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How do I teach my girls to NOT SLEEP in the nest box? The same 4 sleep in there nightly. The other 3 are on the high perch. there is a low, smaller perch that I installed when they were young. Some still hang out on it sometimes, so I’ve left it. I’ve never seen anyone sleep on the small one...

Hi! Looking for help ID’ing what was sold to me as a “rare heritage mix” I think we might have salmon faverolle Speckled sussex wellsummers & maybe the black ones are barnevelders? open to your suggestions!!

Big day! Egg #1 was laid yesterday. Freeloading is hopefully coming to an end! Any comments on what types of barnyard mix we might have here??? 🤗

We have 6 "rare heritage mix" chicks that we picked up (sight unseen, curbside!) last weekend, so i think they're about 11 days old now. The yellow one is starting to show some fluffy cheeks and looks similar to Americaunas we've had before. It's been about 4 years since we've had chickens...

This has probably already been posted, but in my most recent issue of Martha Stewart, I noticed in a photo of her chickens ( & their feed!) that Martha feeds her chickens citrus. In the photo I saw half citrus fruits, I think oranges mixed in with the other kitchen scraps she feeds them. Our...

I posted this also in the Marans thread, so sorry for the duplication :) Our new Marans chicks spent their first night outside last night. They are 4 weeks old today & the lows last night were 75 - they did great! Their initial distress calls of "bring me back to the garage!" didn't last too...

Update on reply posted 6/14 @5pm. One of our cuckoo marans seems to be coughing. Maybe sneezing? She makes a little chicken-y squeek-y noise & her body shakes when it happens, so it seems like a cough...??? I first noticed it last weekend, a few times here & there & now she is doing it a lot...

A friend has a pizza shop & I am getting the leftover, cooked slices for my girls. It is more of a gourmet pizza shop, so I feel goodabout theveggies & crust on the pizza, but it is really yummy pizza, so I am sure it is loaded with cheese too! Last night they had 1 slice per bird, (7) as well...

I want to start by saying that I am VERY new to this! Got a book from the library (City Chicks), retro-fitted a coop type thing in the back yard & then got some laying hens & brought them home last night! Here is one of my 7 birds. I think an EE, since she seems to have a butt? Though - she...

Hi, I'm Jenn & I am excited to learn from all the experienced chicken pros out there! Thought I'd start with the standard questions & my answers: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New! I have a coop 1/2 built in the backyard, just got finished reading City Chicks...