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Last week I bought one of those "Baby Cakes" hanging things from Tractor Supply. Our six youngsters went nuts for it and had it cleaned up in just a couple days. I saved the center hanging stick- It made me wonder if I couldn't make some myself, as they are a bit pricey for a 'treat'. Have...

Looking for input- (for standard sized hens) We've determined the height to place the roost bar, but aren't sure how far out/away from the wall should a roost be? 8" 10" 12" ? thanks

We’re updating our Wichita-design coop, after four years of being vacant. I’ve seen poop boards under the roosts in several posts. Since the interior (roost area) of our coop is rather small, we find ourselves wondering if a poop board under the roost is practical, as they’ll need room to hop up...

After picking up six day old chicks on Wednesday, it was discovered that three of the chicks were not the breed I ordered. The hatchery has offered to replace the ones my order is missing, but my question is: Is it easy to introduce three chicks who will be one week younger, to the current...

out of the six Speckled Sussex I ordered, three look different. What do you guess they are?

We picked up our 6 Speckled Sussex day old (hopefully pullets) three days ago from a small hatchery. Three look one way and three look another way. See pics below. The first five pictures are Group 1, which are smaller and have less defined markings. The next 10 pictures are of group 2...

We live in the north and temperatures are cold. We do not have any other chickens at this point. We will be getting 6 chicks next week and brooding in a 3x3 puppy ex pen (24" tall sides) in our dining room or kitchen. I plan to line the insides of the pen with cardboard to avoid escapees and...

We had a small back yard flock several years ago, and decided to try again this year. We're looking for non-flighty, friendly, calm breeds that are also decent egg layers. Living quarters consist of a coop with attached covered run, with some free-ranging time also. We're in central WI, so most...

Yesterday we picked up two Orpington chicks. This morning we noticed this- what has happened to this chick's feet? And what should we do about it? thanks

I know the weather in the midwest is super cold, but I am picking up some day old chicks this week by car, and I'm looking for suggestions to keep them warm enough during the 2 hour car ride home. Other than keeping the car's heater on high, and covering the box, do you have any suggestions? thanks

I'm trying to find contact information i.e website or email address for Joel Gilman in Virginia. thanks,

Hi, I'd like to get a singing canary, as I had one as a child, but really don't know much about them. Only males sing, correct? At what age can the average person tell if the birds are males or females- and what do you look for, other than if it sings? If you want singing, are you best to get a...

We have 7 hens in a backyard coop. they normally free range during the day. This morning our Buff Orpington is making a funny choking/cough/sneezing sound every few minutes, sort of shaking her head as she does it. It almost sounds like she's trying to crow! We took her inside to write this...

Hi, DH is working on a coop similar to the Wichita, and has a door question for those of you with sliding pop-up doors. He built the sliding door out of 1/2 inch plywood. How much 'play' do you leave in depth between the door and frame? DH left 3/16" for depth, and is concerned that it may be...

This was our "free" chicken. We were told it's a Silver Phoenix. It's 6 1/2 weeks old. What do you think...pullet or cock ??

Hi, would like to get your opinion/confirmation on breeds of these two 6 1/2 week old pullets, please. We ordered a Barred Rock and an Australorp as day olds from a hatchery. Is that what they are??

We have 6 chicks of different breeds- 5 came as day-olds from Ideal and one we hatched ourselves several days later. They're 4 weeks old. Often, some/all of them have loose green, puddling, VERY STINKY poop for the past few days. Not all of them all the time, it seems to be intermittent. The...

We picked up our chicks and the man gave my daughter a chick he called a Phoenix, but said it could be a boy or girl. We can only keep hens. The chicks are now 13 days old, and we tried to compare photos of vent and feather sexing, realizing it's complicated This chick is noisy! Our hope is...

How many of you have had an egg hatch on Day 24 or later? One egg hatched on Day 22 We're halfway through Day 24. No noise, no pips, even with the encouragement from the hatchling, which we've taken out of the incubator. We're candled a few minutes, and saw two eggs that looked like they...

Day 23 comes to an end shortly. Six eggs that showed viability when candled went into lockdown on Wednesday, no humidity or temperature problems throughout the incubation. One pip yesterday afternoon who hatched with a bit of help in the wee hours this morning. It's a BLRW- the back of it's...