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I just happened upon this bergamot (bee balm) and basil product and am wondering if it would be safe to sprinkle in my brooder (Rubbermaid stock tank) as it will be in my house for a while. I'm concerned about the safety for little ones. Thoughts...

Yes, I did comb through back threads but didn't find anything really up-to-date; most were from spring/summer/fall of 2020. I have a chick order from Meyer set to be hatched and delivered the last week of April. I'm growing concerned with the most recent news about DeJoy warning of NEW...

We have a large Victorian home in a neighborhood of large Victorians on small, in-town lots. Behind our house we have a big carriage barn, and part of the barn has been our coop for several years. Two years ago I lost my whole flock to a fisher. Prior to this, we have had a small flock of 8...

Hi all, I just received my shipment of chicks yesterday, and all seemed well. Everyone eating, drinking, pooping and peeping their little hearts out. This morning I checked everyone before leaving work and noticed a bit of pasty butt (I'm paranoid about that) so I picked the little one up...

I have a Jersey Giant Hen, probably five years old, and until very recently in perfect health. She is bright and has an appetite and drinks, but seems sore, somehow. She lays down to eat, and seems to walk gingerly, as if it pains her to do so. Her tail is pointing straight down most of the...

I just cracked an egg to use in baking and the albumen is green. No odor, my hens are all over a year old and there has been nothing unusual in their diet. All are healthy, and have not been wormed recently. Any idea why? Or what could have caused it? The yolk was intact; I broke it messing...

Hi there, I just lost an aged Plymouth Rock hen. She'd had runny yellow poo for a few days but was eating, drinking and acting normally. She went downhill quickly and I lost her in just a couple of days. This morning, similar poo appeared on the roost so I think someone else might have...

I"m thinking of adding a couple of Salmon Favarolles to my flock, but I've read they can be aggressive with other breeds. I've know a couple in different flocks belonging to friends and if anything, they've been at the bottom of the pecking order. Asking the experts here-- has anyone here...

Hi there, I've got some picking going on in my small flock of 8 hens (no roosters.) One of my Silver Laced Wyandottes and my poor sweet Speckled Sussex girls are the baldest. I've tried many things-- upping protein, etc. to no avail. I'm considering purchasing some Pinless Peepers, but am...

This morning I went to get in my car to go to work, and as usual I dropped my bag, keys, etc. in the car and then walked up to the coop/run, talking to the girls as I went and scanning the run as I did my morning "head count." All are there, plus one extra-- a SKUNK! The hens didn't seem...

Hi there, I ordered six pullets from Meyer Hatchery in August and one of the Speckled Sussex is turning out to be a roo. He's very sweet and very beautiful. We can't keep roos, so am wondering if anyone here would like him? I"m in the northwest corner of Connecticut, and will ship (safely---...

Hi there, I have a backyard flock of 8 hens and one rooster. Five of the hens and the rooster are six months old, hatched 8/1: Two Silver Laced Wyandottes, two Buff Orpingtons, one Speckled Sussex hen and the roo is a Speckled Sussex as well. Three of the hens are barred rocks, 2.5 years...

Hi there, I ordered six pullets from Meyer Hatchery in August and one of the Speckled Sussex is turning out to be a roo. He's very sweet and very beautiful. We can't keep roos, so am wondering if anyone here would like him? I"m in the northwest corner of Connecticut, and will ship...

Hi there, I ordered six pullets from Meyer Hatchery in August and one of the Speckled Sussex is turning out to be a roo. He's very sweet and very beautiful. We can't keep roos, so am wondering if anyone here would like him? I"m in the northwest corner of Connecticut, and will ship...

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Hi there, I've got six pullets, hatched August 2, who are separated from the three two year old hens by a wire x-pen. They have a separate door to a separate outdoor run, their own feeder and waterer and a lovely roost, yet they INSIST on piling up together against the x-pen to sleep. Now...

HI there, I'm wondering whether you think dabbing a bit of pine tar on the area will discourage pecking by others in my 4-week old group. (Story below.) Is it safe for babies? Does it work? Should I bother with it? Or will this situation resolve on its own? Thanks, astrid I've got six...

Hi there, I've got six almost-4 week old chicks that we have raised indoors (ordered from Meyer's) and just last night we put them outside, in a "kindergarten coop" which is a separate area INSIDE the main coop, separated by a dog x-pen with chicken mesh covering it. This has worked for us for...

Hi there, I've got six almost-4 week old chicks that we have raised indoors (ordered from Meyer's) and just last night we put them outside, in a "kindergarten coop" which is a separate area INSIDE the main coop, separated by a dog x-pen with chicken mesh covering it. This has worked for us for...

I mean I love them and all, but I also love my dining room table! They are three weeks old, and I live in Connecticut. Day temps are in the 80's and nights go down to the 60's. We have a secure indoor coop, with a "kindergarten" section away from our three adult hens, and have access to a...