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It took me 3 stores to find meat here beef or chicken. There is a run on everything. Finally found meat at a little local place but even there they had people trying to buy up all they had left with no regard for others.

My mom and I are already respitorily compromised, I with bad asthma and her with COPD so we are staying home as much as possible and limiting contact with people outside of close family. My husband has stoped going to the casino. We all wash our hands for frequently. We are worried it but we are...

Probably on the early side but it likely won’t do them harm. The main reason they say not to feed layer feed to early is non laying chickens don’t need the extra calcium and to much calcium can cause kidney issues. The key thing is could cause it isn’t a definite thing. I have found starting the...

I fed layer food from 16 weeks onward with no problems. It should be fine.

Today I did chicken chores and let my girls explore a bit. We have had a hawk in the area lately and I’m paranoid it will decide my chickens look like a snack. They were happy to be out even if it did get cut short by Mr. Hawk.

If there is anyway to modify the coop to raise the roost it may be your best bet. Sleeping on the roost is much cleaner for the chickens since they poop all night. Also your roost bars seem to be close in level with your nest boxes. a roost similar height or lower than your nest boxes encourages...

Hello everyone just finding out that Michigan has a thread.

Have hope one of mine with the same hatch date as yours just laid her first egg about 3 days ago. Just be patient.

I thought of doing this myself not so much for they money just because I enjoy brooding chicks and watching them grow. I decided against it because as other people stated I could end up with a lot of birds left over and I can’t keep more. I would ask around your local area see if it’s something...

Can you tell me what says hen to you? I’d like to get better at guessing sex of silkies myself.

They sure are and they are a really sweet chicken.

Thank you we hope Cloud turns out to be a hen too but if not we have a rooster plan that doesn’t end in a dinner table. Cloud is far to sweet tempered to go to the dinner pot.

That’s actually what I was what prompted me to post the pictures. All my other silkies have a more defined puffs Cloud’s doesn’t look the same.

Rita

Our family has... 17 chickens all with names Luna the shelter kitten 4 chihuahuas 1 Sparrow named Icarus (rehabilitated but can’t return to the wild) Many fish and one pond frog that decided to join them in wintering over in the basement. We call him Kermit.