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The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome! started by Bulldogma (12/13/12 at 12:43pm) 1 2 3…1696	wet your dry feed down with water and stir in the chopped up... Today at 9:54 pm by delisha	16,953	317,540
Major hen pecked and run question. started by Kidhenduckohmy (6/9/13 at 8:02pm)	How long before I can expect normal egg laying? It seems I... Today at 9:46 pm by Kidhenduckohmy	6	54
Broody for 7 weeks! started by shellyschicks (Today at 5:55 am)	I read where someone put ice cubes under her broody, you would... Today at 9:28 pm by hotrodflash	6	30
Combining flocks, moving younger chicks to the coop started by OlivesMama (5/3/13 at 10:24am) 1 2 3 4 5	Have they had "look but no touch" time? Where they share a... Today at 9:00 pm by rookiefarmers	44	1,132
Best Rooster started by ardagh23 (Yesterday at 10:04 pm)	The hens are yours so do as you please. Before I added a... Today at 8:47 pm by chickengeorgeto	9	62
Stopped returning to the coop! :( started by Neezle (Today at 7:23 pm)	Yes cooping them for a week should set the coop as their... Today at 8:29 pm by Den in Penn	1	15
dirty birds started by TeaChick (Today at 8:26 pm)	My pullets R about 3.5 mos old. They R DIRTY!!! The white ones... Today at 8:26 pm by TeaChick	0	8
When do you start letting them free range? started by 10xmama (Yesterday at 7:19 pm)	I use electrified poultry netting to control and rotate the... Today at 8:05 pm by Island Roo	6	41
Moved : rooster or no started by TLWR (Today at 7:56 pm) Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
How Much Should I sell My Day Old EE Chicks and Mixed chicks for? started by Joe.G (Today at 7:37 pm)	It's usually a market price kind of thing. See if anyone else... Today at 7:47 pm by nbenevento	2	15
Is sieven dust safe for chickens? started by mommy of two (6/15/13 at 12:14pm) 1 2	I recently bought some Cochin hens and didn't realize they had... Today at 7:31 pm by S and A Layers	11	98
Excess birds started by forgetful (Today at 6:51 pm)	The availability in my area. That would be a worst case... Today at 7:23 pm by forgetful	5	23
How to get them into one coop started by TLWR (Today at 7:16 pm)	The little chicks were in the brooder on the patio until ~2... Today at 7:16 pm by TLWR	0	8
Who could stand to butcher their chickens started by marvun22 (Yesterday at 5:18 pm)	We started raising chickens this year for two purposes...eggs... Today at 7:08 pm by NewChickPaula	7	87
Can chickens pass illness to other animals? started by CoolClucker (6/2/13 at 9:53am)	I think hand washing would be plenty. That is the most... Today at 6:34 pm by Alaskan	4	33
Add chicks or grown hen(s)? started by cecil-b (6/14/13 at 10:48am)	I'm sorry to hear about your poor hens! We're in a somewhat... Today at 6:29 pm by kmpaulick	8	65
Can I still call them organic chickens started by cary 1973 (Today at 12:24 pm)	oh ya there 100% pets and we share are eggs with the old... Today at 6:13 pm by cary 1973	2	29
Merging two flocks started by wendigo (Today at 12:08 pm)	I think you are right, I think they will kill them. SIZE... Today at 5:45 pm by Mrs. K	1	17
Help! Hens Fighting started by Limet8 (Yesterday at 7:43 pm)	There can still be a space problem, even if they were raised... Today at 5:42 pm by Mrs. K	4	39
intergrating 2 flocks, help started by graciesmum (Today at 2:43 pm)	it is still kind of a crap shoot. The old hens are on their... Today at 5:22 pm by Mrs. K	2	11
Confirmed polish rooster- heard the crow. Have roosterphobia.... started by augustwest (7/11/11 at 7:33am)	We purchased a white crested black polish thinking it was a... Today at 4:58 pm by schoenherr	4	441
How to keep chickens cool in the heat. Tips wanted! started by K-12 Chickens (7/21/11 at 11:28am) 1 2 3…8	We live up in the hills northeast of San Diego (high desert). ... Today at 4:39 pm by ramonaegglady	72	9,929
Poultry Management Software started by imtrying (10/27/12 at 6:44pm) 1 2	Their new version does save the chicken data. Gad, you'd think... Today at 4:31 pm by Stokley	18	713
Need help to ID the sex of my birds! started by MackChick (Today at 2:19 pm)	Thanks so much everyone for your help. I feel so annoyed that... Today at 3:56 pm by MackChick	6	40
Can I Compost Cat Litter safely around my chickens? started by nluoma (Yesterday at 3:20 am)	There is some "compostable" kitty litter out there, but I... Today at 2:43 pm by WalkingOnSuns...	4	32
