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I live in north Alabama and am wanting to get ready for this coming winter. I am wondering how much tarp to use? Where to use it? and anything else I may need to do. I have to go pick up hay for the ground. But other then that I have no idea what to do. Here are some pictures. The sun rises...

Finally got a photo of the tail feathers. These chicks I was told that they are the same age. (3 months or so!!!) The top photo is the bigger of the two and since they were put the birdie hospital ( bottom photo bird was attacked thus the blue) has been oddly protective of the smaller (not from...

Yesterday I put my 2, 3 month old chicks out in the run that is fenced in. Well it didn't go well at all. I closed off half of the coop and put the two young birds in away from the older hens . One was beat up pretty bad had a hole pecked into its back and was bloody. I fixed up the injured...

I put my 3 month old EE in with my barred rocks and game hens this afternoon, and there has been feathers pulled and blood drawn is this normal. It is braking my heart that they have to go threw this.

Two weeks ago I purchased 3 chicks from a local feed and seed and was told they were all hens. Well turns out at least 2 are roosters. I am looking to trade the one in the front for a hen. I have 2 barred rocks and 2 game birds. A younger chick would be preferred as I want to keep it with the...

I was wondering if some one can tell me how they tell the sex of the EEs. It seems that as my chicks get bigger they are ever changing and I love watching. When I posted my last pics I had hens and I believe that but I wanted to know what to look for so when or if I get more I will know what to...

This morning I gave my hens a few peanuts and some dates out of a organic trail mix. I looked at a list of what not to feed them and didn't see anything but can anyone tell me if those things are bad or where there is a list i can use from now on?

I have had 2 barred rocks for 4 months now and they know who I am only won't let me touch them, they come running to the gate when I head that way to feed them. I have no idea how old they are because I got them from some one who was thinning their flock. I have read on how to make them like me...

I feed my girls a mix of laying pellets, grain, cracked corn and treats but all veggies and fruits. Should I be feeding them all or some of what they get? Should it be all pellets with the others as treats? Should I change the food as it gets colder? And they also get oyster shells and grit...

The first picture is Ashley she is mostly black with brown "highlights" The Second brown girl is Nugget!! I have had them for about a month and now that I am in the group would love to know what they are!! And I am guessing they are hens because I have gotten eggs from both, unless one is...

Hello everyone!!! My name is Jenn and I live in Muscle Shoals AL with my now 7 chickens. I just got 3 new babies today!!! They are ameruacanas so I was told. I got them because they were just too cute to leave tand the thought of green and blue eggs is extremely exciting to me. I also have...

I just got 3 young chickens from the local feed and seed. I put them in my 10 by 20 foot run with my older chickens and they all got along great. However I just went out to check on them and they excaped. I managed to catch them however one girl is bleeding and has 2 medium size cuts on her...