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Hey guys, so I'm thinking in Spring I'm going to get two chicks. My question is, with two chicks I know there's a larger chance of having one or both die on me, so I'm wondering what I can do to help insure their survival? Thanks!

hey guys, so I'm going to be getting chicks this march, and I need some help. I'm only getting three chicks because I don't want a ton of chickens. Their brooder is in the barn and is raised. I'm thinking to insulate them I will have their bedding in a way to keep the nice and close, have a...

Hey guys, so I'm planning on adding a concrete floor to the coop to keep predators from digging in. It's about 14 and a half feet long, and about seven feet eight inches wide. How did you guys do your floors? About how much did it cost?

Hey guys! I'd love to see some pictures of your Speckled Sussex Chickens (and or Chicks)! I've always loved the breed and I finally get to get one in March! I will definitely post mine once I get him/her! Anyway, this thread is just somewhere where you can post pictures of them, tell stories of...

Can anybody direct me to a sticky about caring for turkeys? I saw one about raising them but none about caring for them. If not then I have a few questions. 1. Can they be kept with chickens? 2. How much space do they need in a coop, run, roost, etc. 3. Do they need a special feed 4. What kinds...

Hey guys, so I'm new to Peafowl, but very interested in them. I have a few questions. 1. Can they be kept in a barn once they're grown, and also over winter? 2. Can you keep a pair (male and female) without having to have others? 3. Can you free range them on 3 acres? (I have 3 but it's not all...

I'm trying to decide whether I want to get a brinsea mini or some other kind of small incubator. Can anybody tell me about their experiences with them? Would something else be better? I would only be hatching 7 eggs tops always. Thanks!

Hey guys, so I'm thinking about incubating four or five eggs in a few months to a year. Can you give me advice on basically everything? I've been doing a ton of research but I definitely need to know more. What kind of incubator would be best for a small hatch like that? How reliable are auto...

Hey guys, does anybody know of any stores in Oregon that regularly get Blue Laced red Wyandottes in each year? I've found a store that sells the three other breeds I want every year, but I can't find one with the Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. Thanks in advance!

So, when I had chickens before I kept them all in the big barn with little predator problems. I'm a little bit paranoid now after seeing an owl in my yard in the middle of the night for about an hour. To make sure my chicks this spring are going to be safe, I'm redoing a small portion of our...

Hey all! I was wondering, what colors do wyandottes come in? Come Spring I'm going to get four and want to get a golden laced, silver laced, and blue laced red wyandotte. I want a fourth one but I don't want any of the same colors. Do they come in colors other then those three? I heard they do...

Well, last year my flock grew to the size of 25, and then shrunk to the size of zero. No, a predator didn't get them. I had too many and they were eating too much and they all started laying somewhere other then the nest boxes and I just couldn't find them and everything was too stressful. I...

Hi all, so I have five chickens that are a little over a year old, five bantam chicks that are almost four months old, two Ameraucanas, and two Jersey giants that are the same age as the bantams. My question is: I have definitely one bantam rooster, and probably a second but I'm not positive...

Do the whites normally get black spots on their wing shoulders? I just got some bantam chicks the other day and I think four out of six are cochins. One's black with a white spot on her head, and the other three are all white, but they have blue or black spots on their wing shoulders, or...

It's not as hot is it was last year when I got chicks, and I'm wondering how hot it should be when I first take them out? They're probably about a week old right now.

So I'm planning on making a coop skirt since I'm getting more chickens this year. All of the chickens have to move into the big part of the barn in a few months once the chicks are too big for the brooder, so I need to finish the big part of the barn now. I have wire for closing off the eaves...

So, it's that time of the year again and I'm considering getting eight or ten more chickens. I have six right now. I'm thinking about getting four bantams, two polands, two wyandottes, and two of some other breed. Anybody have any ideas? Also, I want these chicks this year to be more tame, any...

So my six chickens seem to think it's fun to stay on the deck, practically all day, and poop all over it. I am at my wits end, I love my chickens so much, but this is just disgusting! Is there any way to deter them from the deck, without getting screen to keep them out? We also have cats that...

So this morning my mom saw a coyote coming down the driveway towards the chickens (free range girls) so she chased him off since I was gone and couldn't. Now my chickens have also decided to cross the road. What should I do?!

My blue andalusian hen, Greysie, is about 20 weeks old like my other hens. She beats up on all of them, but one in particular, who she has drawn blood on. My girls have been free range for about a week, so I used my old smaller run from when they were young and put Greysie in it. Can I make her...