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I totally miscounted, but they are actually about 5 weeks old, if I makes any difference. The bedding is sand mixed with sweet PDZ, probably not getting too dusty. I'm really wondering where they got...whatever. The brooders were just deep cleaned and fresh new sand laid down, so it's probably...

I asked this question in my regional thread, but I'll put it here too. I have 16 beautiful 3-4 week old chickens. I suddenly noticed that some of them started sneezing recently. I'm pretty upset because respiratory illnesses are incurable and the birds will be life long carriers. The only...

I'm sure it would. A staple gun seems like it would make the placement for the hardware cloth rather easy. As for predators though....are staples strong enough to discourage a persistent raccoon?

Oh dear. I just realized that giving my chicks antibiotics will pretty much undo the whole organic eggs thing. That's the only reason I wanted to start raising chicken. I guess in this situation I start from scratch? :(

I have stopped by there, the Re-Store. I didnt see much for framing and lumber replacements, but im already interested in their other stuff. Flooring, tiles, etc. They did have some cool stuff. I should just pop over there today and if they got some new stuff in. There's some remodeling and...

I'm isolating the sick ones today and using a a red heat lamp for them. All of them about 4 weeks old and going through a molt. To be honest, they could have gotten chilled a bit since someone turned off the heat lamp and then didn't turn it back on during the night. I'll go locate the...

Oh boy. Time to treat the well.*nods* I would agree and I'll see if I can convince my in laws. Not to get into family drama, but they've had these 5 acres for just under a decade and have done jack with it. They spent more time fighting each other being on the verge of divorce (for about 25...

*sigh* I've been having so many problems with my little chicks. Another one popped up today. I'm pretty sure some of my chickens are sick. I have a little EE that I'm pretty sure is a roo. Kinda bummed about that, but today he was sneezing clear snot on me and wiping his beak on my shoulder...

Sorry for the late response. Sudden visit to grandma's (no Internet) followed by a Crohns flare. Whoops. I have EE, Wyandottes, Silkies, and barred rocks. They were actually separated out and now have about 3 ft of space per bird. The smell has improved quite a bit, but sometimes the smell is...

Right now the chickadees are in a large dog crate and they STINK! We had to move them to the garage because the smell was so atrocious. Now even with the garage door open the smell is still offensive just getting near it. I smelled it as soon as I got out of the car. The big garage door is wide...

Hello and welcome! How could you not want angora goats? :D What types of chickens are you raising these days?

Sending a PM now.

Hey Zanna, I believe that was me. After my incubator failing on two batches of serama bantam eggs, even after repairs, I decided to give up on eggs for now. Just going to start with some chicks until I can get a better incubator.

*flops onto couch* Hello all. Oh my. I haven't looked around on the forum for awhile since I had some bad experiences with my homemade incubator and beautiful serama bantam eggs in February. *wipes a tear* I'm needing Ameracauna chicks.....but I'm looking around to see if any of these places...

About thermometers? :he I'm on my 5th thermometer. I tried hatching eggs a week ago and they all died from fluctuating temperatures. I installed a big bi metal wafer thermostat I got at a feed store. The wafers don't sit perfectly level....does this affect its performance? There is a bit of a...