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I'm off to get the dog kennel run on sale at TSC (Last day!) for my new chicken run. I will be attaching hardware cloth to the bottom part of the fencing before letting the chickens have full use of it. What is the best way to attach one wiring to another? I appreciate all feedback and I'm so...

And they STINK!!!!!

I'm in Florida (yeah I know, I'm sorry you don't live here too!) Last Sunday it was 84 and I had to scrub the brooder so OUT they went! They had a ball! They were kind of scared to be out from cover, so we covered the pen and they scratched and ran around like crazed teenagers all day. I was...

The obvious Cockerel #1 has a very red comb and wattles. He was the first to begin feathering out. The pullet in #2 feathered at a tad slower rate but #3 still has one inch feathers on his wings, NO tail feather but his feathers are all in on the back of his neck, plus he's HUGE, I was wondering...

I have 6 BOs that are now 5 weeks. Trying to sex them has been a problem. Can anyone help me? A Cockerel? We're assuming a pullet here........ Okay.......what he heck is this thing? lol Same age, legs are HUGE (and white) but this one has almost NO feathering other then down the back of...

Hi there Chicken Neighbor!

I'm right there with you Invite. Yesterday I added 4 new BO chicks to the flock of 6. (Yes these were from a breeder that had BEAUTIFUL birds and look SO much different from the Hatchery birds, but I love them all) All are doing really great! I added to the flock because I'm afraid the more they...

CowGirl I've been using yard signs that I had leftover from a business I closed last year. You know those corrugate plastic printed signs you see stuck all over advertising? The outdoor brooder is a huge plastic tray that I got from Grainger's (online sales although you may have a Graingers...

Ours were in a small brooder for two weeks. Last weekend I moved them to a larger brooder on the back screen porch. (I'm in Florida and avg temp overnight last week was 68) I plug in their red light for overnight and they're doing great! Only one I worry about is the obvious cockerel as he has...

Chicken Math Conversation: Husband: 'What are you doing pulling in to the Feed Store, You JUST GOT FEED Yesterday' ( He spys the ASK FOR BABY CHICKS banner) Oh NONONONONO! You have 6 at home in the brooder that are doing great! No!' Me: 'I know I do but I read on the BYC that pullets feather...

Mine do the "Rubber Chicken" thing too and they scared me half to death the first time I saw it. At almost 3 weeks now the newest thing they do is trying to fall asleep on the perches like 'Big Girls'. Theyre heads droop....down, down, wobble a bit........down an half an inch further...

Thanks all! Yes MacLady I've seen that thread and it's simply hysterical! I haven't had chickens for 30 years and those were in MI and my Grandmothers (Barred Rocks) But I was told at the Feed Store here when I first started making inquiries, that this was the deal; The first neighbor that...

Too bad you can't see how quiet and stealthy they are

I read,read,read. Did 6 months minimum of research, (Thank you BYC!) Made sure I was totally prepared for my new babies. We've had our 6 BO chicks for a week now and they are the quietest and sweetest little things. They are just fantastic with no issues at all so far. In dog breeding there is a...

I have one Congo African Grey. His name is Scooter and he's a pistol! He thinks he's a dog or human though depending on the day and what's going on. He's obnoxious and LOVES to argue with me. He's a perpetual adolescent! He's on the back lanai now because if it's 50 or higher, he throws a fit if...