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I have a trio that I will need to place shortly. Black shoulder male and two BS females -proven producers that lay approximately 25 eggs per year. They are about 10 years old and I've had them since my friend hatched them. Unfortunately our situation has changed a bit and they are getting NO...

Went to pick up eggs this afternoon and found them covered in little maggots! Recent changes...it's been godawful hot here. I added some straw from a neighbor's place thinking the eggs would stay cleaner in the nest and now this? the only other time I've seen maggots is in a box of eggs that...

Not sure if this is the place to post this or not. Although we do have a few hens I know virtually nothing about them. they're about 2 years old now and give us eggs (on layer feed, I know at least that much). About a year ago they started losing feathers and some are quite bald. Some, on...

we noticed we were getting fewer eggs and I think I found out why. My husband found a black snake behind the nest box trying to eat an egg that had rolled there. Today when I went to collect eggs there were 2 fewer than usual and I saw a black snake hanging on the opposite wall. How do you...

Had to be away for almost two weeks so I 'hired' a 4H/FFA kid to care for my birds during that time. Showed this one around, even have detailed instructions hanging on the fence. Checked in occasionally (I'd said to take the eggs home) to see that all was going well. She said they were fine...

wasn't sure where to ask this question but I've noticed that eggs stored on the counter empty completely when opened vs. those in the refrigerator where the whites kind of stick in the shell and have to be scraped out. Neither are washed so what makes the difference?? Is quality affected at...

We are new to chickens and have 8 chicks who are now 6 weeks old. Currently they're on pine shavings with a few handfuls of cedar shavings thrown in (to keep smell down and I read somewhere that they deter mites). Their area is clean, dry, and well ventilated, being the other half of our 'pea...

I'm considering getting chickens but already have Peafowl. Can they run together? (after the chicks are old enough obviously). Have no experience at all with chickens but was thinking the eggs would be a plus for both our family and the dogs. My peas have a huge house with a heated roost...