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“Koop Clean” (a chopped blend of hay and straw) with “sweet PDZ”

3 of the 5 had pips yesterday. Today 2 hatched!

My first time incubating with 5 eggs from a friend’s flock.

The right article at the right time! I've raised eight 4 day old chicks in the past 7 years, for (and with) my daughter and 2 grand-kids. Once they were pullet-sized we divided the flock between us. After I moved, I had to give away two of my Rhode Island Reds to a friend who lives on acreage...

Not sure why there would be a 9 meter rule; rationale? It’s on the books here, but doesn’t make sense. My 2 hens free range and only sleep in coop at night. Noise is not a problem. Animal control visited and my coop is clean, no smell. Neighbor on other side of fence decided, after a year, to...

My three dogs are all rescues; a Yorkie, a Boxer and a Boston. They all happily share the yard-never an issue there. But the dogs eat my hen’s layer feed, scratch and any treats meant for the chickens. And, they also eat chicken poo . They’re survivors!

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Well, we started 4 years ago with a week-old Rhode Island Red ("Honey") for my granddaughter from the state college poultry enterprise community exhibit and a two-week old Plymouth Barred-Rock ("Dottie") for my grandson from the...