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I may later play around and organize this list better, but I thought it may be a good resource. If you have come across a Free Coop Plan not listed, please share! Free Chicken Coop Plans! Mini coop from wire and an old dog house -...

About a week or two ago, I picked up a new bale of shavings from TSC. It was supposed to be flake. Today, I cleaned out the brooder and went to put the new shavings into the brooder. It was probably at least 30 % or more dust! Do shavings decompose/break down when kept long in those big bale...

My babies are turning 3 weeks old, the awkward teenage phase is beginning as they are half fluff, a quarter feather, and the rest that weird time in between. By the way, do hens and cockerals get spur bumps at this age? I also think I saw one trying to crow! These are supposedly pullets, not...

One of my Buff Orpingtons, (age 2 weeks today) is a good bit larger than the rest of the girls. They were bought from a private hatchery and they all were about the same size when purchased at 2 days old. Could this one who is definately larger and heavier than the rest possibly a roo? It's...

So, lets see, I know we have squirrels, rabbits, and deer around here. So, foxes, snakes, and other things probably won't be far behind. In fact, we think we heard a hiss of an animal (I wasn't there but the first thing that comes to my mind is a snake) near the run tonight. The birds won't...

Well, we just started working on our coop. I drew up the plans myself, inspired by the Purina Henhouse (http://poultry.purinamills.com/NUTRITIONMANAGEMENT/HenHouseHutchDesign/default.aspx) but modified to fit the size of our flock and to take advantage of the space they will be kept in. We...

Okay, quick question. What is considered 'normal' poo for a 4 day old chick? My pullets have had really loose brown almost watery poo.

So, what's your funniest chick moment? We're at day 1 of chick parenting, just shy of 12 hours. These have to be the two funniest things. 1) The stretch and topple. A chick will lift and stretch one leg, usually to the rear and end up falling over forward. 2) The mirror. Everyone loves the...

Hi, I just got my fuzzy butts (6 BOs and 6 Speckled Sussex) earlier today and I've been watching them. One of them (a SS) keeps pecking at everyone's egg tooth (the little white bit on the end of their beaks, especially pronounced on the Sussex as they have dark ends on their beaks and then the...

Tomorrow my 5 year old and I will venture to a town an hour away and pick up our chicks! He is so excited (as am I). We've got the food (50 lbs of Nutrena chicken starter feed), the water bin, the food trough, the lamp all set up in the garage. All I have to do is put the food, water, and...

I have seen 24%, 20%, and 18% starter protein levels in feed. What % would be best for chicks who are to grow into backyard pet hens/layers? Does it matter?

I really don't know much about chicken feed. I have picked up that vegetarian feeds aren't necessarily all that great for the birds. I've never really cared for big companies like Purina (hence another thread). However, after a search for local feed I found a company I had known about for...

I am starting chickens (buff orpingtons) soon. I know I want medicated chicken starter and either 24 or 20%. Apart from that, is there any difference in brands of feed? I come from the dog world and I bash stuff like Ole Roy, Pedigree, and Dog Chow all the time. You might even call me a dog...

I was looking on Craigslist. Found an ad for chickens that by my math are 10 days old. There is 28 days before I pick up my day or two old chickens from Sumner (so these chicks will be about a month older than the chicks I get from Sumner). By my math, the older chicks will need about...

Well, I've already put in my order for chicks from a private hatchery (www.sumner-byrdfarm.com) and at over 5 dollars a chick for buff orps, I worry. I hear horror stories of TSC and reading where perhaps 50% of the chicks don't make it. I'm looking for 8 chickens and ordered 8 chicks. Am I...