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We are looking for plans to build a coop similar to this one, it is at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. We have not had any luck with finding plans and it appears to be older construction. My wife and kids are in that pic for height reference, wifey is 5'2".... Oh wait I forgot the half inch she...

Our run stinks like no other when it gets wet. What can we do to get the smell to go away? Also on a side note has anyone ever planted rye or some other vegetation in the run to keep the girls happy when they have to be locked up? We have even considered one of the throw and go deer or...

Our Polish Bantam has an issue with her foot that we don't know what to do about it or what the cause is also it smells funky. Anything you can tell us to fix this problem would be great, if nothing can be done then that's ok too. She won't be the first bird we've killed.

We have a GLW that is laying soft eggs, we watched her walk through the yard a lay a soft egg. Is this normal? Something wrong with her? Is it time for her to meet the freezer? BTW she is a little over a year old.

We want to feed our baby chics antibiotic free food help us with this please

We bought 10 hatching eggs 5 Hatched but we aren't 100% sure what ones they were, help? https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6529869#p6529869

Is it ok for us to build a "creep feeder" style nesting area for our Bantam to hatch these eggs? IF so does anyone have any pics of one to give me some ideas?

We had a chicken go broody so we got ten eggs from a local chicken guy that has roosters and let her do her thing. We are down to three eggs two right beside each other and the third is little (6 -8 inches from the others) Well today she hatched her first chick... I kicked her out of the nesting...

is it too early to put them in the coop with the older birds? They are fully feathered, one of our little bantams that we thought was a hen is a roo and is showing he can "attempt" to crow funny little squeaks and all. If we put them in the coop are they ok to just eat the layer food the big...

I have a question regarding Indiana law and a comment I saw in this area earlier. If there is a dog threatening our chickens do we have a right to kill it? We were told that Indiana (in 2008 or 2009)put a law into affect that will not allow us to kill a dog for threatening our ladies, however it...

We are starting year two with chickens and we got our chicks tonight from our Rural King. We bought all "pullets" however wifey thinks one she grabbed is not a pullet. We got 3 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Auracanas, 3 Golden Laced Wyandottes, and 3 Bantams. We got them into their new digs with food and...

How cold is too cold in general for chickens? My wife is worried about our chickens freezing to death. We have a 6x7 coop and have 10 chickens. The water is freezing overnight so I know that it is at least 32 or so here at night lately. The inside of our coop is just stud walls and none of the...

We bought six easter egg chicks in april that were supposed to be all pullets, however we are pretty sure that one is not. One was killed by a dog so we are down to five soon to be four as we already have the rooster we want. Before I process it for meat is this a Rooster? We also think we...

We have some questions we posted in the raising chicks area. We are... Chad 34 Stacy 30 Aiyanna 4 Chayton 1.5 Our kids are very excited about having our chickens. The chickens are very excited about the new digs we are building for them (done enough for them to stay in and nearly done...

We know we should've probably found this stuff out earlier, however we have been doing fine. We live in Indiana as an FYI if it matters for any of these questions. 1. How long do the chicks need to be fed chick starter? Do the chicks need grit? 2. We have 6 chicks that are about a month to a...