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Hello, We hatched out several chicks this week. All went from the incubator to a "Little Giant" set at 92 degrees F as their first 24 hour brooder. I went out for 3 hours, and when I returned, the heater had malfunctioned and 6 of the 9 chicks were dead. One more died within an hour. Two...

There is a meeting tonight at 4:30 at the Wilbraham Town Hall in which the following will be discussed: WILBRAHAM CHICKEN BYLAW Any individual desiring to keep chickens on less than five acres must receive a one-time permit to do so. The permit fee shall be set from time to time, and must be...

Hi all, This is the fourth rooster I have tried to save from the stock pot by using an "anti-crow" collar. I have read several threads here and understand that people have had mixed results with the collar. For those of you that have had success, are there any tips or tricks that you have...

Our sweet, beautiful, 1.5 year old Easter Egger Sylvie has had an impacted crop for over a week! I noticed her over a week ago in the chicken run doing not much more than foraging for grit and stretching her neck up as tall as she could and opening her mouth - like she wanted to vomit. We...

Hello! We have a mixed flock – two two year old Easter Eggers laying about 3-5 eggs each a week, and six approximately 16 week old (give or take) hens (an Easter Egger, a Cochin, an Australorp, a RIR and two Barred Rocks) who are, obviously, NOT laying yet. We also have a 16 week old (give or...

Can I get input, please, as to gender and breed of these two chickens that were sold to us as "SEXED Cochin pullets." The dark black one is "Victoria," and the grey one (on the right in the third and fourth photos) is "Georgina." This morning, we HEARD and SAW "Georgina" crowing! I also...

Well, that pretty much sums up my question! We use ACV year 'round for our pet birds, and have thought it would be good to do the same with our chickens. That said, I have read several post here from different people saying they "have heard" that ACV should NOT be added to drinking water in...

Hello! I hope I can get some input/ideas/suggestions for coop/pen/tractor for the five little hens and one Muscovie duck we “adopted” last month (gender unknown!). We are first-time chicken guardians, we learning as we go and doing LOTS of reading! We live on ½ acre in a rural/suburban...

Hello! I'm Michelle, and my husband Mark and I live near Springfield, Massachusetts with a house full of our best friends - two dogs, six cats, a bunny, a cavie, and several birds! Recently, we added five pullets and one duck (8 weeks old now - two Barred Rock, a RIR, and two Cochin, along...