendliest. 5. They are much more entertaining than Soap Operas. I see episodes of As The Hen Lays and All My Chicks in the backyard every day! 4. The happier you keep...

Tractor Supply called me (at work!) to ask if I could take care of their weak or injured chicks. They give me the chicks for free. Last night I brought home 3. One of them only had Spraddle Leg. I taped the legs in a healthy position and within 2 hours the chick was standing and walking on...

I lost one of my favorite Dominique pullets last night. At first I thought she got too cold and died, but she was between a rooster and a slightly larger hen. Could she have been jostled and fallen off her roost? She was facing the back of the coop when she went to roost. (I know this...

Since we started raising chickens last year, I have found more solutions for chicken needs than I would have thought possible. For example, when we made the coop, we started with the 8x12 dog kennel that was already in our back yard. The two dogs no longer used it, because we built them a yard...

Every so often, I have been getting a soft shelled egg. In the last few weeks however, I have been getting a soft or already broken egg more than once a week. I think I know which hen is doing it, because her bum feathers have a small spot where not all the feathers are fluffy. I leave...

I added 2 new nesting boxes on Friday afternoon. Saturday, one of my girls, Daisy, laid her egg on the ground. I picked it up, placed it in one of the new boxes to encourage some of the girls to try one, and later when I went back to gather them, her egg had been crushed. I don't think any of...

I had a hen that was egg-bound on 8-31-11. I used info here and a magazine to help her pass the egg without breaking it. I first noticed something was wrong because her bum feathers were not fluffy. After she passed the egg, I kept her in isolation so that the boys would leave her in peace...

I found the first two eggs today! My girls are only 17 weeks old. I was told they wouldn't lay until they were 6 months old. (October) Do I need to switch to Layer feed or continue on Grower for another week and offer Oyster shell? I offered Oyster shell when I first found the eggs, but 2...

This afternoon, I saw one of my girls spitup something on the ground. She just as promptly ate it again. Is it normal for this to happen from time to time or is she sick???

It has been in the triple digits for over a week. I noticed before the storms last night, that it had been several days since I had seen my chickens dust bathe. It cooled off yesterday right before the storms. Today, all of them at some point or other have been "dust" bathing like crazy in...

Hi, I'm new to BYC and to raising chickens. I have run across BYC pages during most of my researching topics on chickens. I have found all the information so beneficial that I decided to join! I'm from Texas, and I have always loved animals. My husband and I have 3 dogs, 5 cats, 1 Hermit...