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My Buff has a 2-day old peep(Yippee!) and another one hatching . Should I/Can I vaccinate the peeps against Marek's? When I bought the day-old peeps last year, I did have them vaccinated. Can I purchase the vaccine at Tractor Supply or online? Yes, the majority of those donated eggs from the...

I, too, let my girls roam about all day and I was worried when they started eating the rhubarb leaves! They haven't keeled over yet but they've only been eating them a couple of days.

Eggshells are a good source of calcium for the laying hens. I've been told to crush them well so they don't resemble an egg. You don't want the girls to recognize what the source is because they will start eating their eggs and then we lose!

We have three groundhogs (beavercats, according to my daughter) that live on our yard because the neighboring farmer shoots them. The groundhogs have just been stealing the food and water from the founts when the birds are out of their tractor. This morning though the groundhog was busy...

I'm a new chicken Mom and have really enjoyed having them these last 10 weeks. I read that wood ashes are good to add to an area for the girls to dust bathe. My father-in-law asked if the lye created from rain on the ashes wouldn't be harmful to the girls. Anyone know if there's a worry?