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I am trying something different with my newest batch of broilers. I am using a Hubbard layer feed with 17% protein and they make a Starting/Growing/Laying Chicken Supplement that is 38% How do figure out how to mix it come out to a 22-27% protein ratio?

I had a chicken die on me today. We had temps of 106. I had ice in their water and they were all panting. This one died next to a Tonka Truck that I use for a nest. Earlier I thought she was just "waiting in line", but I went back in this evening and found her dead. I am guessing it was the...

I had a chicken die on me today. We had temps of 106. I had ice in their water and they were all panting. This one died next to a Tonka Truck that I use for a nest. Earlier I thought she was just "waiting in line", but I went back in this evening and found her dead. I am guessing it was the...

They all look the same on the back except for the one with the head up. I am guessing that is the only pullet of the bunch. Bottom left chick is the same one with the head up in the pic above. See the feathering difference? Can anyone tell me what I have here?

This is a two week old lt brahma/ameracauna that we hatched out in an incubator. Today my daughter noticed something wrong with its leg. Any suggestions on what to do?

Hi, I am looking for a dozen Partridge Rock eggs that I could try to hatch. Please contact me if you have some. I just threw in a price so I could post. Let me know what you will charge. I live in South Dakota. Thanks, Charlie

I bought some chickens from the spouse of a man who passed away. They lay a huge egg. Any idea what breed they are?

I am looking for a thread that describes the process to incubate eggs. I have hens and a rooster. What do I do after that? How do you keep the eggs?

So, today I discover 20 eggs in the wrong place. Everyone else in laying in the nest box. I have one buff who likes to roost right by the tan box on the 2x4 shown in the first pic below. About two weeks ago I accidently locked her in the garage for a day. I found her that evening when I...

I got my first egg three days ago and I have not had one since. I added a light to come on from 3am until 730am this morning. They 22 weeks old. 2 lt brahmas, 2 buff orps, 2 new hamp reds and 2 silver laced wyandotts. Is it normal to get one egg and then not get any?

My rooster mounted a 20 wk old pullet today. Does that mean she is ready to lay eggs?

I turned a shed into a coop earlier this summer. It has a garage door on the south end. I left it open most of the summer for air circulation. A couple months ago, I was talking with my neighbor who has his own handyman business. I was telling him about my idea for framing in the garage door...

My hens have just started flying over the fence into the neighbors yard. I dont want to confine them to their run because I have a big back yard for them to forage in. Any suggestions?

I should have hens laying in about a month. I am thinking about building the roll out from Opa Wan. Is that ok for first time layers or do they need something different?

I have three old tires that I need to do something with. Could I cut them in half and use them as feeder for my chickens?

This cat was in my garage with the chicks the other day. I have caught it the last two nights in a live trap in my back yard. I guess the owners dont understand the paint. Any suggestions if I catch it again tonight?

I have slowly been killing off my broilers. I have 7 left that are now 3 months old today. One is not wanting to move at all today. I picked it up and its left leg is limp and the right is not. Did it have a stroke? Did I let it live too long?

I lost all my broilers and 1 black sex link on the last shipment from McMurray. I got the replacements today and have already lost one black sex link and one broiler. Is this normal? I guess my first batch of chickens ever was a fluke. I didnt lose a one.

My order of 35 chicks shipped Wednesday from McMurray Hatchery and did not arrive until today. The tag on the box said they were born on Aug 30. The post office told me that the reason they didnt get out to our little post office today was because a flight was late. She added that many of...

How much water do you need to add to raw milk to make it into 1% or 2%?