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So I have a litter of 7 Holland Lop kits about 5 days old. There were 9 in the litter and 2 were still born. Of the surviving 7 one little guy is quite a lot smaller than the others, which are all about the same size and easily double this little guy. He seems to be well proportioned albeit...

I am just starting to plan a new coop. This will be the 4th one I've built and this time around I am looking to curb some expenses in the build. I don't build "pretty" coops to begin with just solid and functional. I am wondering if I can increase the square footage available to my flock...

So I am considering moving my garden into the chicken run. My run is large 60'x30'. And my plan is to use raised beds that I can fence off with chicken wire to keep my hens out. And the larger fence around the run should protect my veggies from the deer and my Newfoundland who likes to steal my...

So we had a pretty good windstorm break a latch on my coop door while I was at work and all but 1 of my seramas escaped. I penned her and left the pop door open should they try to return at night time but alas it has been a week and no sign of them. The latch is now replaced with something much...

So I was out of town when this guy hatched 2 days ago (DH was in charge and now possibly demoted, lol) and he had quite a bit of membrane dried and stuck to his back and around his bottom. The incubator is lined with paper towels so not slippery. I washed him to remove the dried membrane...

Just noticed this bald patch on my roo while doing chores tonight. I have noticed them "grooming" each other. Seems to be gentle but maybe it isn't always. Or maybe it is mites as we are treating SLM at the moment and I ha e noticed some feather loss around the vents on a few others. I need...

How would you arrange this flock into breeding pens? There are 5 roos (numbered) and 9 hens (lettered). The previous owner was breeding for blue color. My goals are a 4-H project for my daughter and a healthy flock with good confirmation. *They are not tame as of right now so the pics are just...

So last August/September my flock contracted a "hot" strain of mareks which ended my flock. I was devastated, I cried and swore I was done with chickens after that. I removed my coop and run (I did keep feeders and equipment like that) but otherwise returned the portion of my yard that housed my...

Has anyone kept their flock after a Marek's outbreak? Signs right now are pointing towards an outbreak in my flock and I am unsure if I should cull the entire flock or not. It once was about 40 strong with beautiful healthy birds. Now one by one they are becoming paralyzed in their legs...

I have a chick that has been healthy since I brought her home about a month ago. I went out to the coop today and she was laying spralled out on her back. I thought she was injured but everything seems to be okay other than that she is totally floppy and can't control much beyond her head and...

I swear these chickens will be the death of me! I had some broody hens sitting on some eggs while I had some others in the incubator. I haven't really been watching the hens but today I thought they had to be hatching or rotten. They started sitting in early July but the last few days have...

I brought in some eggs to incubate a week ago after gathering them for 2 weeks. I went to candle them for the first time today everything seemed fine until I found one that has an external pip! I stopped candling and quickly added water and sponges to bring up the humidity of the incubator. But...

I just purchased him from a breeder who was willing to let him go because of size (19.1 oz). He was the only C out of his hatch, the rest looked to be A and B. I do hope to breed him to my serama hen (16oz) and OEB (14 oz). I have never shown before though and since my eye for judging traits...

I am looking into building my own incubator and wondered if anyone has tries using seed warming mats as a heat source? The one I am considering is the Apollo horticulture seedling heat mat with thermostat controller, so I think it would stay constant. Thoughts?

Last year we move to a new (really old) home, with a bit of land to get a little homestead going. In the move my previous coop was damaged by my husband and his buddies. Since thenm our girls have been living in sectioned off portion of our garage. While I was repairing the damaged coop, chicken...

I have a 12week old RSL pullet. I have notived lately that she isn't holding her head quite as hiugh as the rest of my flock. It was minor and she was behaving normally so I just kept an eye on her. This morning while tehy were ranging I noticed that it is pretty much down and forward at all...

I am so excited! I just put in my initial chick request to Ideal for next springs chicks! I am waitlisted for 10 chicks which are 2 SLW, 3 Blue Wyan. Bantams, 3 silver penciled cochin bantams, and 2 speckled sussex. The timing could be terrible though. We are in the midst of selling our house...

So every once in awhile I like to imagine myself as a homesteader. If I actually was I think my family would starve, but hey its fun to pretend right!?! So today we made apple cider and it struck me that there was alot of waste left over. Which then led to me wondering how I can use it to save...

Hello fellow avian enthusiasts! So this is my 3rd winter with chickens and previously I was unconcerned. Now I am starting to question myself. I built a new coop this spring and I am very proud of it. Especially since I am not experienced in construction. However when I did the design it was...

So I need some advice. I have one EE hen who is the sole survivor of the massacre of her flock. I immediately purchased new chicks and am wondering if I can introduce them since she is now broody or if this is a terrible idea. The chicks (10) are 4 weeks old and they have had several meet and...