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I have had this chicken for over a year now. I know how grit works, and have seen them picking the right size pebbles and eating them, but this is different. As soon as I opened the coop door this morning, she bolted out like she is starving and starts scooping up big gulps of sand. Her poop is...

I hope someone can help me piece together this puzzle and tell me what to do. I have spent thousands and so much time on these birds and am heartbroken about not being able to help them. Since last fall my flock of bantam cochins has shown the following symptoms: - very watery diarrhea (photo...

I was wondering if anyone has plans for how to make a chicken door that slides to the side to open and close, and somehow locks. In the past I've always done the chicken door with a rope and spring hinges, and then if I want to lock it, I have to enter the chicken run and put a clip through some...

Over the years I have found that I really like keeping my chicks in plastic storage bins for brooders, vs other options. Reasons why I like to use storage bins: They are great for conserving space if chicks need to be indoors Keep chicks safe from cat indoors High sides keep out drafts Can...

I love my mottled cochins as-is, but since I am also a little artistic and kooky, I am thinking of perhaps coloring them with food coloring next spring so I can have a flock of purple, pink, green, blue etc. spotted chickens. I do not plan on using any harsh chemicals or anything to cause them...

I would like to keep Tylan on hand in case any of my birds have sudden respiratory infections or other problems. My supply of Tylan 50 just expired, so I need to buy another bottle. I plan on administering by injection if anything comes up. I keep bantam cochins, so nothing very large. Should I...

11/5/2016: I have a few mottled bantam cochins available, from Jamie Matts stock, if there is any interest. They are from a late fall 2014 hatch so are coming up on 2 years old. They are the nicest birds I hatched that year and I was holding them back to keep for myself, but decided I would like...

I would like to have all my birds stay together in my main coop this winter, rather than be all over the yard in tractors. In the past I've always had only one rooster so I'm not very familiar with trying to keep them together. So far any attempts at letting the separate groups meet on neutral...

I was wondering where you all buy your needles and syringes if you need to medicate large numbers of birds or just have a lot on hand. I have had to give some Tylan 50 injections this week. My Family Farm & Home sells some needles but I would like a small gauge needle and probably only 1/2"...

I recently received a trio of fairly expensive ($225 total cost) birds in the mail from a breeder. When I got them they were lice-ridden, sneezing with snot caked onto their nostrils, and breathing with a gurgling sound. I have had them in quarantine since the 18th, and the lice taken care of...

So we got these foam inserts then realized they would not fit correctly. Any ideas on what I can do to seal up these gaps/holes along the front and back edge of our roof? I used some silicone caulk along the edge so that will seal where it is flat, but I'm unsure of what sort of products would...

So I am a biologist, artist and nurturer, but I am not an engineer or physicist which is why I have put off figuring out the wheels until last minute for my tractor. It is 5'x3' with a coop built out of plywood on a frame of 2x3s. The pen is underneath, with 2' tall space covered with hardware...

My mother in law is looking to start keeping chickens here in Michigan and wants 4-5 hens. She lives in town and has lots of grandkids over so wants birds that are quiet, calm, friendly and can handle our cold Michigan winters. I think it would be fun also to have a mix of egg colors - blue...

I am trying to help my mother in law find a plan for a coop and run, with detailed lists of what to buy, how to cut everything and what to do. There are lots of great ideas on BYC with lots of photos, but she is not as handy with building as her son and I, so would like everything spelled out...

I finally got some chicks to hatch from the mottled bantam cochins I bought at the Ohio Nationals last year. I intend to show in the future, and would like to wing band my two adult birds, and six chicks that just hatched. I have the Jiffy metal wing bands and pliers. Is there a video somewhere...

So I should have known better than to google "chick snuggling pouch". I was wondering if any of you have come up with some sort of cozy container/pouch to cart about newish chicks in to keep them warm enough. I hate waiting to handle them until they don't mind our 72 degree air conditioned...

Anyone local to Grand Rapids/Rockford interested in my two silkie hens? I am fond of them, but want to get more serious with breeding my mottled cochins and don’t have room to keep these separately. Hunny Bunny is a buff and Priscilla is a partridge. Both hatched late May 2012, so just over a...

I'm not sure if just one hen is doing it, or several but my lovely mottled cochin roo is slowly losing his little head and neck feathers. I've seen my blue mottled hen pecking them off and he just sits there like a good rooster and lets her eat off his feathers. It isn't bleeding, but I would...

I would like to build several predator-proof chicken tractors to house maybe 3-6 bantam cochins each. The predators I'd like to keep out are raccoons, foxes and dogs. Looking for tips on how to build such a thing, if it is even possible. I'd like to be able to go on vacation over the weekend and...

I am itching to know how my 33 eggs are doing. Would it be more risky to the eggs to candle them on day 6 instead of day 7 like I had planned doing? I haven't touched them since they went in - they are in a turner.