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One of my EE’s started making a strange sound, it reminds me of a very soft bark. I’ve watched different videos and think it’s probably a sneeze over a cough. She is acting normal as far as I can tell but I noticed the sound around 4pm today and she wasn’t doing it earlier today around 1pm. I...

Our chicks are 6 weeks old and we just introduced them to the coop 3 days ago. I started using Mana Pro chick grit at about two weeks. My questions is, when do you switch to normal size grit? They have access to a run that we will try introducing them to today. Do we even need grit once they are...

I have been checking my chicks for pasty butt since I got them April 1st. They have been all good this far but today I noticed two had just a bit of poop stuck to the back downy feathers. Not on the vent or around. I cleaned them both up to prevent it from getting worse but did I really need to...

I’ve read a few different blog posts about not having bird feeders for wild birds if you plan to keep chickens due to the avian flu possibility. I’m wondering peoples opinions on this. Could I possibly keep a feeder away from where the coop and run is? We cut down to only one feeder, partially...

We purchased a 12x12 heat plate for our 10 chicks. After doing even more research and reading the manual that comes with the plate, I’m a little worried we made the wrong decision to use one. We will be brooding in our garage come April 1st. We live in Wisconsin, the temp outlook looks to be...

We have our chicks coming April 1st. We ordered 6 EE’s and plan to get 2-4 more the same day, probably Australorps maybe split 2-2 with Plymouth Rocks. So 8-10 total. What size brooder should I use and how long are they able to stay in that size brooder. We are looking at possibly using a...

We are looking at building our own coop. 8x8 lean to shed type. Hubby is a contractor but I’m having a hard time explaining how to properly add ventilation and insulation to our coop. We live in northern Wisconsin with temps in the winter dipping to -20 fahrenheit. Summer temps are highs in the...

We made the decision to use a heat plate in our brooder. Looking at either the rent a coop 12x12 or the premier 1 12x12 for our 10 chicks. Reading different reviews as well as different threads I’m having a hard time deciding if we need to get the adjustable temp gauge with it. I don’t see one...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I’ve been around chickens before (other family members/ friends) (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 10 chicks coming in April. (3) What breeds do you have? Easter Eggers and we haven’t decided about the others...