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I am looking for some young chickens...golden or silver laced wyandottes, rhode island reds, barred rocks, black australorps, barred rocks, and easter eggers. I only want a couple of each,,,,preferably a couple months old, in my area, which is south-central PA. If anyone knows where I could...

Thank you. My husband and I made a divided brooder by taking two totes, cutting a big hole for a window and putting wire in it with wood around it like a frame so no one gets scratched. Then we cut the end off of the other tote and slid them together. They're getting to know each other now...

I have 6 peeps that are 3-4 weeks old. I just got 3 new peeps that are only one week old. I thought that they'd all just blend in when they're so young, but my a couple of my older peeps won't accept my new ones, and are being mean to them. What's the best way for me to integrate my new peeps...

I have a silkie that is sitting on 4 eggs (only one is hers) and absolutely gets furious when we try to take them. We live in PA, and the weather is nice now, but I'm worried if I let her hatch these peeps that they won't make it due to the cold...will she keep them warm in the winter, or...

My husband just built my chickens some watering buckets with "chicken nipples" in the bottom. I hung them near their water bowls. Will they know how to use them, or do I need to do something to teach them?

I'm looking for breeders in my area. I live in south-central PA. I'm close to northern-western MD, and north-eastern WV.

How can you tell if your chickens have lice, and hoe do you get rid of it or prevent it? Also, my daughter play in our chicken run with them all the time...can she get the lice from them?

How long can a leg stay in the coop in the summer time and still be good. It's about 100 degrees here right now, and I didn't know if the eggs would stay good if they were in that kind of heat very long.

How many eggs will become fertilized by a rooster at one time? Will a hen be setting on just one, or can she have more than one fertilized egg? How will I know?

If my hens lay eggs outside, can I move them inside the coop to the box? Will she still set on it?

I just started getting chickens this week. When I picked some up, the lady who I got them from told me that one of them was probably fertilized. How will I know if my chicken laid a fertilized egg, so I don't pick it up with the others?