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So I have been raising chickens for a couple yrs now (layers) and I'm planning on getting 25 meat birds (cornishX) for some meat. I deffinately don't have a problem killing animals (not saying i like doing it, but I hunt and trap so I do it all the time) But my question comes in is really what...

So one of my white leghorns has been acting very weird. She has been sitting in the corner of the coop for a few days now. and since my chickens just started laying eggs (about 6 months old) i figured it was probably just pains from starting to lay. But i have noticed now that is NOT the...

Well i have been noticing that my hens are starting to have bald patches on their back. (in the center right before their tailfeathers begin and were their wing feathers "V-off" It does not look really irratated but very dry and almost scaley looking. the feathers are obviously gone too in that...

Well i have been noticing that my hens are starting to have bald patches on their back. (in the center right before their tailfeathers begin and were their wing feathers "V-off" It does not look really irratated but very dry and almost scaley looking. the feathers are obviously gone too in that...

Well i heard of some people that had their chickens so that they would let them out into the run from their coop to romp around. when they wanted to put the chickens back into the coop at night they would just call them or something and the chikens would all come running back into the coop. Does...

So Im thinking about raising worms for both my garden and my chickens. I will use them to break down compost into an rich soil for gardening. when I get enough so that they breed themselves fast I will dry some and grind them up to mix with the chickenfeed. (also will give the girls live ones to...

I have a 6x6x8 (6feet by 6 feet floor. and 8 foot high roof) Im just wondering the maximum number some of you would reccomend. ==Thanks in advance Mitch

well when im empting their brooder im finding TONS of loose crumbles mixed in with their bedding. im wasting so much food!!! my question is their feeder is running out very fast but i now know were it all really is. its in their bedding!!! should i let them eat some of it up before i fill their...

Ok i already looked at the thread with like 17 pages of brooder pictures. But im at a point with my chickens that they are getting too big for any cardboard box and there is 25 of them! does anyone have any suggestions on brooder sizes or even better pictures of brooders for bigger chicks. that...

So today i decided to make a little quick temporary run for my chicks (indoors) while i cleaned the brooder. i let them into an open run (no top) and they were fine.... when i put some oatmeal in there for them to nibble on while i was cleaning they suddenly went crazy and started flying around...

here are the new girls i got a close up of them sleeping. (right beofore i had to wake them up to clean the brooder They absolutely LOVE their roost And this one is a close up of one (circled in red) that im not shure what she is. she looks way different than the rest of them. Her head is...

One of my good friends was telling me today that he had over 60 eggs due in about a week. he obviously was keeping them in an incubator that he made. There was a storm that night while they were asleep and the power went out. since they were in the basement it was a bit colder than the normal...

so i have a smaller chick and i was checking her today for a pasty butt. and i noticed that she had a black spot on her back end around her butt. i tried to pull it off thinking it was poop but it wouldent come off. she hollars like no other when i mess with it. im not shure what to do. please...

Ok so I have heard too many different opinions about keeping roosters and hens together... There are two sides to it. 1) " keeping a rooster with a flock of hens will wear them out and reduce egg production. If you have a rooster you can let it with the hens but only under your supervision."...

Michiganders? have any chicks or hens for sale? I sort of missed spring time chicks obviously, but if anyone is selling chicks or hens let me know and ill get back to you. (im looking for layers not roasters) Thanks, Mitch

1) I just started building the frame for my new chicken coop! woo-hoo! . I have a question on the "roost"? I believe that is the name of it. Anyway I was reading somewhere else that you where only supposed to have them 12-18 in of the floor of the coop. but, by looking at pictures of other...

Im just starting out with this "adventure" i do have some questions that i know are very basic but could use some logical answers. 1) is there a certain breed that is best for a beginner? (i am looking for layers not roasters) 2)I live in Northern Michigan were it gets cold in the winter...