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Hi Folks, We have 2 girls who are bloody around they’re butts and have no tail feathers left, Is anyone using some kind of cover up/garment to protect their rear ends?

We picked up 8 chicks last Wednesday and all has seemed fine until tonight, my wife noticed one of the girls head is locked in a slight tilt? she seems to be eating, drinking and pooping ok...is this something or are we being paranoid, she is an Americauna. Thanks in advance. Bruce

Hi Folks, What have you all decided on for a small solar setup for you're coops, I'm in the process of building a new coop and want to run a solar setup thru the winter if I can for just a heated waterer instead of running an extension cord across the yard again. Thx

I have a 4yr old RI Red who I noticed this morning was not walking much, when standing her tail feathers are sloped down towards the ground, her belly feels a bit bloated (at least compared to her sister) and is breathing heavily and slowly....could she be egg bound? She's one of 12 so I have no...

I have a question for you experienced folks... I have hens for eggs 2+ yrs now and also raised turkeys last year for the holidays feasts...I'm ready to start with chickens for meat...my local feed store only offers what they call broilers .....looks like a basic white rock-ish looking bird...is...

Hi folks, This is my first season with turkeys I have 3 BBW that are 60+ days old and are on chick starter feed! my question is: when do I change their feed and to what type would you all suggest. Thx for your input Bruce

Hi folks, I have a batch of RI reds & White rocks ...6 each 7 weeks old...the white rocks are very aggressive with me and the reds ... Is this a breed trait .... Or did I just get lucky? TIA Bruce

Hi Folks, I have 13-6wk olds in a group here waiting for warmer temps to go out...all was going well until this morning one of my RIR's I found she is all curled over with her head between her legs...she can straighten up to get a drink but she appears to be getting worse...Ive seen this here...

Hi Folks, I think I found worms in my 4 wk old chicks poop, what appears to be a worm is about and inch long, black in color and tapered at both ends....can they be wormed at this age? And with what. Thanks in advance.

Hey Folks, I'm up in New England and it's been in the teens at night and even during the day some days...I've opened my pop door but the birds have refused to leave the coop...ok no problem until one of the RI reds looks to have been pecked? She looks like she's missing a good bit of neck...

So we had what we believe was a rabid fox checking out my neighbors coop the same day my cat was last seen...he was a very savvy outdoor male house cat, great at hunting... But the fox looked kind of mangy and very hungry, is it likely my boy became prey?

Hey Folks.... I'm curious to see if you think this is frostbite... I live in New England...Ma....outside Boston...the weather has been cold here but not crazy cold...15-20 Fahrenheit at night....worst case. I have a fairly large coop for 5 birds 8x8x8 and feel that it is well vented..6...

Hi folks, Here's my question...this morning I did my version of a cleaning on my coop, shoveled the bedding, swept rafters and windows for cob webs, washed the waterer, freshened up the shavings in the nesting boxes, filled the feeder and scraped poop off the perches... All the girls returned...

We had to give up our first rooster due to neighbors ..... It was very cool to have him and to watch how he did his thing. Free state project bound...

Hi Folks, I have my first flock, 2-buffs 2-reds 2-ee....when would be the best time to give the girls access to their nesting boxes? Thanks in advance

Hi Folks, I've been reading here on the forum about cedar chips and baby chicks...does anyone have any idea if using a 20-ish year old cedar chest as a brooder could be harmful to baby chicks...it no longer has any real cedar odor to speak of. Thanks in advance.

Hi Folks I'm building my perch this weekend and was looking to see if anyone has any input on whether I should build the perch to reach the corners of the coop? Do chickens like a wall to lean on or can I cut them shorter and leave a gap on each end? Thanks in advance...sorry for the double...

Hi Folks, I'm building the perches for my coop this weekend, does anyone have any feedback either way on extending the perch all the way to the corners of the coop, do the chickens like a wall to lean on or can I cut the perch a bit shorter and center it leaving an open space to each corner? I...