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After my flock got wiped out. (Fox or some such creature) 5 good layers that we've had for 3 years. went out and got 9 $3 layers to reload the coop. They have turned out to be more like rescue birds than the plump girls we had. They kind of smell like chicken poop(way more than ours did)...

I'm looking for ideas to keep our chickens from going up our wheelchair ramp. It can't interfere with the chair movement. any ideas. Thanks

Has anyone used a remote wireless thermometer over a long distance? My coop is about 75 yds from the house. I'm looking to find a way to monitor the temp inside the coop at the house. all the remote indoor/outdoor i've tried don't have the range needed. any success out there?

Well I don't know how this is going to turn out. But this is what we're trying to do. We have 4 layers and one had started to brood so we let her and ordered 5 chicks to be delivered in three weeks. They showed up yesterday and last night at midnight we switched out her egg with the chicks...

Hi. I was just going through some threads because I was wondering if soybeans were toxic to chickens. What struck me was how technical feeding HennyPenny has become. How did chickens survive before Ralston P. and the likes. Anyways, what are the negitives to feeding soybeans. Thanks.

I've been looking for a container to place by our coop to hold supplies. so we (wife) doesn't have to lug everything to and fro the coop. It would need to hold 2 40 lb bags of feed 1 of grit and wood chips. so I was looking for 30" h x 18" d x 48" h that opens from the top. Anyone know of Model...

Hi situation- new with 5 hens and just learning their ways. Hen(s) started laying last week and just found that there is an outside nest also. We don't know how many are laying but there has been only one egg at a time in the nesting box. when I let the girls out the hen that appears to be...