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I have a broody out in the coop with eggs under her. Today is hatch day (well, yesterday was I think). I think the chirping drew in the other girls so they've crushed two. The chicks are still alive though. One is about 50% out of the membrane. The other just has a teeny hole in the membrane...

I think one of my girls has bumblefoot. I've never seen it in person, so I'll share some pictures below just to be sure (tried washing her feet with the hose but that didn't work too great). I have found lots of good info on bumblefoot surgery. I want to use a biopsy punch rather than a...

I have some metal roof panels we got for free that I want to use on a small coop we're building. I'll say up front I really don't know what I'm doing, but I'm trying to figure it out :) Is it a good idea to have plywood or some other underlayment under the panels? How do I finish off the...

I have a little silkie who has been broody for a while and REALLY wants some chicks to mother. The little bit of time she spends off the nest she spends clucking to her imaginary chicks to come get treats :) I happen to have 5 EEs in the brooder that I don't want to brood indoors They...

I had a hen that was broody for over a month, so I decided to get her some chicks from the feed store. When we first moved her from the community nest box (couple days before giving her chicks), into the "topper" for our brooder (like this except with hardware cloth all the way down) in the...

Just picked up 6 pullets from TSC today. They had 3 bins - straight run, reds, and assorted pullets. I was hoping for a little more to choose from, but as long as they lay eggs I'll be happy :) If anyone has any idea what breeds these are, I'd love to hear it. I know nobody can say for sure...

Our two roosters have something going on with their combs. For at least a month now, combs have had black scabs (tiny specks, assumed it was from fighting, but have been watching). Never really noticed any bleeding though. A couple of weeks ago there was a little blood around the roost (looked...

This is my first time raising chickens, so no experience at all. I've got two roosters. I bought two on purpose because I only wanted to keep one, but I thought it would be best to have a couple to choose from. All 10 chickens are about 5 months old, couple of the pullets just started laying...

So excited! I found the first egg today. I think it was my white EE (23 weeks) that laid it (under the coop! 8x8 coop maybe 12"+ off the ground, glad I could reach it!). I can't blame her though, we don't have the nests ready yet (working on that today). I've been watching her for a couple of...

Any ideas to salvage this siding? We're trying to spend as little as possible getting this shed turned into a coop (someday we might put money into it, but right now we're not sure this is permanent). As you can see, this shed already has some "ventilation". We really do not want to buy new...

Not sure what to do. I just got my first ever chicks yesterday. Two have been going downhill since. One (that will open her beak now and then for me) has some labored breathing, panting, not too mobile but does move in and out of the heat when she wants, poops are somewhat dry, no pasty butt...

I've been lurking around this forum for quite some time now, I figured I should go ahead and post an intro! I'm currently chicken-less It's not feasible where we are currently living, but we're trying to sell so we can get "out of the city", get a piece of land and raise chickens (and ducks...