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I am getting ready to build a permanant chicken coop/run. Neighbors have dogs that enjoy our chickens & not in a good way. Once I get my 5 ft fence up I need ideas how to keep the dogs from digging under. I was thinking about putting wire on the ground so they cant dig under. Not sure about...

Wendy'sChicksRock : Hello, I'm new to this rabbit breeding and have a question. We have two mini rex rabbits we got to breed so we had some to show at fair this july. When should we breed them in order for them to be shown as junior buc or does in july? I mean what's the best age to show them ...

This is our first time hatching duck eggs. First question Can we put ducks & chickens in the same incuabtor? I figure the temp is the same as chickens 99.5 but the humidity I cannot remember. They sit for 28 days turning the eggs twice a day. Any other help would be greatly appriciated. Thank...

Thank you. I thought pencil was safe but I needed to make sure.

May be a dumb question but I want to teach my daughter correctly. We are getting ready to start collecting eggs for eating & hatching. What is safe to write on the eggs with? Regular pen, pencil, sharpie. What is safest? She is doiing a 4H project of selling eating eggs, hatching eggs, &...

Thank you all. Midnights feet are fine but his knee has heat. The Buff almost killed him but I agree he should have put some weight back on. He was even with the meat chickens on 27% for a while. I have read about apple cidervinger so I am going to pick some up today.

Thank you. I will look but if it is to be given in the breast he has no meat on his bones. I am gonna put him in a 4x6 dog pen tonight with different foods & see what he eats best. Along with his pellets.

Thank you so much. How do I dose a chicken? Is it givem in a shot or orally? Then if shot IM or SQ & how much. & how often. Thank you again. & my daughter thanks you. He is her buddy. Most kids have puppies. She picked a rooster. lol.

Sorry dumb question. What is Fowl Pox?

My daughter has a 1 1/2 year old Black Austorlorp Rooster she dearly loves. Well we also have a Buff Orpington Rooster. The Austorlorp was head cock to the point the Buff slept with a dog. We went to feed one day & the Buff jumped right in & the Black stayed back. Long story short the Buff...

I was thinking about 5 hens & 1 rooster but wanted opinions first. Yes more room the better. I was still thinking about the houseing but yes a raised house inside would be great. It would also provide shade if there is not much in that area. We plan to have a few of these. Thank you.

I have a 9x6 pen. I am trying to figure how many birds I can put in this size pen. I will be adding a coop later. For now a tarp will help keep some elements out. Thank you.

Thank you.

How long can we collect eggs before we put them in the incubator? Do we need to do anything special before we incubate them? We are trying to get young before winter & sell the older birds. Thank you.

We have had a bad time with our project leader. I asked her a week ago & she didnt know. I hope to put these guys outside soon. We have another batch coming June 21 for the next fair. I think I am gonna get some in the spring & try the different feeds to see what works the best. This year...