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We have 4 Easter Eggers and 2 Silkies that share a coop. We think one of them has respiratory problems. We are treating all of the birds with Vet RX as well as a mixture of garlic, thyme, oregano, and honey in water. We are also giving them watermelon :) But we have the suspected sick Egger...

We bought a used chicken tractor from somebody. I've wiped it down with bleach twice and power washed it but it still smells. Is it safe for the chickens or is it beyond hope?

Soooo.... I think after building the coop and run, the tarp was more of an afterthought. I screwed it to the roof and pulled it as tight as I could, then screwed it to the run all around. But, the rain came, water pooled up in the tarp, the screws pulled away from the roof, and now everything is...

I'm getting notification from "later today" and "tomorrow"!!!! :p

Our run is mostly dirt. Do you clean the poop in there or just let it "fertilize"? Also, what should I add to the run? We tried a xylophone and swing, but they don't care for either. We are going to add herbs (and of course we have a feeder and waterer), but is there anything else?

We live in southern GA and give our chickens water with a gamma lid covered 5-gallon bucket with nipples. We have the bucket in our tarp covered run which is in the shaded part of our yard. However, with the humidity the temperature feels like upper 90's to low 100's many days (out of the shaded...

We used black jack for the floor of our coop and today is the first time cleaning it. What do you recommend for cleaning it? I don't want to use anything to abrasive and risk putting a hole in it.

I wanted to set up some termite bait stations around my coop and run to keep termites away. Does anybody have recommendations on a brand, or a suggestion as to whether or not its a good idea?

Has anybody used a solar panel/generator unit to provide power for a fan to their coop? I don't want to run power to the coop, and I thought where I put it would be shaded enough, but its still getting pretty warm. We are installing a small pond near the coop and I wanted to use the solar power...

How do I "seal the seam" between 2 sheets of hard cloth? I was using wood on the few places I needed to do this when I was building the coop, but now I'm going to start building the run. The hardware cloth is 4 ft. high, the run is going to be 6 ft. high. So, there's going to be 2 layers of the...

We've had our chickens for about 3 months and I finally finished building the coop. We have 9 Sapphire Gems and 2 Wyandottes. The 2 breeds have been in separate brooders the whole time. Now that they are together, the Wyandottes are getting bullied. We knew the pecking order would need to be...

I am building a coop with 4 open sides. The roof is going to have overhangs on all sides, but I was wondering what everybody does when bad rain storms are coming. We live in southern Georgia, so we don't worry about snow. I was thinking of putting hooks up and hanging tarps with weights on the...

About a month ago we bought 10 Sapphire Gem chicks. I was just reading that they do not do well in hot climates. We live in SE Georgia. Are they going to do ok here?