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Okay, I have little over a week before my six baby pullets get here and I am wigging out!!! I have been planning and researching and learning ever since last May, and placed my order for them in November. Sooo...am I just going crazy or has anyone gone through this too with their first flock...

I've read that pecking order can start as early as when they are baby chicks - if this is true, if you have multiple breeds in one flock does it seem like the largest ones always become highest in the hierarchy? For instance, with the breeds I am receiving the Buff Orpington will be the largest...

We purchased and are waiting on the delivery of a coop kit from Horizon Structures for a 5 x 6 coop (picture below), in the mean time I am trying to come up with ideas for a run to attach to it that has a strong roof (we're in Iowa, so snow weight is a definate concern). Does anyone have a...

Hi there! Reading through all the posts that say to add about a tablespoon to a gallon of water for flock health, and I'm trying to figure out where to get it...where does everyone buy their apple cider vinegar with mother? Looking online and the only reasonably priced place I have found so far...

Placed my first order for baby chicks! I'm so excited I could burst LOL Now for the hard part....waiting until April. Gosh that seems like forever!!! So, I will be receiving all girls - 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Welsummer, 1 Salmon Faverolle, 1 Black Australorp, and 1 Barred Plymouth Rock...

Hi there! So, about a year ago I started scoping out what the laws were in my city regarding keeping chickens - interestingly enough they're pretty lenient other than how many you can have and how many feet they need to be from your neighbors houses. So yay! This started me down the path of...