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We have just built our new coop but are not sure on how much of a slope on the ramp that our ladies will require to easily enter and exit the coop. We have 7 RIRs, 9 barred rocks, a dominique, a wyandotte, a Brahma and a mixed lady with 5 chicks (who are crosses with a polish and will...

Hello. We have a cochin named Roberta who is about 8 months old. We have had a pretty hard winter here to start and we got our 4 chickens in September. We have suspected that Roberta has been picked on a bit in the past but that seems to have sorted itself out. Now her beautiful feathers are...

thank you all for so much information. love the idea of making my own concoction too.

what a great idea!!! video camera at the ready in the spring!! that was in reply to the toad catching and filming comment a few pages back. love it

Good morning! I have been trying to find a thread that had this answer in it, but couldn't. We are relatively new this and as such are experiencing our first winter with our ladies. We have been walloped with lots of snow and cold weather for so early in the year. That being said, we have...

Thank you Crazyaboutchickens!! So helpful. I appreciate all of the advice. starting my "fodder growing" tomorrow to experiment. thank you again

I have read so much on here, but wanted to be clear. In an ideal situation, what exactly is the right combination to feed your chickens? Wheat and barley fodder on a daily basis, natural foraging, supplement with BOSS and kitchen scraps and as a "treat" scratch feed? Or is there a necessity...

We just got our first 4 hens and are super excited about it. They are gorgeous and seem very happy so far. We have a Cochin, a Brahma, a Wyandotte and a Dominique. We have a little temporary coop from a friend and are debating coop styles and runs. They will be free range as much as possible...

Hi Annabel! We, too just got our 4 little ladies on the weekend. However, ours are doing well in the behaviour department, but they have not laid any eggs either. I was not expecting them to lay for a week or so. Good to know that it may be a bit longer. Good luck to you and hope your girls...

That took super long to get through!! 243 pages of so much information. We just got our first 4 chickens this weekend - a Cochin, a dominique, a wyandotte and a brahma. we are already in love with them, but realize we are so "uniformed" it is totally overwhelming! We were members of a...