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  1. farmerbly

    Help think gnats killed my chicks!

    I came home today and had (4) 6 week old chicks dead! Gnats were all over them. 4 more are down not looking so good but still alive. 4 look ok and are walking around drinking water. They were in a small pen waiting til this weekend to let them in with the bid birds. I took them out and put the...
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    What age can you put chicks in with the older birds?

    Have some 3 week old birds almost fully feathered now. They are still inside with a light on them. What age can I put them outside in a seperate small run. What age do they have to be to put them in with my older birds? Thanks for the help. Im new to young birds. BP
  3. farmerbly

    Chicken started to "sit"

    Ok I think I have a girl starting to "sit". She stayed int he box today on her egg and some laid by other birds. I've been taking all the eggs everyday until today. I did put some other eggs under her today that I got out of the other boxes. Not sure how many she has under her at the moment...
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    Rooster foot problem??? Help.....

    Have a rooster "Barney" who has a growth starting on both feet. When I picked him up to look at it...The bottom of his feet are ok but the front at the bottom of his legs...at the top of his feet have a scaley looking white crusty growth on them... He is limping a little. But gets on roost just...
  5. farmerbly

    Lost one of my girls today!

    Found one of my girls dead behind the coop today. Her head was gone and something had eaten the inside of her carcuss. Any ideas on what it might have been? Coons, Hawks, Cats or what? Please let me know what you think it might have been. Thanks BP
  6. farmerbly

    Help! Have one chicken laying on the floor!

    I have one chicken laying on the floor of the coop. Not using the boxes. She is a little older than the other birds. All the others are using the boxes. Is there a way to teach them to use the boexs? Thanks BP
  7. farmerbly

    I have a "Mating" question

    If a hen is "mating" (I dont know the proper term) Does it mean she is laying also? Or can they "mate" and not lay? Yes I am new to the pet chicken business. I have one rooster and 14 hens. I have been getting about 5-6 eggs a day. I hope the rest start sometime soon. I know my rooster is...
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    When do the eggs start?

    Is there any way to tell when a hen is going to start laying eggs? I have two Americanas that look to be about 20-24 weeks old? Not laying yet. BP
  9. farmerbly

    CRACKED OR CRUSHED SOYBEANS????

    Can u feed chickens cracked or crushed soybeans. Is it bad for them? BP
  10. farmerbly

    Got my new birds home!

    Ok...I got my new birds home finally. I put them in the coop when I got them home. They did go straight to roost. The next morning I let them out of the coop into their new run. Several of the birds layed eggs on the nesting boxes but a couple layed on the floor of the coop. How do you get all...
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    Introducing chickens to a new run and coop?

    Is there a best way to introduce chickens to their new home/run/coop? New to raising chickens....I don't have a top on my run. Its about 20'x60' with a 8x8x8 coop inside. The run is 6ft tall. Will the chickens fly out when i put them in the run? Do I need to clip wings before i put them in...
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    Question about clipped wing chickens?

    Can a chicken with one clipped wing get up to a 48" roost? Do they need help from a "chicken ladder"? BP
  13. farmerbly

    Deep Litter?

    How deep does the litter need to be? I'm finishing my coop and just trying to think ahead? Thanks BP
  14. farmerbly

    Pine shavings for coop??????

    If I use pine shavings.....Do I need pine flakes or fine shavings????? Does it matter??? BP
  15. farmerbly

    Crumble or Pellets?

    Why feed Crumble over Pellets (laying) or Pellets over Crumble????? Is there a difference? Thanks BP
  16. farmerbly

    Whole grains? Yes or NO?

    Can we feed whole grains such as Wheat, Whole Corn, Milo, Soybeans, or Rice to our chickens? Thanks Bp
  17. farmerbly

    New Chicken Boxes

    Here is a pic of the boxes I built for my coop. Idea came from a picture on here. Thanks to the person or people who posted them. I still have to put the small perches on the front but ran out of light. They are 12"x11 1/4" standard lumber. It has a 45 degree n top to prevent roosting. I read...
  18. farmerbly

    Flies and Mosquitoes???

    I know this should be in the pest section but....Can I use an automatic metered fly and mosquito spray inside my coop? Have a terrible mosquito problem in my area. The are made for barns and gereral livestock. They activate about every 20 mins or so. I do have a well ventilated coop. seven...
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    Flies and Mosquitoes??

    New to the chicken game. Can we use a metered fly spray inside the coop. They are made for barns and livestock in general. Well ventilated coop? Just curious? Terrible mosquitoes in my area! BP
  20. farmerbly

    Ok here is my coop. Advice on placement of roost and boxes

    Ok here is the coop I'm building. The coop is 8x8x8. Major part is almost done. Now I'm thinking about placement of roosts and laying boxes. 12 hens and a rooster is the plan. Plan is to build a laying box 2 floors high. 4 boxes on top, 4 boxes on bottom. 18" off floor for the first level and...
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