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I live in Arizona and would like to add a solar fan to our coop. Last year we used an old box fan just to keep the air moving and they seemed to enjoy it. Didn't last long so we got a small solar fan off Amazon just to see. It seemed to work well but it rained and killed it so it obviously was...

I have 2 chickens that I am 99% sure they are both roosters. The barred looking one is a bantam we got for free and I am guessing is a Bielefelder? I have no idea what the black one is. Came out of the rare breed bin and does not look like any of the breeds that was listed on the card. They are...

4 months old Barred Rock Roo looking for new coop in Yuma, AZ. Still friendly. Possibly blind in 1 eye due to injury as a chick but fine otherwise. We only have 2 hens so he gets a little bit excited and needs more ladies. Thought I would post him here first.

My chickens are 2 months old and the barred rock is making me sad because I'm pretty sure it's a roo. Co-worker says pullet but I the tail feathers seem too floppy to me. I feel like barred rocks have me guessing for such a long time. Also have a chicken with no tail feathers... It was labeled a...

Does anyone use these cups? I've used the nipples but we live in AZ and I felt like they don't get enough water for the summer. I have also used the red cups with the yellow nipple and they worked ok but I found the yellow ding-a-ling thing kept breaking off. I found these on Amazon and was...

We will be moving from lovely San Diego, CA to Yuma, AZ in a couple of months. I have a couple questions that I cannot seem to get straight answers. We will be scouting out houses next weekend but I was wondering what area's are considered more farm landish? I would like to go somewhere where...

I have 2 Blue Andalusian chickens. I thought they were both roosters but when I posted a picture of them for sale, I had 5 different people tell me 1 was a hen and 1 was a rooster. However they both crow. One sounds a little different but they both crow... I've heard of hens crowing but they...

My barred rock has a hurt foot or leg. She won't really walk on it and has been laying down a lot. She has been eating and drinking like normal. I soaked her feet to see if maybe she had a small cut or something stuck but I found nothing. When she walks, she walks on her toes and won't put the...

We have decided to try raising coturnix quail for meat and eggs I suppose if they start laying them but I have some question I haven't been able to find answers too. We are building their hutch and we want to get 30 birds. I understand it needs to be no larger than 12" tall but what's...

We purchased 4 barred rock chicks who were about 2 days old when we got them. They were all pretty much black but my son picked one with a little more white around the eyes. Is it a roo or just more white?

So we have had our 2 dogs and our chickens for a year now. Together. All day and all night... They would go into the coop, sleep in the coop and basically we have had NO issues what so ever of the dogs hurting, messing with or playing with them. In fact we had our dogs chase off a hawk who tried...

I'm looking for someone to incubate some eggs for me. I've heard of people doing it but I'm not sure how to find them? I live in San Diego County (El Cajon) and was wondering if anyone has ever done it, recommendations, and how it worked. My chicken who is usually always broody has stopped. It...

We decided to get some eggs that are starting to hatch. 1 chick hatched last night and we have 5 more to go. My question is we are making a temporary area because the way our chicken coop is was going to be difficult to chick proof so we made a small yard with house for them but I'm worried...

I have 1 chicken who started sleeping outside on the ramp. They have a coop and run and during the day we let them out to wander around the backyard. One of my Leg Horns started sleeping on the ramp... Before both my Leg Horns would sleep together in the door way and the other 3 would sleep...

I have a friend who told me I need to wear a mask when I'm cleaning the coop. She said her mother in-law got tuberculosis from having chickens and can't have them anymore... Is that true? I tried googling it and it says chickens can get tuberculosis but nothing really on chickens giving it to...

I'm a first time chicken owner and I have five 18 week old chickens and the feed store had me buy a 50lb bag of medicated Start and Grow. They said once I see an egg, I will need to switch to layer feed. She also said 2 of my chickens will probably lay eggs first (leghorns) and the others won't...