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One of my three chicks turned out to be a male. I can’t keep a rooster in town, but I have a friend who will take him. They are 7 weeks old now, and still inside because the nights are still getting down to 40 degrees sometimes. I’m assuming he’ll be quarantined at his new home, and I don’t want...

Left with these babies. One Australorp, one Buff Orpington, and one brown leghorn. This was an impulse buy, but don’t worry, they aren’t my first chickens (although I’d still consider myself a newbie) The australorp was banded, so she’s a female. The other two were straight run so I hope they...

Any advice. Everything I’ve seen is about two people doing it. Surely it can be done alone.

Any suggestions for a quick windbreak to put by my door for my chickens? They hang out by my patio door all day, for the heat escaping the house maybe? It’s 18 degrees here and I feel bad. Maybe if they had something to block the wind they’d be warmer.

Is it normal to get a really small egg every once in a while? She’s been laying since November. It’s one of my white leghorns. Edit: they are receiving supplemental lighting, if that makes a difference.

It's gotten cold here, so I've started giving my girls chicken scratch at night, in addition to their regular food. How much should I give them? Should I give it to them in the mornings too?

Its the first snow of the year. They finally left their coop but they’ve been camped out by my door. Poor girls. One of my two leghorns laid their first egg today too!

I’m not sure where to put this thread, sorry. I read one way to make sure your coop doesn’t get too cold is to paint the wood so it doesn’t absorb moisture. My coop does seem to get very damp, I’m trying to fix it. Anyway, obviously the chickens can’t be in there for a couple days. How would I...

One of my white leghorns (maybe both, I can’t tell them apart) lets me hold her and pet her. She doesn’t hold still to be picked up, but once I have her in a comfortable position she seems to relax. I think. I make sure her feet aren’t trapped because I don’t want to force my affections on her...

I moved my chicken brooder to the chicken coop and let them play in their chicken yard during the day. I have a video baby monitor out there so I can make sure they’re okay at night. They’re five weeks old. Last night, I was outside, they were too because I was waiting until the coop cooled off...

Hamilton is a four year old boxer/pointer mix. We got him when he was two. I really wanted him to be a companion to my then 5 yr old son, but this dog was a momma’s from the start. He was so hyper and still a giant puppy when we got him, but this guy has come so far, behavior wise. I’m so proud...

I have a a window on the North side, one on the East side, and I cut an 8x12 inch vent on the South side, about 6 feet up. The entire shed is 16ft 2 x 8ft 2. Their enclosure is 8ft 2 x 6ft 2. It’s enclosed by chicken wire(the shed is sealed up tight) and all the windows/vents are on their side...

I got them from Atwoods, they were all banded so they should all be female. I don’t know how often that kind of thing gets mixed up. I think the two blackish ones might be different breeds, but the looked pretty much the same when they were a couple days old.

Hi Everyone! I got six chicks from Atwoods about four weeks ago. I’ve never had chickens before but I’ve always liked them and I’ve been doing a lot of research. I converted half of my shed to be a coop and fenced in an area for their yard. I plan to let them free range in my yard when I’m...