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I know, off the bat, most of you said YES as you read the title! But, here goes. We have a coop, and the run has bird netting on top. It's not totally secure, there are holes in it, but for the most part, it's solid. The run itself is built out of hardware cloth. There is a door for the chckens...

Just bought our first chicks yesterday from a super nice man and his family..But, there were three that he wasn't sure about. I cant figure out how to post a pic, so my profile pic is the pic..Any ideas what she is? Also, one of them is sort of aggressive..She goes right after my finger anytime...

Ok. Check out this ad..Now, granted, something is worth what someone is willing to pay..This is a backyard flock, I can tell, from the area she's in. http://cosprings.craigslist.org/grd/2824397080.html

I looked at the pics of the different kinds of poo, and it's for sure not normal. Not sure which hen is doing it either. I dont even know where to start to treat something that I have no idea what the cause is. Should I throw them all on antibiotics? Should I deworm? Any help? The poo was super...

I know with cows, if you grain them too much, E.coli will grow in their gut. A healthy cow gut does not contain e.coli...With chickens, is the same true for salmonella? What food would promote a healthy gut? Thanks

Into the feed bucket..Forgot to put the lid back on, and there was about four inches of snow in it. Thankfully, it should only last a few more days...You think it should be ok with 30 degree weather? Wont mold before we use it?

I saw a hawk fly right over my house the other day..If I held up the broom, I could've hit it...That's how close she was...She landed in a tree probably 50 yards away..I watched from inside the house, and my dog from the outside. My dog is a Pyr...The hawk didnt come back..Is it possible she...

My birds I think are so picky..I've tried so many things to get them to eat greens in the winter..here's what they wont eat, tried it, they dont like it...Cabbage, sprouts, any kind of lettuce..They will eat any bread I throw them, but any other ideas?? They love grass, but well, it's not green...

My friend came for thanksgiving, and she brought her dog with her..Some sort of hyper cattle dog..They have no chickens, but know we do..We kept her on a chain the whole time she was here, and she would cry because she could not get our chickens..They free range our back yard. With her being...

At what temp do you decide it's just too cold at night and decide to put the heater on them? Curious...I've always done it if it gets below zero degrees...Thoughts?

We had a kitten, at the time, about 8 weeks old and starving, show up on our porch one day. We think her mama may had been hit by a car..So, we took her in, and she's just been my kind of cat..Cute for the kids to cuddle, but stays out of my way..She's quite the character..Mostly stays outside...

I have 7 RIRs and two golden somethings, not sure what they are..I know they're older than my RIR's..I was told they were EE's, but they lay light tan eggs..whatever..I, and you do too, know the color of eggs you get...Well, I got a tiny one yesterday, just bigger than a quarter, then another...

Is there a worse time when they attack? We had our last fox attack in about January, after some very cold/hard temps..Didn't surprise me really...Thoughts?

I've seen two dead coons here recently that got hit by cars, and my first thought when I saw each was...Good..One less coon to go after my chickens!

So, my sister, who's never even thought of owning chickens or anything else in her life, says she's going to now get some, she just bought some land and it has a perfect coop on it and along with the chickens, two dogs. A golden retriever, and a lab...Yeah...think that will go over well? I know...

I"ve seen alot of conflicting stuff on here about worming. From what I understand, some say to worm twice a year, just for kicks. Some say only to worm if you see one in their poo..I've never dewormed my girls, I've only had them for about a year and a half. They are in my back yard, with my dog...

So, I was reading about bugs being able to tell if it's going to be a mild or bad winter, but what about chickens? hhmmm Anyone ever heard of anything? We have bees and wasps all over here eating anything and everything right now, but that's probably also because the fall is coming, and they...

Last night, we had two childen feed the rabbits..They are outside in cages, in a covered area...Someone didn't close them up well enough, and after working a 15 hour day, my hubby came home after we were all asleep, and saw that some had gotten out. So, they rounded them back up, but as they...

Never had a girl go broody before..I dont have a roo, so no real point in her going broody...Couple of questions..She's a RIR, about 8 months old, great layer..I am totally willing to sell her if someone wanted her, or trade..I just dont know how long they stay broody if you keep taking the...

I boiled some chicken parts for stock and it just seems to be a waste to throw them away..right now, they're in my freezer...but, is it bad to feed it to a chicken? Please end this debate between my hubby and me..Thanks