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My 6 wk old chicks have begun to open their beaks very widely, as if yawning. If they were cats, I'd say they were trying to cough up a hair ball. I'm curious as to what they're up to, if anybody knows. Thanks.

Hi, We accidentally ran out of chick starter crumbles, and we won't be able to get more until Monday. The chicks (RIR and BO) are six weeks old. They have been fed only the crumbles and water, and a few worms. Could someone suggest something in the house that would be suitable for them to last...

I've been considering getting ducks, because the consensus seems to be that they are superior to chickens when it comes to ridding the garden of slugs. (See this thread for more details.) I would like to ask any duck owners to comment on the virtues and/or drawbacks of duck ownership over...

I trying to keep my costs down as much as possible. Is there any siding material cheaper than plywood that will keep out drafts and predators and can be attached to a wood frame? Thanks.

I'm almost embarrassed to ask, because it seems to be totally taken for granted that a coop needs a pop door, but why? Can't you just open the main door to let the chicks in and out?

I've been considering getting ducks, because the consensus seems to be that they are superior to chickens when it comes to ridding the garden of slugs. (See this thread for more details.) I would like to ask any duck owners to comment on the virtues and/or drawbacks of duck ownership over...

I'm designing my first chicken coop, capacity: 2 hens. Everything I read mentions the importance of good ventilation, as well as the importance of keeping the hens protected from drafts. These two seem to contradict each other. I was thinking of building basically a box with a slanted roof...

This is my first time raising chicks (1 BO and 1 RIR), and they are almost 3 wks old. I notice they only eat directly from the feeder. The BO in particular likes to stick her head in the feeder when it is newly filled and dash feed all over the place. However, neither of them will touch the...

Say it isn't so! One of the main reasons I got interested in raising chickens was to help me de-slug my heavily slugged garden. My two chicks (a bo and a rir) are almost two weeks old. Yesterday they happily tore apart a worm we tossed onto the litter, and a few days before that, an ant met...

Is a staple gun adequate for chicken wire? Or do I need to use these big old galvanized "poultry netting staples" I saw at Home Depot. Looks like you have to bang each one in with a hammer. Thanks, Adam

Hi, I'm brand new to chickens, although I've been a wanna be for about 30 years. Our Buff Orp. and RIR are less than a week old. I've begun to build a coop for them, and plan on using deep litter. I read somewhere that at 5 sq ft per hen, a coop with deep litter should require almost no...