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Looking to add some Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets or hens to the flock this spring. Anybody in the Carolinas or Eastern Georgia raising them?

Looking to add some Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets or hens to the flock this spring. Anybody in the Carolinas or Eastern Georgia raising them?

I've been losing eggs to black snakes lately. Is Snake Away safe to use around chickens? What about sulfur? Will it hurt chickens? Also: how do you train guineas to stay at home? I've been thinking of getting some guineas for a while, and now may be the time, given my snake issue. But...

Just discovered this in the nest box. It was the size of an egg yolk, so I assume one of the girls laid a shell-less egg and the white got lost in the hay of the nest box? I cut it open, and a glob of something the pale yellow color of pus (not the color of any yolk my chickens have ever...

I have a fantasy about having lavender planted around my coop. Good idea? Bad idea? Will they eat it? Will they kill it? Will it hurt them? What are other good plants to have in a chicken yard? Currently I've got grass, trees, and a coral honeysuckle. And also, the occasional daffodil...

I have a grand old Barred Rock hen. She is a beautiful, big girl. I don't know her age, but I suspect her to be fairly old because she only gives us 2-3 eggs a week. They are slightly deformed and weak shelled, often cracking when they hit the nest. (It's full of hay, but there are golf...

I have 9 acres and woven wire fencing. There are a couple of places in the fenceline where my dog can squeeze under, though. Is 9 acres enough for a pair of guineas, or will they go and visit my neighbors?

I wasn't planning to have chicks, but I've recently discovered that my two RIR pullets are actually Production Red cockerels, so I'm now entertaining the idea of having sex link chicks from my Barred Rock hens. If I opt to let one of the girls sit on a nest, do I need to separate her from the...

The basket fell off my wheelbarrow the other day, and I'm thinking this might be an opportune time to build a chicken tractor on the base. Anybody have pictures of or plans for this sort of thing?

Having just had my fears confirmed that my two RIR pullets are, in fact, Production Red cockerels, I'm wondering what kinds of hens, other than Barred Rocks, will make sex link chicks with my boys. I already have 2 BR's and will now need to get at least 2 more hens in order to replace the...

Went to the feed store 6 weeks ago and asked for 4 hens. Came home with 2 mature, laying Barred Rocks and 2 RIR "pullets." All is well with the BR's. The RIR's, however, are neither laying eggs nor crowing. I don't know how old they were when I got them, but here's what they looked like the...