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Hello, I am trying to decide what to do with a pullet of mine. She is 8 months old. I noticed blood on the feeder today, and I traced it back to one of my Barred Rocks. Apparently, she is being pecked by one of my Rhode Island Reds. The area on her comb is not too bad, but I am concerned about...

Hi everyone, This evening I found my first egg in the coop. My pullets are 19 1/2 weeks old. I really wasn't expecting an egg so soon. I just put the egg box in there yesterday (lol) because I thought one of them was acting kind of strange so I figured she might be ready to start laying. I...

I was just curious to know what you all think about storing chicken feed in the freezer. I bought a bag of feed awhile back that had bugs in it. Apparently, bugs in chicken feed is a fairly common occurrence because I also talked to someone that was a manager at a feed store, and he told me the...

Hello, I hope everyone is doing well today. I am in the process of gradually switching my entire flock over to a layer feed (Dumor). Yesterday they were 17 weeks old. I originally thought my entire flock was pullets. However, I suspect that maybe I have two cockerels because two of them have...

I was just wondering what the earliest I could switch my pullets to a layer feed? They are on Flock Raiser right now and are 14 weeks old. When this bag is finished I wanted to go ahead and switch to a layer feed because I did not want to purchase another bag of Flock Raiser. Would 16 weeks be...

I suspect that two of my Barred Rocks have leg mites, but they are only twelve weeks old. I was under the impression that this was something that affected mostly older birds. Their legs have had some scabs on them. A few times I have also noticed some swelling with exudate underneath the scales...

Several years ago, I went on a cruise to the Bahamas. Our first stop was in Key West. One thing that seemed very unusual; they had chickens (or what looked like) walking around in some of the restaurants. These were open restaurants and the chickens would just walk right in off the street. In...

When my chicks were 1-2 weeks old, I would hold my hand out and encourage them to jump on my hand and arm. I thought this was so cute (at the time). One of my Rhode Island Reds seemed especially found of me. Now they are 11 weeks old and much bigger with sharp claws. The problem is; every time I...

I was finally able to get some diatomaceous earth. I bought the Perma-Guard brand. I had to order it because I was not able to find any in the local stores. I have read that it is good for many different things including sprinkling it in the coop and run to prevent lice and mites. My question...

I was planning on switching my pullets over from the Start & Grow to Flock Raiser, and I just opened a brand new bag of Purina Mills (Flock Raiser) and it has bugs in it. I am assuming that feeding this (in spite of the bugs) would not be a good idea. They are small dark bugs about the size of a...

Can anyone recommend some antibiotic cream or ointment to go on several of my pullets (four week old) toes and feet. I just noticed while outside with them that the smallest one had a couple of small scabs (nothing too bad) on the front of its feet; and I noticed that a couple others have...

Hi, I have a question about whether to give grit to baby chicks or not. This is my first time raising chickens. I have heard many different opinions about this. My pullets are only three weeks old. For food, I am giving them Start & Grow (medicated) and also a very small amount of instant...