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Hi guys, my 2 year old silver laced wyandotte, Lacy, died sometime during the night. She seemed completely healthy...eating, laying and acting normal. I couldn't find any wounds on her...it must have been some kind of internal issue. The other chickens look fine today. Would you be concerned...

Hi guys, one of my chickens starting laying two days ago. I had one egg, the next day she didn't lay, and today she laid again, but there is some blood in the nesting box. The egg had a couple dots on it, the straw had some spots of blood and the sides of the nesting box have smears from when...

Hi guys! I've been looking all over online for information on carts and harnesses for dogs. Then I thought...Backyard Chickeners do it all! I should try here. :) I would like to make my own harness...just in case Beyla decides she won't pull carts - I don't want to spend $60 for nothing. Does...

Hi, any ideas on what gender these two 9 week Easter Eggers are? Thanks!! #1 #2

Hi all, After a dog attack I was left with one pullet, Ruby. She lived alone until about 3 weeks ago when I put 8 new chicks out with her. They were about 5 weeks old. We started them in the coop for a day, and then let them out into the run. They haven't been going to bed by themselves - we...

I have a box of hot cereal that I thought I would like...and I really don't care for. The ingredients are: Oats Unprocessed wheat bran Milled flaxseed Soy grits Untoasted wheat germ Cracked whole wheat Those are all of the ingredients - does anyone have an idea if this would be okay to feed...

I have the poultry netting from Premier. I have one hen who is living in the coop now and has been shocked but gotten used to the fence and stays away from it. I'll be moving some 6 week chicks into the area next week. Should I be concerned about them getting scared and running through the fence...

Hey Everyone, Three of my four girls were killed last month. I just have Ruby left out in the coop. She is an 8 month Partridge Rock. I have 8 babies in the brooder now that I am hoping will be ready to move to the coop next weekend (in a week). At that time they will be 5 and a half weeks...

Hi, I have 16 chicks - 2.5 weeks old. 8 were packing peanuts - feathered legs, maybe cochins? Anyway, all of them look great except for one. He hasn't grown as fast as the other packing peanuts - he is quite small, almost half their size. I noticed today that he is shaking quite a bit and just...

Is this pretty accurate? I've read that roos feather out later than pullets. I have 2 chicks that are a week and a half old. The SLW has plenty of wing and tail feathers. The GLW has small wing feathers and no tail feathers yet. I'm giving my packing peanuts to a friend and am wondering if I...

We ordered 8 chicks from ideal. And they sent us 16 :) Of course I'm loving them now, because they are teeney tiny...but I just don't have room for this many. I know I'm going to have to wait until they're at least a month to sex them... Does anyone even have an idea of what breeds they sent...

Hi, I'm getting ready to order some premier fencing - poultry plus 48". Anyone who uses this fence, do you use some kind of gate? Or just pull out the end post every time you need to go in? That seems like excessive wear and tear? Thanks!

Three out of four of my beautiful girls were killed tonight by two dogs. I stepped outside a moment too late. Just in time to watch them take their last breaths. Ruby had hidden in the nest box and had all of her tail feather pulled out. Only the dogs head could fit in. He climbed the ladder...

I'm sorry if this has been covered, but I couldn't find anything in the search. No matter how much hay I put in the nesting box, the chickens scrape it to the side and lay on the floor of the box. This is only a problem with one chicken. When she lays her egg sometimes it cracks when it hits...

Hi everyone, My beautiful chickies started laying last week. So far they are doing a great job! They are laying in the nest box and keeping that area very clean. But the last two days I have found an egg in the grass under the coop. The grass is mowed short, so it is definitely not a hiding...

I'm not sure what's going on with my Buff Orp. She is about 15 weeks old...and has started attacking me. Last weekend we clipped all the chicken's wings, and when I went to go back into the run to grab the scizzors I had forgotten, she ran up and kicked me. I thought at the time that she was...

I'm going to be out of town for the weekend, and I can't find anyone to lock up the chickens at night and let them out in the morning...I really don't want to leave the coop open at night. They are in a fenced in area, but it is really not a predator proof run - no ceiling, just a four foot...

All of my neighbors are very excited about the new chickens. They always ask about them and ask if we have any eggs yet :) So I wasn't surprised that they all made it a point to let me know that they have been seeing a fox around the neighborhood. Have you guys had issues with foxes attacking...

Hi, this is Ruby. She is about 9 weeks old, and her comb has been developing faster than my other chicks. I'm hoping maybe that is just the difference in breed. Does anyone have an idea if she might be a rooster? Thank you!!

Who knew that lounging after work watching my first chick take her first dust bath could bring me such pleasure!