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I have 5 chickens. They all only drink from one cup for some reason.

The cups fills just enough for them to drink. They bump the yellow tongue and water comes out and they drink it. it never fills up.

The cups fills just enough for them to drink. They bump the yellow tongue and water comes out and they drink it. it never fills up.

My old flock (3 hens) will not stop harassing my new flock (2 hens). I've introduced them gradually for several months. I've had them separated right next to each other as the pullets were growing. After 2 months I placed the new 4 month old hens into the coop. I've tried to place them into...

The youtube link shows how its done. THis is where i got the idea from. The L shape he uses is Australia standard. I asked several home supply stores and they don't sell the kind he uses. Not to California code. I used a standard 3 inch L shape drainage connector.

So if they are black sexlink then does that mean if they have white on them they are hens, and if they are all black they are cockerels? I just bought some straight run of Jersey Giant and Barred Rock cross breed. Didnt know they would be sexlink. I selected several of each.

Does anybody have experience with Jersey Giant/Barred Rock cross breed for meat? I hear different things about JG. Slow growth equals bad taste or slow growth has more flavor. But since these are a cross would that still be an issue with the slow growth and how old would be the optimum time...

I put my broader next to my dogs bed. I also a pitbull. My dog would whimper and growl. When dog does that you need to stop it right away. When the chicks were old enough to go outside I let the dog out with them. The dog would attempt to approach the chicks in a very hunting motion. You...

It's an L shape pvc connector. I cut groves on the end that is in the container. Very clean, never any spills, saves a ton on wasted feed. They can't get their feet in so they cant scratch the feed. They just stick their heads in and peck at the feed.

I just finished building my coop and water/feeder.(water cups) and attached it to 4 inch pvc pipe with my garden sprinkler refilling it automatically. It took them 3-4 days to figure out how to refill the water. My friend recently purchased the nipples and he hasn't had any problems. The...

For those who are having issues with their chickens drinking from the cups, Do they eventually figure it out? or did you do something to help them? I've had it for 4 days and it is always empty. I activate the yellow lever for them. They can't figure it out.

I have 1 bsl, 1 gold sl, 1 barred rock. They are 4 weeks old. Both the sexlink are extremly friendly and come to me when i feed them. The barred rock is a little shy and apprehensive. The bsl is much larger than the other 2. They're all so much fun to watch.

Thanks Ridgerunner, those are some great suggestions. Good to know, i didn't want to recut the nesting boxes since they are already painted.

Hi Yall, I have 2 sexlink and 1 Barred Rock. They are currenly 4 weeks old. I just built my nesting box, but realized the opening is only 7 inches wide by 10 inch height. Inside the box is 12x12x12 inch. Is the opening big enough for the chickens to enter with out injuring themselves? Also...

My hen house is 3x4x3 and will house 3-4 hens. I'm getting the feeling that the poop board under their roost might be the recommendation. But I would like the convienence of cleaning out less. Would their be any issues with doing a DLM in such a small pen. It's got an open top with and...

There's a mama bear and cub that live near my home. The bears frequent my trash cans. I have bear proof trash cans but they broke into them. There is nothing the bears will not eat. There is no chicken coop that is bear proof. If they want the chickens they will get them. I tried to scare...

I just built a coop and trying to figure out how to handle the poop. What do you think? Is it better to have a deep litter method or poopboard. I have 3 hens and don't mind cleaning once a week. Would prefer less maintenance but if I need to clean more often then I will.

Hi everyone. I'm planning on building a coop and getting chickens and was wondering if chickens would fly off a cliff. My backyard abuts a cliff and its about a 30 ft drop. I wanted to let them roam around.