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  1. K

    Entire flock stopped laying

    My entire flock of hens and runner ducks stopped laying eggs when we changed the coop around, and I was getting almost 2.5 cartons a day. I introduced a younger rooster and wondering that was the problem. I’ve given them some gut health medicine, cleaned all the waters, fresh bedding laid. So...
  2. DuckDuckPromise

    Won’t lay eggs in nesting box?

    Hey there! So the nesting box that we had was admittedly not ideal, but I had to come up with a solution for our coop type (that’s another story) but in a pinch, I used a domed cat litter box with hay/shavings in it… it worked well enough, except it got gross… quickly. The silly chickens in all...
  3. DuckDuckPromise

    Won’t lay eggs in nesting box?

    Hey there! So the nesting box that we had was admittedly not ideal, but I had to come up with a solution for our coop type (that’s another story) but in a pinch, I used a domed cat litter box with hay/shavings in it… it worked well enough, except it got gross… quickly. The silly chickens in all...
  4. K

    Little Chickies Help :)

    Thoughts on gender? 1st is our polish can’t really go by crest because it’s feathering in slowly and still missing a lot 2nd is our black copper marans comb size/color hasn’t changed much in the last two weeks 3rd is our speckled Sussex again comb/ color has been the same 4th is our...
  5. BrianaIH

    Normal Behavior ?

    My hen pulls and eats my roosters feathers around his chest? She does it to every rooster until she leaves a bald spot ? Is this normal and is there any way i can avoid her doing it ?
  6. J

    4 batam hens one year old (Pitt Meadows, BC)

    Hello everyone, Our four one year old batam hens are looking for a new home. We raised them in our backyard and they are used to be in a run. They are laying since 1 month and are happy and healthy. Unfortunately we have to find them a new home as we are moving to a new city and can’t take them...
  7. Y

    Is this egg fertilized or not?

  8. A

    2 free hens

    Hello I have 2 hens a little over a year old had them since they were young I have to move and cannot keep them they are a Rhodes island red and Hampshire red very healthy and very social they lay daily and want them to go to a good home if anyone is interested I’m in the San Diego area
  9. M

    Mother hen, her babies, and new hatchlings.

    Hello. I’ve been a chicken keeper for a few years now. But I have a question as I haven’t done this part before. I have a hen who went broody. She was sitting on a few eggs and I left her to it. A week or so ago I’m guessing some of my other hens left eggs in her box when she was out eating...
  10. vicky1212123

    rehoming two older hens in central IL

    Hi! I have a couple older hens who need rehoming (not urgently): a white cochin and a buff brahma. the cochin is a sweetheart (i have picked her up and pet her all her life) while the brahma can be a bit of a bully. The cochin does not reliably lay eggs anymore but the brahma does lay eggs...
  11. N

    Roosters and Mating

    So, I plan on owning a rooster, and he’ll be part of a home with 5 hens. What are somethings I should be expecting from him being around them? :confused:
  12. donteatbees

    What breed are my lovely ladies?

    I think they're black sex-links, but was told they're barnyard mixes. The one that's mostly black does have some orange colour under her head. The chick pics are just to show what the one looked like as a chick, the other two in the first three photos I got when they were already all feathered...
  13. J

    Hens not laying please help

    I have 8 Australorps 4 are 40 weeks old and they were laying fine and regular but for the last two weeks they haven’t laid. One of them was broody but I separated her for a few days but still not eggs from any of them. I have four about 26 weeks old and out of those ONE had started to lay about...
  14. C

    Hello from Denmark

    Hello, I’m an expat living in Denmark. I have had chickens for just over a year now and a few weeks ago increased my flock from 3 to 7. I’m looking forward to learning lots from you all.
  15. C

    Introducing pullets to a small flock

    So I have a small flock, if you can consider it a flock, it was 4 strong but I lost 2 over the past couple months, the two left are well established and healthy, I bought three pullets sometime ago and I’m trying to ease them into the main run and coop, they have a section that’s cornered off so...
    • Caleb341494
    • Thread
    • flock behavior hen and pullets hens pecking order issues pullets pullets and hens
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  16. V

    Is this fertilized? Do i have a secret rooster?

    My chickens fairly recently started laying. They all just turned 6 months old and five are laying (there are 16). Recently, when i crack eggs they look different like they could be fertilized? I will post a picture. There has been no crowing and no chickens that grow up faster/look any different...
  17. NovaTrek

    Austin, TX - Rehome 4 hens by January

    So I'm having to move and, unfortunately, it's not affordable or practical to take my hens with me. I've got 4 free range layers raised from chicks, and currently they're nearly done molting in preparation for winter, so no worries about last minute molting right when freezing temps arrive. And...
  18. Pearlescent

    Tom or Hen

    I have these 2 poults, the first I’ve bred, and I believe it to be a pair. The Tom gobbles and struts, so definitely a little man. They were both hatched on august 18th. The hen also struts, but she had 6 older brothers, so I’m not surprised. I am only posting him on here for comparison, mama...
    • Pearlescent
    • Thread
    • hen hens jakes poult sexing sexing 2 months sexing 3 months turkey turkeys
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Turkeys
  19. Butt_Nugget_Hut092

    18 Week Old Pullets | Mixed Breeds | Laying Age Question

    Hi, So I was hoping someone could give me an estimated time frame in which these chicken breeds start laying. I know the general rule that is seen most often is between 18 to 24 weeks, but that's not a true statement for different breeds of chicken. Various breeds have different time frames. So...
  20. D

    Roosters to rehome- Four

    Hello everyone. I have four roosters that are 4 months old to rehome. We have no room or capacity for more roosters for our hens. They are hand raised and very friendly. 3 are leghorns and 1 is a Wyandotte chicken. All in great health. I am in Monrovia, MD location. Let me know if you would be...
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