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    Chickens vs. Barn Cats - Looking for Suggestions

    On Friday, April 18, 2025, a thief was caught stealing food from the barn cats. Witnesses claim to have seen the Isa Brown hen eating out of the cat's food dish on multiple occasions. Some even claim she would bring her friends with her, and together they would peck the dish clean. Witnesses...
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    One man's trash is another man's treasure

    Hello everyone. My neighbor recently built a pole barn and had a bunch of leftover steel that he threw into our scrap metal pile! We have someone that comes and collects it every so often. I was surprised when I saw whole uncut sheets, roughly 3 x 6 feet, and some that size with only small...
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    Quail aviary vs tractor - Opinions?

    Hello. I currently keep all of my Coturnix quail in an A-frame tractor type coop in my barn. It's worked ok so far, but I want to change it up for a few reasons. 1. The way this coop is built it's very hard to get into to clean/gather eggs. 2. My original plan was to bring it outside during the...
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    Honey Bee Homestead

    Hello everyone. Welcome. I’m creating this thread to share pictures and stories of the chickens here at Honey Bee Homestead and to share the progression of my breeding program. I will occasionally allow my non-winged creatures to steal the spotlight as well. I like to call my farm a homestead...
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    Please help identify Cackle hatchery chicks

    Hello, I recently bought some chicks from Cackle, and they arrived today! I got 10 of their "Free range/predator resistant" surprise chicks as very adorable packing peanuts. They sent me 12 altogether (6 of each breed). I've done some searching already, and I'm thinking the chipmunk colored ones...
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    Breeding questions from an aspiring breeder

    Hello! I am looking into breeding chickens, and I have some questions that hopefully someone with more experience can help me with. I apologize in advance because I'm a bit long-winded, but I wanted to make sure my questions made sense! First, here's a little bit of background information. I'm...
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    Chick hatched with deformed feet

    Hello, so this is my first time hatching chicks, and one of the chicks that hatched today has deformed feet. Her toes point inwards, she keeps on falling over, and gets pushed around by the other chicks. She can only kinda hobble around, but not very well. She is not as active than the...
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    Barred Rock chick is weak and not chirping

    My barred rock chick, who is under 2 weeks old is weak and unable to chirp. I found her about an hour ago laying flat underneath the heat lamp, and she had been fine last time I checked on them. They have clean water, food, and heat, and all of the other chicks are fine. I put her under a...
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