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I'll see if I can put some vents in. Thanks!

My poor babies are out there panting and I feel so sorry for them. I've opened the windows all the way and I put a small battery operated fan out there to push the hot air out and help draw cooler air in. I put a large pan with ice water out there for them to walk and play in. An they have...

Ideal Poultry has Welsummers.

I live about an hour north of STL too. I actually just ordered chicks from Ideal. I ordered 9 chicks and they were shipped this week but I received about 7 extra males for warmth. So don't expect to get any less than that with Ideal. As far as mypetchicken.com. I'm not sure about their males for...

Quote: Ummm, what's "Pet milk"?

I have heard that when a dog "mounts" another dog, it is not always sexual. Sometimes it may be an act of dominating where one dog wants to annouce his superiority over another.

I would like to suggest that if you are considering getting a gun, even if you don't hunt, take a Hunter Safety Course for your state. The majority of these courses are easy to find, cheap, and they focus on gun safety. This would probably be easier to get than a "Gun Safety Course" from a...

I have just noticed a patch of poison ivy growing near and in my chicken run. Will the birds get sick if they eat it? Should I get rid of it? I'd love for them to just eat it up so I don't have to mess with it.

I wasn't sure what subject to put this under so... What breeds of chickens lay the really dark "chocolate" brown eggs? McMurry doesn't seem to carry any. Any suggestions as to where I could get some pullets? (not straight run)

Well, depending on you exact setup, you can do a few different things. The chicken-sized door that leads to MY run is about 6-8" from the ground. What I did was just stick a cinder block in front of the door as a step so the chickies could hop up and down; and they do it just fine. However, this...

If I buy chickens for pets, no I couldn't do it. But if I buy chickens specifically for meat and I don't name them and someone else does the killing, I wouldn't have a problem with it. But I have eaten home grown chickens before. My parents raised chickens and I can remember helping to butcher...

Unless I am mistaken, www.ideal-poultry.com has BLRW's only they call the "Partridge" W's. Here's the link: https://secuservices.com/ideal/newideal/selectproduct.aspx?qty=1&Product=1182

If your coop doesn't have electicity and you would like some cordless light, these battery powered stick up bulbs are awesome. I have one in my coop and it works great!!! http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/stickupbulb.html?gid= I think you can get them at Walmart and Target for about $10 each.

In "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens", it says for normal standard birds, you can go 14" high x 12"wide x 12"deep. For larger birds, you want it to be 14" high x 14" wide x 12" deep.

I have a couple chicks a little older than yours and when I introduced them to the coop, I coaxed them outside with treats so they would like the idea of coming outside and it would be easy for them. My chicks LOVE hard boiled egg. Just make sure it's chopped up really good so it doesn't look...