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for similar reasons, I had to bring in some chicks and be their hen, some from day 1. just put out 9 yesterday to their own fenced area of the run, so the adults can get used to them. next weekend, the last 8 will go in the mini run, for a couple weeks, then get let into the herd. good thing...

thats awesome! I had a chick a friend was holding for me while i built up my coop/run, and out of 40 birds, her dog got hold of mine (oddly enough named sweet pea) and killed her. my SS is my friendliest bird, sitting on our lap, eating from our hands, talking to us the whole time i am in the...

welcome, and best of luck. here is your warning, so you cant say you didnt know... they are addictive! I went out to the coop the other day and my spouse was sitting down, chicken on her lap, petting it while it coo'ed at her.

I am new to this all, but all mine crow. Since he doesn't want you to have a roo, get a male guinea. that may change his mind

how is this for math... December I decided I wanted to get 4 chickens to keep at the house. Counting the 32 (yes 32) that have hatched, i'm around 70 now.

I have heard both ways, that a guinea will attack a snake, and that it wont do anything to a snake. I have rattlers in my area, and would like to know if anyone has had an experience themselves where a guinea attacks or drives off a snake? thanks

I have the same setup, but my temp varies between 91 and 96. I would think 105 would be high, but if they love it, I would think for now its fine. I read that you drop 5 degrees per week, roughly. I also put the water near the light so it gets a little warmer than room temp, but not hot. I...

no reply needed, found my answer. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=489552

Hi all, recently I have had some hens go broody in my coop. once one started hatching chicks, i caged her box off so she could see out, but the chicks couldnt get out. i put in a chick feeder with medicated feed and a small water device. all of a sudden, i started finding chicks in the...

4 was my limit. Within a month, I was at 45. Gave away a bunch of roos, now I have 8 broody hens sitting on eggs. 9 chicks so far, about a week old, more on the way.

welcome from Cochise County! Chicken math=build your coop bigger than you think you will ever need, and you wont have to build a second one My project started a couple months ago, and went from maybe 4-6 to over 40 birds. I cut it back to 35 (had a LOT of roosters... HAD). Keep a pellet...

here are the mamas, you can see an egg they are guarding. the phoenix on the right was so burried under the bigger hen, i thought a coyote had gotten her, i didnt see her for two days.

$18 bucks at walmart for a 540 lumen 1million candlepower spotlight. yes, its a heater. just need to use the black funnel with the small end cut larger. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Stanley-1M-Series-Spotlight/14560017 i also use it to check my coops at night without leaving the house.

thanks for all the good info, mama hen it is! just an odd note, its probably common but I havent heard of it before. My big mama is sitting on the 12 eggs, and I was missing one of my bantam phoenix. ended up she was hiding under big mama, helping her keep the eggs warm. I finally saw her...

if most of the first batch (16) hatch, even if 10 hatch... will she be able to mother all of them and keep them warm? she is a bigger girl, but not huge. some of the eggs are bantams that she is sitting on. i would prefer to let her do her thing, but i am worried about losing some chicks, thats...