new hampshire red

I have always wanted some backyard chickens, so last January my husband began building a coop and a run. By April it was finished so I went to the local feed store after researching which chickens I wanted. I came home on April 22 with a large barred rock, a tiny fluffy buff Orpington, a brown...

A little background: I have a "cherry egger" (New Hampshire/RIR cross) rooster and 9 hens. The hens are RIW(6) and Golden Comet/Cinnamon Queen(3) (whatever you choose to call them). I took 4 eggs to my neighbor because she had a broody cochin and I wanted to see if she would hatch out any...

All, it seems best to just go through the suggested questions (that are posted at the top of this Forum): What type of bird, age and weight > 1 NH Red Chicken Hen, approximately 1.5 years old, has lost weight and is lighter than other sister-hen. What is the behavior, exactly. > Her behavior...

Another newbie here I live in Washington state. I have my first flock of (hopefully) 7 hens that were hatched around mid April. (Funny enough, I took the dive into raising chickens cause I was experiencing some empty nest syndrome) They're all still freeloaders. One Jersey Giant, three...

Greeting all, I'm Toprel, aka Craig. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes very much so. We received our first batch of chicks about seven weeks ago. My wife has raised chickens before, but I'm very new to this. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? My wife...

Hey y'all I bought a few chicks ((hens)) during chick days. I have one "hen" that has become aggressive and looks much different than the others. I am not sure if "she" is trying to establish order or is the man of the house. ;) Can hens have long green tail feathers like this one? This "hen" is...