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I've got six BR hens and one rooster all housed in a 8 x 6 coop for the winter with access to a 8 x 8 fenced & covered run. They've wintered fairly well with one exception. Two of the hens have missing feathers on the back of their heads. Both are bald back there and one is pink but not...

I have four pullets and a cockerel that are approx 18 weeks old, all barred rocks. The little roo is crowing now and mounting a couple of my older hens so I'm expecting eggs from the pullets soon. I just used the last of the chick starter up and will be feeding them the same layer feed that...

I have two ten week old barred rock cockerels I'd like to find good homes for. They were hatched by my own hen and have been lovely little pets but the coop is getting crowded and winter is coming and I need more space! They free range everyday and always come back to the coop at night for...

I have a BR who hatched seven little chicks five days ago. They are all fine and she seems to be caring for them very well (smart chicken!). Now a second BR is hanging out in a corner of the coop, just sitting. I'm wondering if she's caught the fever too? She's not sitting on any eggs, just...

I have a BR who successfully hatched seven eggs, the babies are now 1 - 2 days old, they hatched over a 24 hour plus period. They are all perky and moving around well. My question is this. It's going down to ten degrees celsius tonight (about 50 fahrenheit). Will she be able to keep them...

Hi gang, looking for a bit of advice here. One of my barred rocks went broody a couple of weeks ago. I tried breaking her but then a neighbor offered some fertilized eggs. She has a rooster and I don't! So Monday night I set up a nest for her. I used a milk crate and shavings (hay is too...

I've recently lost a red sex link to a raccoon (we've dispatched four since the incident and the payback continues but that's another story!!). I have one red sex link and three barred rocks left. But we're finding that just missing the one hen in the flock has really cut into our egg numbers...

Morning all, Just picked up 16 red broilers at the feed store. They come from Elmira, Ontario, from Bonnie's Hatchery and they call the Bonnie's Heavy Reds. I assume they're like the red broilers you all talk about. I've done the CX twice and thought I'd try something a little different...

Hello all, I'm looking for some help with a production red. I bought two birds, ready to lay through a private sale last year. I had to add to my flock after several of the BR's I had raised from day olds were killed by a raccoon. In hindsight, I should have quarantined them, checked them...

Hi there, I have sixteen one week old CX. They are eating and growing like troopers but I plan to feed them on the 12 hour on, 12 hour off schedule. I can't remember how old they should be when I start this though! Can someone please refresh my memory? Thanks!

Our hydro flickered last night just enough to blow the 250 watt red bulb in my infrared heat lamp that was keeping my 16 CX nice and warm! Grrrrr. Of course it was after all the stores had closed out here so we had to make do with a goose neck reading lamp for the night and the strongest I...

Hi gang. I have 16 two day old CX chicks. They are eating chick starter and drinking lots of water, they all seem pretty healthy. My question is: I have about two inches of pine shavings under them but I put an old sheet on top of the shavings just for the first few days so they don't eat...

I have two red stars and three barred rocks. One of my reds was looking a bit mangy back in late December, when I took a closer look I could see whitish grey eggs in the white down of her feathers. Couldn't see anything on her at all, checked her in the day and at night to be sure. So I've...

Hello all, I live just outside of Ottawa Canada and I have three barred rocks and two production reds. I raised the BR's from chick's last year (they will be a year old in May) and the two reds I purchased from another chicken lover, they are about 14months old now. All have been laying well...

I have ten barred rocks that are six weeks old. Well, actually nine, one of them turned out to be a black sex link!! Six of them are roos and a friend who got some the day I did has extra pullets. Can we switch two roos for two pullets and not upset the apple cart in our flocks? I don't want...

Hi gang, I'm new at this and need some help. I have 23 (used to be 25) white rocks. Up until now I've free fed. I lost one two weeks ago that never grew as fast as the others, he looked like he couldn't breath so we put him down. Lost one big one last Friday night to what I think was a...