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Hello all, I haven’t been getting eggs for about 2 months now. Since before it became cold out. I have changed their food to a higher protein mix. They get enough light per day. They all eat/drink and are healthy. I don’t understand what could be wrong. Last fall/winter we had no laying issues...

Hello all! Does anyone have a fermented feed recipe to try? I would like my chickens to gain some weight. We raise them for eggs, not meat. They are all healthy but a couple appear to be undersized. Also, I buy my feed at tractor supply so if you have any suggestions on which is your favorite...

Hey everyone! I’m want to switch the ground cover of my coop. I’m using straw right now. Hard to clean, always seems dirty no matter what. What do you use? Any suggestions/tips? Thanks!

Hi, all. One of my 5 month old hens has what I believe it a blood feather. I tried fixing her on my own, followed every step from what I’ve read online. It was fine for a while but now she is bleeding here and there occasionally. Does anyone know how much a trip to the vet will cost? I set an...

Hello all, my one hen seems stressed she doesn’t know where to lay her eggs. I’ve found her eggs outside in the yard and random spots in the coop. I just made her a nesting box, and have other nesting boxes in the coop as well. Any tips/ideas?

My hen is bleeding from a feather pore? I don’t even know what else to call it. Anyone have advice??

Hey all, today I received my quail eggs in the mail. Packaged poorly, and handled with no care. No surprise there. Anyway..2 out of 6 eggs have cracks but are NOT leaking. Should I still incubate?

I’m receiving quail eggs in a day or 2. Can anyone give some tips on how to incubate?

Hey all, I have an Australian shepherd mix. I would love for her to be around my chickens so she can also go outside when she pleases. Right now I have them out at separate times which can be a hassle. I’m worried she’ll hurt the chickens. She has killed a rabbit before. Any tips/comments?

Hello everyone, I just bought quail hatching eggs. They will be in on March 11th. Any new owner tips or coop set up suggestions?

Will having hardware cloth instead of a wood floor hurt my chickens feet? I’ve heard yes and no from articles on the web. They won’t be on it constantly, only a small section will be hardware cloth. 4-5 feet. They have a whole shed.

Anyone know if raccoons can fit through a hole of a chain link fence? Building a run and would save a lot using chain link rather than buying the amount of hardware cloth I will need

My chicks turned 12 weeks old this past Monday. The weather is heating up a bit. 40s in my area all of next week. Planned to move them outside on Sunday (high of 41). What are your thoughts/suggestions?

Thinking of adding 2 ducks to the family. Right now I have 6 hens. Any tips?? Advantages/disadvantages of owning ducks?? Would love to learn more!

My name is Dom Giordano, about 4 months ago I moved from a small back yard to a little over an acre. The first thing I did was turn my 10x10 shed into a chicken coop. I have 3 hens and 3 10 week old chicks. I love having them and I am looking forward to watching them grow and learn from this group!

My chicks are 10 weeks old. I live in Ohio, the weather has been inconsistent. One week it’s in the 40s and the next it’s in the low 30s with the mornings sometimes in the 20s. At what age can my chicks be moved to their outdoor coop without any heat source?