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I hadn't thought of that! I've been wondering how I'm going to keep my chickens cool this summer. I'm in south Louisiana and have weather like yours. Summer should be starting in just a few weeks around here, up into the high 80's probably in a month. Judging by the extremely mild winter we've...

Bee- Thanks for taking the time to asnwer :) I feared the wet conditions might be the worst of it. So far no one is showing signs of illness but I don't want it to get that far. There are plenty of roosts for them to get off of the wet ground inside the pen and some actually use them.The ones...

I read a lot about roosters protecting the flock from predators. In my case, it's my oldest hen that does that. She's the leader, the teacher. I have one roo that is almost fully grown and even he bows to Her Grace. He's second in command and learns quickly. I suppose if something happened to my...

Another thing I wanted to add, on the subject of hawks, I have seen one try to fly off with a smaller pullet. It dropped it at about 10ft in the air but it did try. To me that says that if its prey were smaller, it would've carried it off. Maybe it has chicks, who knows. After dropping the bird...

Beekissed- Question, since we're on the topic of worming. I've been following your posts about how you manage your flock and am planning to incorporate many of your philosophies into my keeping/husbandry as I can. Culling being one of them. I have eight chickens right now of varying ages...

Quote: Times a million! I've noticed that as well since reading this thread. I truly believe mine is the last generation of decent grammar. ETA: I'm not of the older generation this thread is geared towards but I am relieved to read things that can actually be read.

Quote: I have the same theory with kids. x2 X3:D eta: I got over the dirt thing when my 9mo licked the bottom of my flip flop.

WTG Al!! Congratulations!

Quote: Well, they made it through the night just fine and everyone is happily pecking around the yard. Wow! Who would've thought that chickens could live outside and all?

Al, you're right about all the misinformation. It is so hard to tell if the advice is coming from common sense or from something someone read and says it just has to be exactly 95F for the chicks to survive. On another note but with a similar theme- parenting can be the same way. Some first...

Quote: With as old as they are they need to be outside now and right now, they are fully feathered. Now the big problem lies with the fact that now that it is winter by keeping them inside so long, to such an advanced age you have severly handicapped them and their ability to survive like real...

Question! And looking for good practical advice. I've been keeping my young birds in the house at night in their little plastic bin/gas chamber and letting them out in an enclosed pen in daytime. My one almost grown BO pullet gets pretty much the same treatment except that she has the run of...