Most of these facts I didn’t know, and I’ve had chickens for many years!

My Easter eggers produce very large eggs, but the yolk to white ratio is much higher than a store bought egg. Is there any dietary adjustments I can make to increase the white and reduce the yolk?

Hi folks, I work at an agricultural facility (a legal cannabis grow) and we keep a small flock of chickens and guineas for bug control (we have 10 hens, a rooster, and 12 guineas so I think we still fit in here). We've had a harsh winter but our chickens have been doing great. 2 of our 12 guineas have been limping for the last couple of weeks. We've attempted to catch them but they've been... Resistant. Today I managed to catch one, expecting to have a sore that needed drained or an injury of some other sort but... Nothing. The foot and leg are fine, no pain response to anything I checked. The nails are a little long, I would imagine from keeping the leg up. I didn't get photos as I was letting the flock out for the morning since yesterday was too cold and snowy, and I didn't expect to have the opportunity to grab the bird so I didnt have my phone on me. Any ideas? I haven't been able to catch the second bird yet, that one is bigger and the limping has done nothing to decrease it's agility.

From top left to bottom right, they are

Scarlet, Gobby, Dotty and Whoopie (none of them are alive anymore)

The reason for their names

Scarlet - That name was my choice, i wanted to give her a female sounding name for red, because of the red bits on her chin area

Gobby - That one was my choice again aswell. I gave her the name Gobby because she was the noisiest of the 4

Dotty - That one was my mums choice. The name i originally gave her was "odd one out", as she is not gold coloured like the others lol. But you cant call a chicken odd one out, a rather silly name lol. So because she is speckled, my mum gave her the name Dotty.

Whoopie - My mum gave her that name. All the feather ontop of her head makes her look like she has an afro, so my mum gave her that name after the actress Whoopie Goldberg. I originally called her Beehive, as those feathers on her head look like an 80s beehive style hairstyle lol.

Anyone ever try these products?

I calibrated my digital hygrometer and the built in sensors at the beginning, and the bis had been fairly accurate before taking off the cap b. I took the digital hygrometer out at lockdown and left the small one in because it's been reading the same as the digital hygrometer. The bis jumped to 78 but the one I added in still says 65 and hasn't budged overnight. I worry that it's going to kill the chicks and I'm not sure what to do

I’ve posted in here previously about sex concerns for one of them. According to the breeder, they all look like perfect pullets!!! One of them just came from a “lighter line”.

We are embarking on a small backyard flock this year. We moved to a rural area last year when I was very pregnant, had our son, who will be a year old soon! One of the major reasons we want to keep chickens is the hopeful impact it will make on our kids; doing chores, caring for and respecting animals, and a love for the outdoors.

As we continue to tally up the initial overhead (coop, chicks, feed, all the things), the vision can start to look less...necessary?

SO, I would so value some stories either from your childhood or your family on how keeping chickens has had a positive impact on your family and kids. Really looking for warm fuzzies and encouragement, I am very aware of the logistics, sacrifice, time and money, etc.

Is this normal with Brahmas? She's suddenly popped out 3 small eggs in as many days. I have no idea how old she is other than to say I've had her for 2 years. FWIW, she came with a twin sister, who died right before she stopped laying.

I'm puzzled and delighted.

Miss Grady is back on the job!

Breaking chickens from eating eggs need suggestions please!?

I’m going to be building a coop to get some chickens this spring. I have a 30’x40’ fenced garden and I was thinking I would put the coop in there. Any considerations for how I might build it differently because of this? Also I have a lot of falcons in the area, so how much of an issue will that be for chickens? If I let them out in the whole garden area should I put bird netting over the whole thing?

Any idea what kind of chicken this guy is 🤔

So I got eggs delivered from a local farm but most of the shells are dirty. They came cold with directions to refrigerate, so I'm assuming they have been pre-rinsed (although clearly not very well). Should I throw these out? From what I understand, this means there's now no protective coating and bacteria can enter the egg.

*for those saying i should assume they are unwashed, I just read q&a's on the farms website and they are in fact pre-washed

Are they just being stubborn in only using this one box ? Or am I missing something? They also have another three boxes on the other side of the coop.

Hello all!

I'm on my HOA board of directors and I also love keeping chickens. Last night during a meeting I proposed voting on an amendment which would allow chickens in our HOA with restrictions. I figured with the latest egg shortages I would try to make my case finally. I have some ideas in mind as far as restrictions (below), but I would love any additional suggestions or things you wish you knew beforehand.

I would also love to hear from those of you who successfully campaigned for chickens in your HOA. If anyone feels kind enough to share their own HOA's amendments it would be appreciated as well! Most lots are roughly 120'x60'.

Thoughts so far:

• Up to 6 hens
• No roosters
• Backyard only
• Backyard must be fenced
• Must maintain a coop
• Must maintain an enclosed run
• Chickens must always be contained within the coop/run
• add minimum space requirements per bird (want to prevent overcrowding or disease issues)
• Any structures greater than fence height will require an architectural change form
• anything else?

TIA