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It took us from Nov 9, 2021 til Tuesday to get it done. We had some medical interruptions plus waiting on Florida heat to subside and finances. But, it was exactly what I wanted in my dreams and hubby built it to my short height specs. LOL. I did the painting work. The first 7 minutes of...

Hi everyone! I'm in East Central Florida. My flock is used to be a mixed of purebreds so I could get different egg colors. Lately, we have a bit of a barnyard mix and still have a few colors. We have 8 hens and no roosters. We had an old child's fort turned into a coop about 8 years ago...

You guys are amazing with your knowledge of chicken breeds. I have a broody hen that we bought 3 baby chicks for. The only thing they told me was that they are Bantams, purebred and straight-run. Together: Chick 1: Blue/Grey This baby also has black points on the shoulder blade area. Chick 2...

I'm thinking this began some yesterday but we were not home enough to really pick up on the signs of her slowing down. Today, lights are on but nobody is home. Barely moves. Standing like she's almost sleeping (very "square"), stomach feels hard & bloated, her cloaca (sp?) area is very dirty...

I thought we were having a prolapsed cloaca (sp?) or some severe hemmorhoid looking thing. She's been treated twice with Prep H and Neosporin and so her vent looks much better but she's pulled all the feathers out. Is that from pain back there or are we looking more for mites/ fleas? I...

History: I have 6 hens, all approx 8 mo old. They're laying good except for 1 whose been molting for 3 months now. About Thurs, I noticed my EE (molter) was laying down more. Didn't notice her limping until Friday evening. Today, it seems worse and then I also noticed my Lt Brahma is doing...

This year, we bought one older silky as we started our small flock (mostly chicks). We got past molting and into spring and FINALLY, she's started laying eggs for me. The shell is somewhat thin but definitely, after 6 eggs, it seems intentional to have a hole pecked into the side and the yoke...

I thought I heard a first-time crowing this morning. Could have just been a noise, but... you decide. I have a picture of the legs too if you want to check them out for sturdiness. I did not see any spurs.

I have a 4mo Easter Egger that was stumbling around, very disorientated for several minutes. I went in to call a local friend with more experience and when I came back out, the "seizure" seemed to be over. Now, she is seeming fine other than she is preferring to lay down most the time...

I'm still relatively new to being a chicken mom. This year's flock will be 6 hens. 4 are already old enough to be in their pen & coop. 2 more are still under lights for another week or two. So, my question is this. My pullets love their crumbles, bread and fruit but I cannot get them to...

One of my pullets surprised me and started laying eggs before I could get them off Medicated Starter and onto Layer crumbles. So, we changed foods immediately. The first 4 eggs were small the first 5 days. BUT, yesterday's egg was normal size. Should I assume then it is safe to eat that egg...

How long will it take for them before they start laying their first eggs? I have 2 white leghorns and 1 Lt. Brahma. They will be 3 mo on Tuesday the 15th. (Born April 15th) I thought I heard 5 or 6 months, but I didn't know if seasons affected this or what. TIA

This afternoon, we were looking out our homeschool classroom and saw a young possum stick his head out from under some decking. I think he's the one that dug a small hole on the other end a couple nights ago. I'm guessing that he's taken up residence here. The only problems is that it's...

5 wks old. I'm thinking 3 girls, 1 roo and 1 ?? maybe roo Here are the pics. I gave them names to help you ID them. I *think* my leghorns are girls, which is what I wanted. Below are the Light Brahmas. Hen, right? This is the one I can't decide yet. Maybe in another week, 'it' will...

I'm a total newbie, but I'm learning fast by doing a lot of reading here. I have one question that I haven't seen come up recently. After you start getting some eggs (I'll be there in 5 mo), do you wash them before putting them in the frig? What do you wash them with? Do you even bother to...

Do they learn on their own or do you entice them with mealworms? Is there a certain degree of steepness? Our chicks are just under 3 wks old. They still have their other bin for night but during the day, we're getting them acclimated to the new "playpen". So far, they love it but only...

We inherited these from a 4H family. We don't know the breed but they are very healthy. Can anybody help? It's hard to see, but they do have some feathers on their feet. The age here is approx 1 wk. Thanks. As you can see, I'm new here and new to chicken raising. We have 2 Leghorn...