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I have two play pens that are fantastic for a sick chicken or a grow-out brooder. Do you happen to have one about? Friends with little kids? I just mentioned that I was looking for one @ work...got the two free. Hubby made a top out of chicken wire to keep them contained. If you can find one...

Perfect timing for this thread! I let my silkie hen brood her eggs - had to see if my young rooster was doing his job. I candled twice. First time to see if her eggs and a few barnyard mix from the coop were good. Only hers were - thinking the eggs from the coop had froze. The other time was...

I have always wanted a farm, but growing-up in a basic town - it was not going to happen. My DNA screamed 'farm girl'. Was a FFA'r in high school (goats, rabbits, sheep and horse projects were @ school or at ranches of friends) and the farm bug stayed with me. I was 40 by the time I could...

Your wyandotte's comb will not get much bigger. It is a rose comb- great for cold hardy chickens (less chance of frost bite). Give 'em a week or two to adjust, they will lay.

I put the feeder out where it is inconvenient for them - they must get away from the coop to eat. I also scatter their treats so they must forage to find it. However, I only do this when it is not raining or snowing. If the day is going to be horrid - they get fed inside, but only once a day...

My poor little guy is still going. Still feisty and picking on the buddies I brought home for the critter...needed one - got 3 (chicken math). the new chicks are a week older and bigger, but do not mess with the "Claw", the little monsters name at the moment. I have stopped wrapping the leg. The...

Thank you. The last link was the one I have read and reread over the last couple weeks. I am going to give the little guy another shot, but

Have a 2 week-old with a slipped tendon. I have tried to correct this - popping tendon back in, splint, vet wrap, etc. I have tried, but it is harder to get back in place now and he seems in pain. ARGH! Is it getting too late for it to work?

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My wyandotte rooster is mellower than the hens. Had some cochin roosters that would fight among themselves and he did not care a bit...yet when one would try and fight with him - he squashed them into submission. It only took once. He protects his girls and has never been aggressive - only...