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    Need mealworm help - Darkling beetle development issue

    I have been raising mealworms as a chicken snacks for a few years now without any fuss. Took a break for a bit and have recently started up again. My worms are pupating fine but when they mature into beetles it's just not working out well. The majority of my beetles are looking a bit half...
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    Free Brown Leghorn Hen - SoCal/Greater Los Angeles Area

    Free Brown Leghorn hen, aprox 1 year and 8 months ago. I am looking for a new home for her because she is not getting along with my bantam Cochin and the situation has become too violent despite multiple attempts to resolve. I think all involved would be better off if she were to move in with an...
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    Considering trying my first meat birds -- Grow out pen and breed questions

    I am in a process of considering a slight remodel on my coop and am thinking of converting part of it into a grow out pen and trying my first meat birds. I am wondering if I am setting myself up for trouble and would love thoughts from the experienced. A little background: urban yard, very...
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    Are you happy with your poop board?

    Hello! I have a poop board under the roost for my 6 hens. In my original coop it was just plain plywood. When I rebuilt coop 2.0 (chicken math), I decided it would be better to have something a little smoother for easier cleaning so I put down linoleum. 2 years later that is now a cracked and...
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    Free White Homing Pigeon in So Cal

    I have what the internet tells me is a white male homing pigeon (Can not guarantee this is accurate as I have no pigeon knowledge) who has voluntarily moved into my chicken run and has decided not to leave. I have done everything that I can think of to attempt to find the bird's owner -- posting...
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    Found bird in my chicken run. Is this a Homing Pigeon? Dove? Need advice.

    I found this bird trying to get into my chicken run. She/he was there this morning early and was still there when I got home from work and it is starting to get dark. It is very clearly tame and let me handle her easily -- has a band around her foot. I was hoping that she was just visiting and...
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    Please show me your rabbit hutches!

    I am about to go down the meat rabbit-hole and am planning on building my own hutches. This is my first rabbit experience so I would love to see pictures of your rabbit set up. What has been successful and what do you wish you had done differently? Thank you!!
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    Seriously considering adding meat rabbits to my coop -- Am I crazy?

    I have a very small urban yard and am attempting to utilize that space in the best possible way in order to grow as much of my own food as possible and live cleanly and sustainably. I currently have 6 hens that live in a two-story coop attached to an approx. 7x10ish (5.5ft tall) run. The run is...
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    Hen or Roo? Frizzled Naked Neck

    This is a 3 month old frizzled naked neck, probably silkie mix (grey feet with 5 toes and a very fluffy butt) that I recently acquired. I bought her as a hen but she has started making odd noises that aren't quite a a crow but don't sound like a hen either. She looks like a girl to be but I...
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    My 2 new hens smell like dirty barn -- concerned?

    Hello. Three weeks ago I acquired two 3-month old hens, 1 swedish flower and 1 frizzled turken. They smell bad. They had to make a 2 hour trip in a dog crate with a few other hens (going to different homes) to get to me so I initially thought that was likely the cause of their slight odor but...
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    Setting up an aquaponics greehouse - what did you do?

    I am in the middle of building an outdoor greenhouse with an aquaponics system. I am planning on using tilapia and a variety of veggies and will farm duckweed, red worms and guppies to feed the fish. I would love to see your system and hear about anything you thought worked really well or...
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    Silkie Attacked by Hawk - Shock?

    My silkie was just attacked by a hawk. My neighbor scared it off before it did any real damage. She is missing a lot of feathers and has a small bleeding wound on one wing but overall it looks fairly minor all things considered. She is bobbing her head in what looks like an involuntary twitching...
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    Wanted: Naked Neck Showgirl Silkie Pullet

    Hello! I am looking for a showgirl pullet in the greater Los Angeles or San Diego area. Ideally old enough to live outside but I would consider a chick if that is all you have available. My preference is for buff or white. If there is anyone in So Cal selling showgirls now (or will be in the...
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    Surprise Egg Skelter!!

    I came home from work last night to find a very exciting surprise. Best fiance ever. I have seen people asking about them on this site. They are now available in the US.(finally!!) http://www.mannapro.com/products/poultry/the-egg-skelter/
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    Chicken naps? My Silkie hen is really odd - should I be concerned?

    My poor old dog is dying so for the last few weeks I have been driving home every day durring my lunch break to give him meds. I usually do not get to see my chickens in the middle of the day but with the dog situation I now do. My silkie is always out in the yard doing her thing in the...
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    Sexing 10 week old Olive Egger chicks *Updated with pictures*

    Hello! I am going to go pick up a 10 week old oliver egger chick tomorrow. The mommy is a black Americana and the daddy is a blue copper maran rooster. The gender of the chicks is unknown and I am not allowed to have roosters per my city zoning. Can anyone give me any tips on what to look for...
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    Brown Leghorn Egg Question

    I have had a white leghorn for over a year now and she is an amazing egg layer - gigantic beautiful egg every single day that doesn't even fit right in a carton. Because she is so great I decided to get a second leghorn. I got a brown one because I thought she was pretty. I had heard that they...
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    Neighborhood Bird Invasion

    I live in the middle of the city so I have a very small yard. I have only 5 chickens that live in a small coop with the nesting boxes and roosts on top and a small run on the bottom. My whole yard is gated, so in general I just let the chickens out during the day so they can wander about and...
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    Hello from Los Angeles.

    Hello. I live right in the center of Los Angeles and have been keeping backyard chickens for about a year. I currently have two leghorns, a delaware, a bantam cochin frizzle, and a bantam bearded silkie. I flirted with a beautiful polish, but he turned out to be a rooster and had to move to back...
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