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Hello the forum! I have a BUNCH (40+) chicks. They are 5 weeks old and all feathered out. I buy a 50 lb bag of chick starter, and they eat it all in less than a week! I leave feed in there for them 24/7, can I get by with feeding them once or twice a day or do they require access to food at all...

Hello the forum! I need advice. I have just bought 40 RIR chicks, 18 were all girls-( pullets, right?) and the other 22 from Tractor Supply- a straight run. I already have 7 full grown hens, 4 RIR's, and 3 SLW. I'm thinking to break it up into 3 flocks and devoting two acres for free...

Hello the forum. I an considering getting a rooster, and breeding him with my best hen so I can replenish chickens killed by my dog! I was watching a youtube video, and the man keep the rooster and the breeding hen separate from the rest of the flock. After the chicks were old enough, mama and...

Well, I've done it! I have my very own flock of hens. I have 3 Silver laced Wyndotts and a Rhode Island Red. I want to buy a rooster so the flock will produce it's own chickens rather than me buying them all the time. What I don't understand is the issue of genetic diversity. My hens came from...

Hello the forum! I have a small coop and I have placed it inside a 6' x10' x 10' chain link dog kennel. I have bought welded wire and am enclosing the top, to prevent climb overs, and below, to prevent diggers. I intend to ring the inside with hardware cloth. I would like to plant some bushes/...

I do not own any chickens ,yet. I plan on buying some this spring. I live on 3 acres of heavily wooded land. I have many opossums, raccoons,hawks and three barred owls. I had a problem with rattlesnakes but the hawks and owls did their jobs well. I read with some interest the threads concerning...