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Hello all, I am still new to this backyard chicken experience and we are coming into our first winter for the girls. We live in upstate New York and I am double checking my decision for my girls and NY winter. I have read both for heating their hen house and not. I have heard people say...

Hello all, today I discovered that one of my beloved ladies... is no lady. It has been confirmed with 3 crows that Rita is now Rocco. I wouldn't mind having a rooster the crowing doesn't bother me, I've heard the neighbors rooster in the distance, in fact I love it, it's so country to me and I...

My girls are getting older and will soon be pullets. They are about 10wks now, I heard they will reach pullethood at 12wks. (If this is correct) I also read that hens will sometimes favor a nest box for laying. Though my girls are far from laying, they have all decided to sleep in the nest boxes...

I know this is a question and subject that has been asked and talked about before but... I am trying to figure out the best procedure and most economical solution to my coop maintenance. I know there are all different types of bedding and it's everyone's own preference. Currently I am using...

BIG Question... MITES where do they come from and what to do to get rid of them. My chicks are only going on 6 weeks old (which I guess makes them pullets now?), I have been putting them outside for a few hours of sun since they were about 3 weeks and the weather warmed up here in Upstate NY...

Hello again I know that hens eat pretty much anything, and that they are omnivores so they can also eat meat. Though I plan on only feeding my girls an organic vegetable diet, (they can get their meat from bugs and worms) I was wondering if there was anything they should NOT eat? I heard to feed...

I have been researching and reading up on chicken knowledge, somewhere I thought I read that Cedar chips were toxic to chicks? So I made sure I bought pine chips, but recently I read that someone was using cedar chips under hay for her hens because it helped keep down on the smell. My questions...

We have 6 new chicks and are preparing our backyard for them. We live in the suburbs but have only a small yard. We are getting a 5X7 coop with attached roofed run. We are fencing our yard in and plan on letting our girls have free run of the yard, until night of course. My question to you all...

I heard that some breeds of birds don't get along with others and may even fight. Is this a natural fact or if they are brought in as babies together will they bond and stay together happily like sisters? I have 6 chicks and they are 5 different breeds. Are there known breeds that will just not...

Right now my chicks are 2 weeks old and are perfectly happy in the brooder I put together for them in my kitchen but it looks like they are going to be growing quickly and I am not sure how long they should be in the brooder or when I should move them to the coop? I don't want them getting so...

Hello everyone, was wondering what I should do for my girls during the NY winters? I haven't seen any coops hooked up with a heat source like a heating lamp or anything, or do chickens not need heat. I would think all animals need some kind of heat but I know that barn animals usual don't have...

Hello, my family and I have just got our first 6 baby chicks. I have read allot about raising chicks to chickens but still find I have questions. I have recently decided on a coop for my girls and noticed the waterer that comes with it was a nipple type system. Which I had NO idea chickens could...

Hello and thank you for this great page full of information. My family and I have recently got our first 6 baby chicks. We live in upstate New York but I'm originally from the city so I will need all the help I can get. I have read a lot on how to raise chicks but still find I have questions, I...