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Long story short my son can not drink cow milk, gets along fine w/goat milk. Except for a quart is $5.00! We go threw a ton of milk in the house I was wondering if cost wise it would be better to just buy a diary goat- maybe a Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goat? Pros/cons of owning a goat. How do you...

Belgian Bearded d'Uccle Mille Fleur, and Dominique. I really need females. Anyone know of hatcheries that sell them sexed or anyone have chicks? Thanks

I've been away for a few days. Its a beautiful day so I went to let the chickens out to free range and to my surprise I found 4 eggs!!!!!! My first eggs I'm sooo excited!!! She's not laying in the nestbox though, will that come in time? Since this is all new to me I do have some ?'s How...

Last year I bought sraight run chicks 4 silkies, 4 cochins. I only have 1 hen (cochin), rest turned out to be roosters. There all together get along fine. Since I only have 1 hen is this going to present a issue come spring time? Will the roosters fight over the hen? Ok- bear with me- new...

I'm getting a new coop this year so I can get some more chicks! I like different looking chickens. We have 4 silkies and 4 cochins right now. Only 1 hen the rest are roosters. Must be cold hardy, friendly, & docile- small kids at home. Was looking at: Dorkings, Ameraucana, Dominique...

I moved my baby guinea that I've had in my basement this whole time yesterday- he's about 12 wks old. Checked on him today was fine, I must not have closed to door well that divided him to the rest of the chicken flock because I just went in to check on him and the chickens were out in the run...

I got him/her second wk of Oct so he's about 12 wks If I counted right? I live in New England its been Really cold outside lately he's my only little guy in my basement, the other ones didn't make it. I have 1 guinea hen in the coop, 3 past away in Oct which was why I got more keets so she...

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I let my chickens out yesterday to free range and they kept tucking one leg under so only standing on one leg. Is that normal? Should they not be allowed out when its really cold?

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I live in new england, I have no electricity in the coop- Are guineas cold hardy or do I need to supplement with some kind of heat source for the winter?

I adopted a kitten awhile back and now everything and everyone has ringworm. Everyone is either on topical or oral and I've been bleaching everything I can't seem to get rid of it. Any ideas that work?

Yep next year dh is going to build me a bigger coop so just trying to figure out what I'd like. Needs to be friendly, really docile. So help me make a list- Oh and needs to be cold hardy as I live in cold cold New england!

Just like for my kids, I would like to have a "emergency kit" made up what are the must haves?

feed, oyster shells, grit, apple vinegar cider in H2O. What else? Especially during winter mths does anything need to be added?

I have some keets that are now about 1 week old. I just checked on them and 1 is very weak looking, fragile feeling, the others run all over him literally but I don't have another heatlamp to seperate him. I guess I could put something in the box to make it into two parts... I pick him up and...

I live in cold cold New England, I have silkies, cochins, and guineas. I do NOT have electricity in my coop, working on my husband still maybe next year.. anyhow with no electricity, and being in a state where it gets quite cold do I need to do anything for the chickens? How do I keep the...

My run stinks! Its dirt, really hard compact dirt :mad: I dusted it with garden lime yesterday, I don't have a tiller, tried to work it into the dirt, didn't go so well. Do I have to work it into the dirt? Or can I let the chickens work it in as they scratch around? Will it harm them if not...

Can I feed my guineas and chickens the same food? I've had my chickens (silkies & cochins) since May, Guineas since June. I just introduced them together a few days ago but now everyone is eating whomevers food and I don't know if I should seperate them for feeding them or not? If not should...

I have 4 silkies and 4 cochins. I got them in May. ONE silkie started crowing while they were still living inside my house. No one else had made a peep, so I thought alright I have one rooster. I went to let the dog out last week and heard varies tones of crowing when I went to go look 3 out...