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I have a sex link who is 1 1/2 yrs. old. She has quit laying or is eating her own eggs. I do on occasion find yoke remains but no shell. I am stumped as to what is happening?

Hi my pullets are 16 wks old and just starting to get active in wanting to start laying . I want to change there feed from starter to layer but I still have about 10 lbs. if starter feed. Is it ok to mix the remaining with the layer feed or best to just get rid of it?

Hey there , I just found our very first egg. Golf ball in size , God Bless her. I found it out side in the run mostly buried under straw . I have 7 pullets using 4 nesting boxes. What can I do to encourage them to lay in the boxes ? Very excited their maturing !

Hi , my girls are 13 wks old. I'm feeding them Dumor chick starter at this time. What and when do I make the change of thier feed?

Hi good morning! My question does not pertain to watering or feeding but dust bath. I'm a novice at this chicken caring but loving every moment of it so far. I want to know what consists of a dust bath and what are it advantages for the girls? There run is 10x20 and half of it is covered the...

Hi, I have just put out in there new coop/run our 7 babies who our 6 and 5 wks old. Last night was there first night out in the coop and I couldn't help but feel sorry for them for they seemed lost and uncertain what to do come darkness. My wife and I got In the coop and helped them up on the...

Hi good morning, it's time I get my chicks (are they still considered chicks at 5 weeks?) out to there new coop. Except for a few security issues at the bottom of the fence I believe the coop is ready . All I need is to build a roost for 7 egg laying hens. Any help on hieght and with would be...

Finally got our chicks out to the garage. Never brought up baby chicks before , so I had to experience the horrible invasion of dander dust just once in order to learn never do that again. There doing really good, so long as I can keep the cat away. I built a lid for the brooder and hung 4 - 5...

Hi I'm curious how long do I feed my chicks starter feed? I have 5 three weeks and 2 two weeks old. Thanks Al

Hi we have 7 beautiful and healthy chicks 3and 2 weeks old. Do to circumstances we are forced to brood our chicks in the house (small I might add) dander is starting to be an issue. I have covered 2/3 of the brooder with card board , and the other 1/3 with cheese cloth to try and control the air...

I am very interested in caring for my own chickens. I have created a brooder and have recently purchased 7 chicks 2 RI reds and 5 golden sex links . They are all doing very well thankfully!! I would like to put in a sand box for scratching , is this a good or bad idea ?? Thanks !

Hi my name is Al . I have 5 golden sex links and 2RI reds all babies. I was thinking of putting a sand box in the brooder for them to scratch... It's a fine silica sand made for swimming pool filtration. Is this a good or bad idea in regards to harming my birds? Thank you !!

Hi, I have a question in regards to my babies. I have 5 golden sex links and 2 RI reds, I want to put down in the brooder a small sand box for them to scratch ... Is this a good or bad idea in terms of harming my birds?