Are eggs more nutritious if you keep a rooster? started by blessedgirl73 (Today at 12:11 pm)	You don't need scratch. Scratch is basically chicken candy,... Today at 2:39 pm by WalkingOnSuns...	4	34
Free Ranging Chickens started by jessalea22 (Today at 1:27 pm)	Most likely. What I do to train our chickens is when I feed... Today at 1:35 pm by jellybellyx6	1	11
A couple of rooster questions and a random question started by marvun22 (6/15/13 at 6:44pm)	Fertilized eggs are just like unfertilized eggs unless they... Today at 1:31 pm by gryeyes	5	85
Settling in birds before free ranging? started by chickensnew2me (Today at 12:13 pm)	Maybe a week, maybe two. I would try it in a week. The worst... Today at 12:57 pm by gjensen	2	7
What are your rooster's names? started by Willow's Meadow (6/1/10 at 11:41am) 1 2 3…31	I have 4 that I know of so far: Schmoe (My hubby's nickname. I... Today at 12:37 pm by 12chicks12	300	8,885
Snacks for chickens started by rkane5150 (3/31/11 at 6:21pm) 1 2	chickens are like humans what some love others will hate. so... Today at 12:34 pm by cary 1973	17	1,788
Can I mix these chickens? started by Pia78 (Yesterday at 12:49 pm)	Let us know how it turns out. Today at 12:08 pm by Whittni	6	54
Adding Bantams started by Janelyn (Today at 11:39 am)	LF? Sorry I might need a shorthand key. Lol Today at 12:00 pm by Janelyn	2	14
Adding more hens? started by Dita Von Cluck (6/4/13 at 10:26am)	I would recommend Dominiques. Mellow, even tempered, and are... Today at 11:54 am by wsmith	2	42
Quick cleanup for a dirty bird started by Farmgirl Lily (Today at 11:51 am)	My Buff Orpington hen named Penny is in need of some cleaning.... Today at 11:51 am by Farmgirl Lily	0	12
PoultryCal - New Resource for calculating feed consumption started by call ducks (6/15/13 at 5:41pm)	Ok everyone the site is officially up :). I was having a few... Today at 11:49 am by call ducks	1	19
Combining Full Grown Layers with 10 Week Olds started by ironrdr (Today at 10:32 am)	They will need to meet through a fence or cage for a few weeks... Today at 10:37 am by Whittni	1	24
What I came home to tonight. started by Farias1124 (Yesterday at 10:37 pm)	one time my leg horn Lilly sacred me like that. I looked every... Today at 10:06 am by cary 1973	5	59
Sevin dust started by kuntrychick (10/29/11 at 10:00am) 1 2 3 4 5	Sevin dust is more toxic to mammals and especially insects... Today at 9:14 am by Touchstone	46	5,148
SEVIN (Carbaryl) Powder Being Discontinued... started by quiltnchik (5/28/09 at 10:28pm) 1 2	Companies petition for the EPA to amend their permits all the... Today at 9:04 am by WalkingOnSuns...	17	3,336
How smart are chickens? started by Chicks Galore3 (9/5/12 at 7:12pm) 1 2	this guy seems to have met a lot smarter chickens than I have... Today at 9:03 am by Mrs. K	10	822
D'uccle people who band their birds' legs started by Hennyetta (4/22/13 at 4:55pm)	You should try asking in the D'uccle thread Today at 8:47 am by Cassidy Love	1	38
Turkeys and Bantams? started by C-Town Bantams (6/2/13 at 7:19am)	The feed isn't the problem, the chickens can eat the higher... Today at 7:49 am by howfunkyisurc...	2	31
Rooster with a MAJOR crush on duck started by suzannevans (6/12/13 at 7:36pm)	I agree they have been quite a spectacle in the neighborhood... Today at 7:28 am by suzannevans	5	51
Cleaning The Coop! started by katiescoop (Yesterday at 8:56 pm)	well I will have to start doing that, I am gonna start letting... Today at 3:59 am by happyclucker	8	60
FREE-RANGE KEEPING OF AMERICAN DOMINIQUES started by centrarchid (6/10/13 at 4:23am) 1 2	My birds are not at as much risk as you might think. We have... Today at 3:49 am by centrarchid	17	157
Bullying, Bathing, Runts, and Handling Hens started by Farmer Viola (5/23/13 at 1:41pm) 1 2 3…7	I have some questions about how you would go about adding... Today at 1:40 am by Farmer Viola	65	1,739
CHICKEN HARNESS started by TEXASSCENT (3/26/13 at 7:14am)	I got a cat harness for my girl Jetta, she freaked out at... Yesterday at 9:32 pm by katiescoop	6	119
Put roosts on same level or stagger started by chipahoy4 (6/1/13 at 6:04pm) 1 2 3	Thanks for all the great advice, I guess I will put one roost... Yesterday at 7:43 pm by chipahoy4	21	316
dividing a flock (chicks from broody hens) started by lawatt (6/15/13 at 8:15pm)	That is great to hear! Yesterday at 3:41 pm by Whittni	7	41
Leg Bands started by Backyard Bob (4/6/13 at 8:17am) 1 2 3	I personally have never had any problems with that. They kinda... Yesterday at 3:35 pm by Whittni	21	325