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Thanks for your response! I will check out which medication is in the feed. How do you feel about a plastic feeder? My concern is the chemicals in plastic.

So one or more of my 4 month old hens has started laying! It's a shock since my old girls didn't start till 6 months. I wasn't prepared for them to start laying yet. I still have them on medicated feed, but will be switching it to a laying pellet now that they are maturing. My question is...

I woke up this morning to put my 6 week old chicks into the run and one of my americanas was dead. I'm not sure how it happened. I have 3 separate breeds and it seems to me that they "hang out" with their breed. I only have one americana left and I'm just wondering if she will be okay. They...

So I have no problem keeping the lamp on my chicks. I am however curious. Some barnyard chicks are outside from day one. How do they thrive so well if they need to be 95 degrees?

After my small flock of four was taken out by a neighbor dog I decided to take a break. I've missed having my chickens and fresh eggs and have finally go a new group of chicks. They are pecking at my keyboard as I'm writing this, making it a little difficult, but very entertaining. I...

So my hen just started laying and I know it can take a while for their shells to thicken. My hens have plenty of calcium, so I don't think that's the issue. I think she's laying to many too soon. She layed one good egg yesterday (it cracked because she layed it on the roost and when it fell...

My hens don't really go in their coop during the day, as they free range. Does this mean they will start laying outside? Will they lay at after dark if I turn on their light?

Just curious what time of day hen's generally lay? Have a possible egg eater (to soon to know, as I've only found one shell), so I want to know when I should be checking the hen house...Thanks:D

So I'm not 100% sure it's my first egg, my hens free range the yard and we have a patch of woods they like to go in. I was cleaning out the coop and found a shell. Hoping it was just thin and they broke it, not that I have an egg eater. Since I found it I got the nesting box in put in. I...

I'm not sure about the tabasco cause I thought they didn't have the heat recepters...One cure for parasites is to give them cayanne pepper cause they don't feel the heat.

I just received a 4 month old hen from a fellow BYCer who has a very healthy flock. I am quarantining, but as a preventative, should I dust everyone for lice? None have it as far as I can tell, but since I'm new to chickens, I'm not entirely sure of what I'm looking for. Are there any other...

Hi! Just wondering if I should worm my hens a few times a year as a preventative? If so, what should I use? Thanks.

Indeed! My son is hopeless when it comes to napkins...Why use one when your sleeve is so much easier?

When ever I go out handing out treats to the girls between bites they rub the sides of their heads on the ground. Just wondering why?

Yay! Thanks everyone. I've grown very attached, but live in a no roo neighborhood. Question answered. Caira:D

I just made the page, and I thought the photos would be up faster and I didn't realize someone would reply so quickly! I've uploaded pictures to my account, but it keeps saying there's an error on the page and will not let me post them. Standard newb issues I gues...

Two of my pullets are buff Orpingtons. They are about 4 months old now, so no one in the coop is laying yet. The one that is definitely a hen is a normal as far as I can tell. Very healthy, her comb is reddening, her feathers are filling in and getting fluffy. The one I have a question about...