training chickens

We have a shed for our chickens to sleep in with lots of roosting bars and then they have their outside run. 4 out of 8 of the chickens aren’t taking themselves inside to roost once the sun falls. Tonight I went down to shut them in and we very narrowly missed the fox getting inside our coop...

Wet chicken help How do I train my chickens to go into their coop when it rains? They hide under the trampoline instead of going in the coop every time. They don’t get completely drenched, but they do get wet. We live in Southwest Florida, we get very heavy rains during the spring and summer...

We have an existing flock of 1 year olds and a new flock of 4-8week olds that will integrate in a month or 2...the young ones have their own mini coop and outdoor area at the moment to keep them separate but able to see one another. My question is, when we integrate the young ones to the big...

I have some new chicks, approx. 4 weeks old at this point. They have a coop and run all ready for them, but ideally, we want to free range them. We live in a small neighborhood, on approx .3 acres and have lots of neighbors close by. Many of our neighbors have chickens, some even free range them...

Hello! I am doing some research ahead of starting a flock for the first time this upcoming spring. I want to raise and train chickens as pets primarily and am wondering what you would recommend for the most fun and trainable chicken breed. Thanks for your help!

Does anyone have any tips on litterbox training my chickens? My grandma will make them go outside if they keep pooping everywhere.

I saw a youtube video posted by a woman who says she trained her rooster not to crow by locking it up in her closet whenever it crowed. #1 I don't want to lock a rooster in my closet. (It needs to stay outside) #2 I'm not around during the day so I can't do anything if it crows when I'm away...

I have a Pekin duck that is an Easter baby so she should be laying. However I do not see any eggs in the coop. Now I understand they don't lay in the coop but while there out running free. I have almost an acre for the duck & 6 chickens to roam. I have not found anything that looks like a ducks...

Hi everyone, Tonight I was carrying my 15 week BR pullet around and noticed her pupils were rapidly dilating and contracting. Parrots do this when they are excited, aggravated or learning but I can't find any information about this behavior in chickens. Has anyone noticed this in their...

This may seem like an idiotic question but my almost 5-week-old pullets (mostly, I hope) have started pecking our hands quite hard. This is not a big deal for me but it is frightening and painful for my little grandchildren. We want these hens to be "pets" and I don't believe they're being...

So I stumbled upon this wonderful website, and I have been poking around a bit and I decided to finally make an account! So, it seems that new people normally do this sorta thing to get them into the community, so YEAH! My questions will be in BOLD In my chicken life right now, I am planning...