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I found one of the chicks I purchased last week struggling the brooder this am. I put it back under the heater but its brooder mates (tiny silkies and this thing is a barred rock) kept running over it. I found it again just laying on its side, eyes closed, trying to die again. So now it gets...

I know Red Stars aren't a "breed" they are a hybrid. So, this might not be the right forum. If not, please redirect me! My sister and I are trying to breed chickens to sell at local farmer's markets. We love Red Stars for this reason because of the auto sexing and egg laying abilities...

My sister is a middle school science teach and one of her student's donated hatching eggs from his family's mixed flock. Since my sister doesn't keep poultry the babies get to live with me! Any idea what they could be mixes of? The have feathers on their feet, but the bottoms don't look...

My sister is a middle school science teacher and one of her student's families raises peacocks. They donated two eggs for hatching. Both eggs hatched, but one was eaten by her house cat. (expensive meal for that little monster!) Anyway, my sister doesn't keep poultry, so the remaining...

I have been really, really lucky and lost almost no birds to predators- until 2 weeks ago. Now I have a (horrible curse word I won't type) fox. He has decimated my flock- taking at least 10 layers and all 5 ducks. And these attacks are brazen- middle of the day. I have seen the fox 3 times...

A question that I'm sure has been asked a 1000 before and has 1000 different answers; but, I am risking it anyway! I have 5 3 week old super healthy, happy poults. They are currently in their brooder with 7 chicks that range from 4 weeks to 2 weeks old. Everybody is getting along fabulously...

I have posted before, so please forgive me, but I still don't understand what to do with my ducks at night! My chickens happily all go into the coop. I trained them by having a light in the coop- super simple. But I can't figure out what to do with my ducks. They are about 3 months old and...

Please forgive me because I'm sure this question has been asked an answered many times- but I can't find the exact information I'm looking for. Where do ducks prefer to sleep? Lol. I am experienced with chickens, so I'm not a total poultry newbie. And I did a bad thing and saw the cutest...

I bought 5 chicks from a friend's son yesterday. The only information I have on them is that they bought them from a flea market from some lady that had hatched them in an incubator. They aren't even sure how old they are- maybe 5 weeks was the best guess. Help me!! Pretty please with sugar on...

I have a Cochin hen that has gone broody. It has been well over a week of her nesting box obsession. I have thrown her out of the box several times a day. I took out the fake eggs I had in the nests. Today I changed the straw in the boxes. And- of course- back she goes. Now this would all...

I have four hens in my backyard currently. Three of them are fabulous layers- an egg everyday and their egg shells are hard as rocks. I have them on flock raiser (because one of them on recently started laying and I didn't want to overwhelm her system with calcium) with a side of oyster...

I got my baby chicks out of the house today! Wahoo!! They were housed in a dryer box for a brooder and they would fly out and poop everywhere. Not fun times. My husband and I converted an old enclosed trailer (that used to be a recycling collection container) into a grow out pen. It is...

I have had my babies on medicated starter since they arrived here- day 2 of life- and they are 3.5 weeks old now. All the babies are doing great! They get treats daily, mostly grass and roots from our yard. It is almost time to buy that next feed bag. Should I go ahead and buy regular...

I have a black Cochin pullet who is about 8 mo old. She is just now starting to show signs of maturity- her comb and wattles are starting to become and nice red color. I'm not too surprised it took her a little longer to develop since we had such a miserable winter. But are Cochins normally...

I have an order of 15 babies coming the first week of February! I am so excited. I am trying to get everything planned as best I can, but I know there must be a steep learning curve. What do you wish you knew before your first batch of babies?

I am using a dryer box as a brooder for an order 15 standard chicks. I have an Ecoglow as the method of heat. I am brooding the babies in my basement, which is a living space that we use daily. I am trying to figure out the best bedding options to minimize odor. Cost is not the biggest...

I have 15 baby chicks coming the first week of February! So excited about my little ones. I have been doing research and I really want to use the Ecoglow 20 instead of a traditional heat lamp. We will be brooding the babies in the house for the first two months- in a cardboard box. I am...

I live in GA and it is getting coolllddd here tomorrow night! Like a low of 12 degrees F! I know that is downright balmy to some of you Canadian folks, but that is the coldest it has been here in years. I have four chickens in a fairly large coop. I don't have a heat lamp and I'm not...

I have a mixed flock (one RSL hen, one EE hen, 1 maran pullet, 1 silkie pullet, and 1 cochin pullet). I have been feeding them layer crumbles. I was reluctant to switch to another type of feed because the EE's eggs have VERY thin shells. (Already tried just about everything I could think of...

The title kinda explains the main question of this post, which probably is a silly one. Are all Silkies bantams? I have a mixed flock and my one silkie pullet is not THAT MUCH smaller than the maran or the cochin pullet. Of course, I'm sure they are all still maturing. And I suppose that...