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So here’s the story... someone reached out to me needing to rehome their chicken. They thought they had a “she,” but then they heard her try to crow. They separated her from the flock for the week, and she didn’t lay an egg. The problem is, I don’t have an exact hatch date other than sometime...

Yep! Chick crumble

So I had a hack of a weekend at work and I ran out of chick food. Like, they’re out out. I was feeding Purina Start & Grow unmedicated, but the only thing our local store has is Rancher’s Choice Unmedicated. I’ll never make it to the next town over to get the purina Before the store closes. Is...

I have 4 (almost) two week old buff Orpington Chicks that I’d like to differentiate. Would it be ok to do a drop of food coloring (not red) on their chest? If so, do I rub it in until it’s dry? I’ve never raised chicks before, just always had started pullets. They’re in the same tank as two...

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All I have in the house is orange. Do you think it will work?

Has anyone ever heard of this? We have a dog indoors (which goes outside for walks, potty breaks, etc.) and two cats inside. Benelli, our corgi/lab mix gets Vextra each month, and the cats get Advantage. The problem is I noticed the dog itching pretty good tonight, so I combed her and found...

SO did it! He bit the bullet and proposed last Sunday! I took him to the St. Louis Arch on the way home from Arkansas (since he had never been and I have been there [more than 10 years ago]) Of course, I am terrified of heights so I start panicking while we were standing in line for tickets to...

Yes, crate training last night was fun. She was NOT IMPRESSED (and she was sure to let us know about it) when we put her to bed, but as much as it broke my heart, I stuck to my guns and she (and I) survived the night

We decided on a little girl. We let her pick us Her name is Benelli... There is a photo in this thread here- https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/649773/meet-the-new-addition

I know the momma is a corgi, she's SO's cousin's dog. They have another male corgi that the dam was with, and a Jack that comes to visit, she has the short, nubby corgi legs for sure, but I will get more pics up tomorrow in the daylight when she's up and around.

Chris and I got a puppy tonight! She's 8 weeks old. The mother was a Welsh Corgi and the father was either a Welsh Corgi or a Jack Russell. We gave her a bath as soon as we got her home because she lived in the barn and had cow poop caked on her legs, dried her off, and now she's sleeping, all...

So Chris and I are going out tonight to get a puppy, they're Jack Russle/Welsh Corgi cross, 8 weeks old... what I was wondering is, should we get a boy or a girl? I've only had male dogs in the past and I have had good luck. Does anyone have any opinions on which we should go with and why? It...