Issues With Broody Hens

“I have a question: Not coming from a chicken oriented background, I’ve had very poor luck in getting a broody hen to keep other hens from laying in

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At What Age Does A Hen Go Broody?

“I would like to know if there is a certain age that a hen will start setting on eggs if she is going to be a broody? What

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Two Seperate Homes For Chickens?

“We moved in Dec and my husband built a new chicken pen that is safe and has a nice roof so they can be out of the rain

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Feedback On Dealing With Snakes & Chickens

Feedback On Dealing With Snakes… We had some great feedback and recommendations from last week’s newsletter regarding snakes so I wanted to pass some of it along to

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Keeping Chickens With Dogs

“We acquired a Blue Heeler puppy last July 2009, thinking that she would grow up with chickens and not hurt them. Now she enjoys chasing them. At nine

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Rooster Turns On His Hen & Snake Repellent…

“I always enjoy receiving and reading your weekly newsletter, so thank you very much for that. I actually have two questions. First, what would make a rooster turn

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Are Chickens Vegetarian?

“I noticed that you have stated that it is ok to give meat to chickens in this last newsletter. I have been told that you should not give

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