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My hens are going on one year. They are members of the family, and provide us, friends, and neighbors with such wonderful eggs and enjoyment. I am eager to do my best for them. I have been giving our fur babies a supplement of glucosamine, collagen, L-methamine, and MSM. It does enhance...

Mrs. Doolittle lived in a hen house on Farmer Pete’s farm. It was a lovely farm. It had a pasture for cows to graze on luscious green grass in the spring and summer. In the winter they lived in a big, warm, comfortable barn. There were two horses that also lived on the farm, and they shared the...

I've read some of the other posts, but they don't quite address my question. My chickens are adults now, and laying eggs. I'm always concerned about predators -- possums and raccoons in particular. I was thinking of getting a "guard" goose gosling, raising her separately until she is big...

...to make life more difficult for your chickens." At least, that s what it seems like! This evening, I found black, watery poop on the threshold to my younger girls' coop. They are almost ready to start laying. I looked online and see that this COULD be a symptom of coccidiosis. I found...

I've been wanting to raise backyard chickens for years. Recently, my wife finally agreed. Now she is moe excited than I am! We started with five chicks from Cooper's Hardware in Sylmar, CA. Lovely little bits of life. "Betty" jumped into my hand from the start and has been a love....until...