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Hi, we are increasing our flock and thus have new chicks. Of course, however, we have hens and roosters who are siblings (at least half-siblings since we only have 2 roosters) Can my new/bigger flock be composed of these chicks or should I trade the baby roosters with someone so to not have...

Hi, we have a chick we have been trying everything for - leg bindings, electrolytes, physical therapy... it is happy and chirps when we pick it up but so much weaker than siblings now (4 days old.) it opens and closes its beak... any ideas!?!? (I have short videos but I guess I can only...

Hi everyone, We have a 2 day old chick that has bindings since yesterday due to Achilles tendon and/or spraddle leg (we continue to investigate/treat, but we are not very experienced at this.) We are confident the binding is NOT too tight, but this chick has developed swelling on one knee...

Hi everyone! We have 18 hens and two very active roosters :cool:, so fertility for incubation here is very high at the moment! My question is: we have a coop setup with light and heat (if we want these features on) and we were hoping to extend the egg laying a bit into Winter - would those...

Hi everyone, I am not sure which category this question technically falls under... chick care? chicken behavior?!? Basically, I have a hen with her two chicks (1 week old now) - she is living inside the coop, in a separate pen (a crate attached to the nest box she was sitting at) with her...

Hi everyone! We have one coop/flock of 20 chickens with a nice run (probably about 30'x40') We would like to add another coop (+20 new chickens!) to the property! We have a few options to consider and I would like some opinions, please. 1. We can have another fully independent coop and run...

Hi everyone, I am a new member to the forum, although I have been reading many, many posts for a while now (thank you!) I am sorry if this is a duplicate, but I've searched and searched and could not find information for truly, reeeealy late hatches (besides a couple of very old threads that...

Hello to all! I first want to than everyone because I am new as a member, but I have been reading A LOT on this forum before joining - it is SO helpful!! I guess I never really thought of joining because all my questions seem to have been already posted (and answered, thank you!!) But today I...