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Has anyone had to move there coop before? We are moving and we have to move our coop to the new house. I am so nervous about it. It's a 8x8 and about 10ft in height. My husband says he has a plan but I'm nervous about transporting my chickens I hope they'll be ok.

Ok. I did the exact same thing last night. Bc usually I keep 2 waters out there one in coop and one in run. The food is always in the coop for them. I run about 5 extension cords to my coop for there lights lol. The one I thawed in my kitchen and woke up to water everywhere. Lol. Thank you.

I'm in Ohio and mine quit laying but only 1-2 a day then I put light in there coop and they lay 12 a day after 3 weeks of the light in there. I thought they were molting also but only one was loosing feathers!

Ok. So my chickens refuse to come out of the coop. We just got about 6 inches of snow yesterday. And it's like 15 degrees. I don't blame them ya know but I just want to make sure it's normal. I have a heat lamp over there and a regular light that I keep on bc I heard they need more daylight to...

Thanks everyone! I wish I had room to separate mom and baby's but I don't. Soooo I chicknapped the babies last night and they are in the brooder. They seem to be doing good. They've ate and drank. And they re so cute...

Thank you!!! I would live to leave them with mama but they are in the coop with all the other chickens so I worry that they'll die if one of the other chickens get to them. There are 2 chicks and 7 eggs under her. Right now I kinda kicked everyone out if the coop except mama and babies until I...

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Help. Newbie to hatching!! As far as I know I have 1 chick so far out of 7 eggs. Is it ok to take it away from my broody hen and put it in the brooder???

Thank you so much!! There's alot to learn. Lol

Congrats and good Luck!! But I have ?s. lol I have 7 under my broody buff orp. Im very new at this. Have no clue what I'm doing. Lol just winging it. But what is lockdown? I'm assuming they are ready to hatch. And you say you have barnyard mix is that mixed breeds bc I have 4 different breeds...

I have 1 rir and she started laying around 20 weeks. She was one of the first ones to start and one of the first to turn real red!

I have vanilla car scents hanging in my coop and I use those sticky fly traps!!! And I hang 2 in there and change them about once a week!! I love those things!! There the best!! I hate the flies too but I don't notice them anymore!!

Hello!! I have 13 hens and 2 Roos that are 6 mos old. I'm wanting to get rid of my Delaware roo and my uncle wants him but he has 19 barred rock hens that are 3 mos old. My question is there going to be a problem with this, I'm wondering?? Will my rooster kill the hens? He's also pretty big...

Id like to find a nice home for my 2 roos. They went after my 2 yr. old yesterday and i just cant deal with that. They are very good looking boys!! I need a home for them that wont eat them. If that was the case id eat them!! SO please let me know if anyones interested!!! These pictures are...

Hello I have a 25 week old BA that Iv e noticed her feathers missing on the top of her head. She seems to be the only one like that. Is it from the roosters? I have 2 Roos. Or molting I dont know how old they start molting. They just started laying about 5 weeks ago. for some reason they loaded...

My hens just started laying 2 weeks ago and they are 21 weeks old and I got my 2nd BIG egg today. My other one was a double yolk do I'm thinkin this one might be too!! I have to say I am very impressed and proud of my girls!!! Today's egg with all my other eggs!! My other BIG double yolk...

Quote: Wow. Thank u so much for thR info!! I love that app!!

I just got an egg that is bigger than my store bought eggs. Lol and they've only been laying since July 14. It's crazy. It's huge well big for a first timer. It's the cream colored egg!! The brown is the store bought!!! Wow my girls are awesome...

I ordered a brown egg layer mix and the hatchery gave me 5 Delaware (1roo) he was my freebie, 4 buff orp, 4 black australorps, and 2 rir (1roo) but I ordered them specifically. They all get along very well I think. Along with the 2 Roos! The rir roo can be a pain but he's tolerable. I think if...

Quote: Congrats!!! I got 6 eggs in 3 days!! They took a break yesterday I guess!! But I have 2 laying!! I can't wait for more!!!