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At what age can you feed young chickens other foods such as veggie trimmings?

I have a hen that is eating eggs shell and all. The only remaining evidence is egg yolk on the bedding in the laying box. Problem is I don't know which of the girls is doing it. why w3ould they eat eggs? They are well fed, watered and get lots of oyster shell, grit and fresh vegis to eat...

I have a couxple of chickens with bare spots on their butts and sore reddend looking skin there...any thoughts? Michael

I have a broody Ameraucan sitting on 4 duck eggs. I figured the only way to break her 2 month brood was to give her something to mother, and I wanted some ducks any way. So she is sitting in one of the nest boxes in my big chicken house. I'm building a sceond smaller coop and it will be ready...

Easter eggs 2011 the giant on the left is from a black star, 3rd from left a New Hampshire Red, and 2 green Easter Eggers on the right The giant egg was a double yolker

Is it ok to feed grass clipping from mowing the lawn to chickens?, also what about rhubarb leaves. I have lots of both and don't want to waste them if chickens will eat tham. Thanks Michael

How does one contact a bbc administrator? For 9 months I have been trying to get my coop on the coop pages and I can,t seem to get it done. I have submitted it to the contests and made multiple requests. I love this site and the education It provides and I want to share mine as well. What am I...

What does oone have to do to get a coop design posted on the coop pages? I have tries several times since September to get mine on via the "contests", yet it still doesn't appear. Whom do I need to know to be included? Michael

I am working on an automatic watering system for my coop/pen. Does anyone have a suggestion or experience with a float type shut off valve that will work in a 5 gallon bucket? I'd really appreciate a recommendation. Michael

how do you get pics into a post?

So last week I asked how people cleaned the chicken stuff out of the sand in their runs. Well, I got some scrap together and made this thing like a dust pan with hardware cloth in it to sift the sand out O the poop. Easy and cheap the bottom is a piece of 3/8 plywood with the middle cut out...

I have been trying to download a pic to use as an avitar but no matter what I do they are too big. How do you get a pic down to 15mb? michael

I have been trying to get a pic small enough to use as an avitar. I have tried photoshop but cant get it small enough. Any suggestions out there? msf

Are there any Polish chiken keepers here from the Seattle area? I am looking to add a couple of Polish hens/pul;lets to my little flock. michael "Le Grand Habitant" https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=100816

I have been trying to figure out a reasonably priced way to set up a wireles chicken cam system that will send to my computer or possible over the web. I tried a wireless X-10 night vision cam that was supposed to have a 100 foot range, but it didn't work so sent I it back. I've seen a couple...

I see that a number of you that post have a indntifier with pics and messages that appears to the left of a post, like a template. How do you set that up michael “Le Grand Habitant” https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=100816

Does anyone out there have a favorite tool for cleaning the chicken dooders out of the sand in a run? I'm wondering how other folks rake or clean their sanded runs. Michael La Grand Habitant" https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=100816

Is there an automatic door opener set up that will work for a swinging door like a trap door in the floor of a coop. The add a motor wont work here. Please help Thanks Michael new to chicken keeping