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Hi everyone, I have a sick hen, her comb and wattle are very light colored, she's listless, I'm not certain she is eating or drinking (I have food and water available.)Her poop is very runny, like egg whites, with a green slimy slug of poo in it. I suspect that she has some worms. I have added...

Hi all, We are about a month away from adding to our flock, and I'm trying to prepare. I've raised baby chicks before, and I used the plastic water that screws on to the red base and gravity feeds to water the chicks. I hate that thing. Mine doesn't tighten down all the way (it jumps the track)...

Hi all, We've noticed that our rooster has a super red, raw looking butt. We've checked for mites and lice, and saw none. I have noticed any messy poo feathers on him that might indicate gleet. He doesn't seem to be bothered by it, no lethargy...it just looks really bad. He has a harem of 11...

Hey everyone, I'm in east Texas, and we are currently experiencing record breaking temps. So of course, one of my hens decided to go broody. Most days this week will be in the upper 90s-lower 100s. My coop is ventilated, but even so temps are in the low hundreds inside at the heat of the day. I...

Hi all! Hoping to get some insight here. I just started a BSF larvae bin. It is a very simple construction. Just a bin on some cinder blocks with some pipe ramps stuck in it. We put some kitchen scraps along with the dead snake that got 3 of our baby chicks (serves him right) in there...and...

Our broody just hatched her first ever baby, and the first ever hatch for our little homestead. We are so excited. Baby seems to be doing well, mamma is taking very good care to keep him protected from the other curious hens. She is sitting on 8 other eggs, and I'm excited to see how many more...

Just thought I'd share our water collection and automatic waterer. We have 2 of the defender's pride XL sentinel coops. We added vinyl guttering on both sides to collect water in simple 5 gallon buckets. I do wish that I had bigger collection vessels, but this was available and cheap. After we...

Hey y'all, I think I have my first broody hen, she's been sitting on the nest pretty much non stop for 2 days. She also screamed at me dinosaur style when I tried to pet her. My question is, when she hatches her brood, and takes them out to eat, do I need to lower my feeder for them or will the...

I'm new to the forum and thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself. After traveling the US, with my family in an RV, we decided to settle down on some property in East Texas piney woods. We are new to farming and raising animals, but are picking it up and excited to learn more. 1. Are you...