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My one roo is really worrying me this morning, I'm afraid he might've even slept outside in the mud. Yesterday I went out to the coop and was working on some things and saw him laying in the mud (it's been raining here for days) and he didn't seem like he could get up. So I picked him up...

Last Sunday (April 17) I went and got 2 new roosters (I'm not saying who or where) when we got to the "farm" their were chicken coops everywhere like 20+ coops and maybe 3 very small runs attached to 3 of them. Anyway, the lady opens up the one coop, the size of a small dog box and pulls out the...

So, I've always thought and been told that eggs color is completely based on breed. White chickens lay white eggs, brown chickens different shades of brown eggs, so on and so forth... Not long ago I saw a post about an egg and the op said the color was from their such and such a rooster covering...

I'm thinking about clipping the wings of my chickens. I've never done it before and am looking for pros and cons. And also tips on how to do it. I've assisted in clippings wings on various sizes of parrots in the past just never a chicken

Can anyone who raises quail give me an idea of pen size or bird to cage ratio? I've searched all over and the numbers for pen size are everywhere. Even in the learning center the only number I got was 7+ ft high if I could make it that big. This will be an on the ground pen so they can be in the...

Read an article yesterday that said, hens that are laying will have very white feet and legs and around the edges of their beaks. Hens that are not laying will have yellow feet/legs, etc... I have never heard this but I wandered out to my coop earlier and was doing some cleaning and...

2 things: 1. What's the best type of nesting box? I've had experience with inside stationary boxes as well as outside accessible ones, but leaning towards some type of bucket/tub/etc...that can be removed for easy clean up in my new coop. Want some input and suggestions, pros/cons. 2. If their...

Hi all, very excited to be here with all my fellow chicken addicts! :D proud mom of one very handsome copper Maran too, an assortment of RIR, white leghorn and some other type of hens, and 9 gorgeous silver laced Wyandotte juvenile hens. Making plans to build my chicken barn ASAP and add some...

I have been researching, googling, drawing and redrawing a coop plan for months now and I'm really annoyed and frustrated. I really need some help! I've found a bunch of different info on how much space I actually need and what's actually necessary. The coop in my head that I can't seem to...

I'm planning on getting some turkeys this spring, to grow to eat for thanksgiving but also to have some to raise. Trying to figure out a good size for my coop and for a run. They will not be in the run all the time, but I want to have one for "just in case." Also, anything else that is needed in...