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Pretty devastated. Lost all 3 of my pretty, friendly little Orps to what neighbor and I think was probably one or more coyote overnight. It was something big/strong enough to pull one of the coop doors up, ripping right THROUGH the hook-and-eye closures (two, one at each end!) that I *thought*...

Well, y'all, I got brave and decided to get my 6-week-old Buff Orp chicks outside to their coop for the first time. They seem REALLY glad to be out there, settled very quickly, hunted and pecked and scratched for a while, and now they seem to be digging themselves a nest in the dirt floor in...

Sadly I need to rehome a healthy 3-week-old Buff Orpington cockerel. My straight run of 3 ended up with 2 roos and the other one is already starting to get aggressive with him. He seems like a pretty low-key guy, 2nd in hierarchy behind the bad@$$ boss roo. Friendly, can be handled. Free to...

I'll be honest, I got 3 straight run Buff Orpington chicks operating on the assumption that one of them would die. I have 2 roos and a little hen. They grew up together from date of hatch, they snuggle up together at night, and they seem, at 3 weeks, to have their hierarchy pretty well sorted...

So I'm thinking ahead to when my chicks finally move out to the coop and I got to thinking. Always a dangerous thing for a noob. I've noticed that when the chicks get a little chilly, when I pick them up, their little feeties are cold. Once their feet get warm again *they* seem to get warm...

Anyone else's chicks kinda "meh" on the mealworms? Don't get me wrong, they don't HATE them, but given the choice of mealworms or their chick kibble as a treat from their usual chick starter, they go for about 1/10 mealworms to 9/10 chick kibble. I end up throwing most of the mealworms out w/...

I've never had the greenest thumb in the world but my impression has always been that pansies should be relatively easy to grow. At least I seem to remember growing some in grade school without any difficulty... I planted two garden spots with pansy seeds last year. Both spots are shady in...

Would welcome any tips on helping my chickies be less scared of me. I do pick them up and hold them gently 2-3 times a day until they stop struggling, but they still wig out every time the lid comes off their brooder. Unfortunately I suspect the answer is going to be "spend more time with...

Just wondering if anyone else grows mulberries. I'm about to close on the mini-farm and that's one of the things I'm hoping to do! I haven't ordered a tree yet b/c you can't plant 'em until after the last frost but you need to get 'em in the ground ASAP upon arrival. If anyone else is growing...

Hey y'all, just thought I'd check in. Lord willing, I'm about to close on my mini-farm (3.5 acres, TWO barns!) and am getting excited to have a (very!) small flock of chickens. I'm a newbie to raising them & doing anything other than having one ole rooster free-ranging around, but I'm hoping...