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Thanks so much to this post. I've just found one of my new Delaware chicks with the same kind of injury, I'm pretty sure it was attacked with in the coop and I'm going out to predator-proof it a little better. At first I thought it was a pecking order thing but once I picked up the baby and saw...

I just set 16 delawares, 8 Australorps, and three barnyard mixes Delaware rooster over rir. It's been a very very long search for Delawares and quite frankly I'm exhausted by it. I'm very grateful to have found the lady I did ❤️👍

I'm in Texoma (Texas border with Oklahoma) and like the fool I am when I first heard of a super evil flu like awful going around I stocked up on what I usually do for my house of 5 youngish sons- gateraide, Pedialyte, canned chicken soup, crackers, canned chicken broth, ibuprofen liquid and...

I wouldn't separate the genders if you're able to tell them apart. I have four guineas and they're in with my chickens. When I bought them a friend gifted us we with two sexlink and a leghorn at the same time, I put them in hoping their connection to the chicks would keep them close to our home...

Hey I feel you there, but my light is only drawing 12volt, I can't imagine the setup doesn't exist. Lemmie go hit another forum of off gridders there's a solution to this, probably a bunch, we just need to find the right threads. Just a thought. Are you planning to swap out a battery with a...

Hey there. Here's the setup in the coop. My main extension cord is coming up from under the box, which is a kids school pencil box mounted with predrilled holes and rubber washers. I've only got one extension cord, the water heater advised against any Daisy chaining, but it's not quite long...

This is the rabbit hutch with the same set up as the coop but the big difference is the cord orientation. In the coop the cord is coming in from below the box and it's brought up to the box mounted inside, roof is all tin. In the hutch I ran out of tin but I had a piece of desk glass that fit so...

I know this is an old thread but I just installed lights in my coop and it really bothers me that we had to use extension cord. I'm no electrician but it'll be spring before we can afford a professional to come out. Here's my set up, I've done my best to try and head off as many problems as...

Hey the more I think about it the more I realize my delaware is a cautious fellow himself. He's friendly and never attacks but he's not quick to say hello to me. I don't really treat them like pets so snuggles are not a priority for me but he's also very good with the flock. Not a bully even...

Hey I'm late to this party, I was searching for posts on articles about this so @aart just wanted to say thanks again and again for your input more times than once you've already posted an answer I was looking for. You. Are. Awesomeness. I'm installing lights in both my temp rabbit shed and my...

Lol big fatty! I love these conversations, I'm learning so MUCH!

All fluffed out and no one to share the chisma with, let's hit those forums!

You've got to put the kids first. If you can't pen him up with his own girls and a fenced run I totally agree the best place for him is on the table. I'm sorry for the loss, that sucks man.

Hey all update! First and foremost I love you beautiful chicken people!!! Thank you for your support! I love these forms because they're full of people helping one another. It's a refreshing burst of air when you spend most your time in your own little family bubble. It's been pretty busy around...

I give my girls and dudes kitchen scraps from meal making daily. Everything is in those buckets except egg shells and anything meat. I season our meat pretty heavily so even if it's crispy bacon bites from the corners of the pan it won't go to them. Pretty much all meat scraps go to my dogs and...

Welcome from texoma! I love that you're trying to make an educated decision on which birds you want. For us, after clearly defining our needs and abilities, we found that the delawares were our dream breed. They're hard to find tho and a threatened breed (check out the livestock conservatory...

I've got an old bunk bed ladder and a swing for them. I'm improving their run right now and have a small tree I debarked and trimmed that I felled earlier in the summer I want to use as a new swing for them. I love seeing them glide down from higher up so I've set up lots of different levels of...

Oh man thanks for the info! See now this is why I love this website, so much help offered kindly and freely. I'll have to Google it but I really appreciate the links, I'm sure I'll find the answer but it's worth asking here first: can you tell if a hen is sick with infection like that? I would...

Omg omg I'm getting giddy!!! So I had a leghorn "pullet" that developed spots and such like that from tractor supply while shopping for my first real flock in the clearenced birds. She was pretty beat up too. I got a great price because of how she looked, named her Jacked Up, and I was happy to...