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Do you guys feel safe putting a heat plate within the coop with grown chickens while brooding baby chicks? I would have to run an extension cord to the plate and currently just have mats down, no saw dust. Last thing I want is a fire. That is why I refuse to put a heat lamp in the coop with...

I have a hen who has been broody for going on four weeks now. I take her out to the food and water morning, afternoon, and evening time to make sure she is eating and drinking which she is but she will not give it a rest. Lol My boyfriend nonchalantly made the comment yesterday that "we should...

So my boyfriend made the comment that we need more chickens last night. Believe me, I was shocked too! 😂 We currently have 9 hens and an 8x8 coop. They free range basically all the time plus they have two 14x12 runs so I am not worried about them having enough outside room but I am worried about...

One of my hens wattles looks slightly swollen compared to the others. They aren’t huge but just look thicker than usual. What would cause this? What should I do?

I would like to hear about everyone's feeding regimen? I just had my first chicken death. No symptoms or signs. She was totally fine, running around yesterday, and then walked out to the coop this morning and she fell dead from her roosting bar. No blood, no nothing. I am thinking a possible...

I walked out to the coop this morning to find one of my barred rocks dead. It looked like she was asleep on the roosting bar and just fell right off and died. She was totally fine yesterday. I sat out with them for about two hours when they were free ranging and she was acting completely...

My littles joined the flock two weeks ago full time. Everyone gets along pretty well, my RIR are the only ones who give them the run around occasionally. Normally whenever they don’t want to share a snack. The littles just stay out of the way and everyone lives in harmony. They seem pretty...

Not chicken related, just need your thought on this because it has never happened to me before! Yesterday, I started my crockpot at 9 am with a chuck roast in it for Italian beefs that night. At some point during the day, the breaker blew and the crock pot shut off. When I went back in about 15...

So, I had searched and searched for speckled sussex chicks and finally found them at Rural King. There was two left and I bought both. They were in the same bin as the Buff Orpington chicks, a breed I have never had but wouldn't mind having. So of course with the minimum you have to buy I bought...

So yesterday two of my five week old chicks sneezed when I was filling their food and water up. Both sneezed two to three times over about a ten min period. They are not having difficulty breathing or any other symptoms. They are up and about and seem fine otherwise. So then I went outside to...

I know it’s probably too soon to tell but I thought it’d be fun to guess. Suppose to be all pullets, fingers crossed they are! Their brooder upgrade is in the mail and will be here Friday! I got them one of those playpens to stay in until they are able to go to their brooder box in the coop! It...

Has anyone been successful on keeping their chickens out of their landscaping around the house and flower beds without putting up fencing around the plants and flowers? I love letting my chickens free range but they are tearing up my landscaping and have tore it up all the way down to the cloth...

What camera have you used that you love? I am considering Blink. I would like to put one in my coop and one on the outside of my horse barn so I can see the property and coming and goings. I just don't want a camera that is constantly going to wake the girls up from roosting at night. Thanks...

Hi there, Since joining things have changed here and there! My rooster adventure lasted a month. He just wasn't a good fit and found a good home that he currently loves with 40 girls! My six girls have all started laying and I am getting eggs daily and I absolutely love hanging out with them...

Should I be concerned? It’s only a little bit and looks like it just got stuck when she pooped but I did get them from rural king and I have been seeing a lot of people having issues. Mine have been completely healthy since I got them three days ago. I was able to just wipe it off with a paper...

I have not wormed my girls since getting them as chicks in Sept 2022. I have not seen any in their poop and everyone is happy and healthy. They will be free ranging more when the weather turns nicer so I am thinking I should stay ahead of it and worm them as a preventative. I have no clue what...

Hi there, I am located in Northern Indiana. Does anyone know of anyone local sellers within a 60 miles radius of LaPorte, IN with speckled sussex pullet chicks? Even possibly Indianapolis/Lafayette area would work as I have friends there that I could meet up with to pick them up! I have a...

I got my first egg on Saturday from my Rhode Island Red hen! She laid Saturday and today but my question is why aren't my Australorps laying yet? My two autralorps are three weeks older than the rest of flock and have not laid yet. My barred rocks and RIR are the same age and as of right now...

I found a home for our rooster that has been with our girls for about a month. Is there anything I need to watch out for after removing him? I know pecking order will change and we’ll have some conflict but anything else?