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Need some advice. I have a Buff Orpington that is 15 months old she is one of a flock of 6 hens. She started getting broody around 6 or 7 months old. I took all the advice here and put her in broody prison, she was in for about 4 days and signs were gone so back with the flock she went. About 5...

Not sure if I have a problem or not. I have a flock of 6 hens that are just over 6 months old and all are laying. One of the hens has prerty serious diarrhea. It is brown in color, no blood in it. She has had this for about a week and her rear feathers were getting pasty. We cleaned her...

Hello all, I have researched a lot in the forums and asked many questions so I could be prepared for our 6 chicks when they arrived the first week in May (except they came the first week in April so that put me in scramble mode). I have a plan for the coop/run and its construction will begin...

And I thought getting chickens was easy. A little background, I live in Illinois so we get a good mix of all four seasons. I am planing on building a elevated coop with a gable roof and leaving the eaves open and a ridge vent for passive ventilation. There will be windows that open for warm/hot...

Hello all, We are in the planning process for our coop. Research has shown that 1/2" hardware cloth is the preferred product for openings on the coop and run. What are your thoughts on using 1/2" expanded metal as an alternative? I know cost wise expanded metal is more expensive than...

Hello an TIA for any information offered. I am in the panning process of out coop. I see that the recommended material to use is 1/2'' hardware cloth for any openings. I have access to 1/2 expanded metal and was wondering if this would be an acceptable alternative? Here is a link for those...

Hello fellow Illinoians, We are starting a new adventure into the wonderful world of Back Yard Chickens. We are currently in the planning stages. From the research I have done on this site here is what I have come up with. Looking to get between 3-5 hens(roosters not allowed). Not sure on...

Hello all, We live in Plainfield a suburb of Chicago. I work with someone who has a small farm in Indiana and introduced us to "fresh eggs". We enjoy them so much we are deciding to start our own little egg factory. We are still in the planning stages and that is how we came to this site...