Keeping Chickens

Soft Shelled, Misshapen Shelled, or Eggs With No Shells

“One of our three chickens has started laying eggs without a shell. They’re in the sac and rather jelly like! I thought it was just a blip, but

“I am a first time chicken owner. I would like to know about cleaning out the chicken coop. How often do you replace the shavings and scrub out

“Hi There. I am a big fan of your weekly newsletter and find it very informative, keep doing what you are doing its fantastic! I have just a

“I am hoping you will be able to give me some advice on which is the best type of chicken to keep as a novice. I have taken

“Hi there, I am having an issue with my 4 month old chickens wanting to sleep in our tree outside our deck. I have not yet made perches

“Hi Wendy, Thank you for your postings – I have learned a lot of things from them. My question, is it OK to have a hen house with

“I am writing from all the way down in New Zealand, and I’m not sure if this is a common problem or not, but two of our chickens

“I have a number of chicks of various breeds and various ages. It is coming close to the time when I need to segregate them into breeding flocks

“A friend of mine purchases farm fresh eggs and recently has noted what looks like specks of blood – ever so tiny – usually near the yolk of

“I’m trying to decide whether or not we want to use a 40 watt bulb inside the coop during the shorter days of fall/winter. My “chicken teacher” told

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