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After a month of trying to convince my husband and son to build some roll out nest boxes, I finally went back to Cael Kendall at Laughing Chickens (www.laughingchickens.com) in Mill Valley, CA to get help. He was super helpful and modified his coop to custom design some roll away nest boxes for...

Introduced chicks about a month ago. Tonite found Astralorp hen attacking chick. Thought she was dead. Chick stood up and we brought her inside. Serious head injury. This Astralorp is same one that is eating all my eggs. What can I do for injured chick? Will spare you from pictures. Put...

With the long days, my chickens have been spending their evenings until 7:30pm or 8pm out in the chicken yard. And then they start making noise (too much noise for the neighbors I fear) around 5:45am, so I let them out. Someone told me I shouldn't let them out that early because of foxes. I...

I've finally identified the egg eater in my flock. My 8 month Australorp who has gotten so efficient that I can't get any uncracked eggs anymore. I think the others are following suit. I only hav 3 egg layers right now (and one is isolated due to an illness). I'm not planning on culling...

I found my Welsummer, about 8 months, in the corner of the chicken run. When I came with food, she was not interested - as she always is. I gave her a look and her left eye is closed and she seems confused. No swelling or blood or puss evident. What to do? I have 2 other 8 month old hens...

Last September, I purchased my first four chicks. At five weeks of age, my naked neck died - did necropsy and turns out she died of Mareks. My remaining three hens have not shown any Marek's symptoms and are now healthy egglaying adults. I've been thinking about expanding the flock. Found...

My three month chicks are still eating their Purina starter. The large bag us still 1/3 full, but I'm thinking it may be time to switch to organic feed. They've been outside three weeks or so. Any guidance? And what to feed next?

The chicken coop is under siege. I'm pretty sure it's gophers. The coop with run has a hardware cloth flooring, so the gophers aren't getting in, but everyday there's a new hole where the sand floor used to be. Any ideas how to get rid if the critters? Thanks!

Just informed that preliminary results show my 5 week chick died of Mareks. Was instructed to clean, close flock, take care of existing three chickens until they die. After that not to introduce any new chickens to property for two years. Jumped into this chicken raising thing head first not...

Two of the chicks turn 6 weeks and one of the chicks turns 7 weeks tomorrow. I have them out in their locked up coop for their first night outside. They've been sleeping without a red lamp for two nights now in their brooder. They were peeping like they were a little scared at first, but now...

My almost 6 week chicks love their Purina starter feed and scratch, but they won't go for anything else. I've tried meal worms, spinach, scrambled eggs, apples, yogurt, oatmeal and cooked carrots. Do they need to eat fresh food for their health? Any recommendations on how to get them to try...

My ladies are 5 and 1/2 weeks old and almost ready to move outside in their coop. They've been spending the days in their coop and run, but I bring them back into the house at night to sleep. Plan is to transfer them to the coop sometime in the next week. One is completely feathered out and...

My Australorp keeps pecking my eyeballs when sitting on my shoulders. Is she just curious or is this a pecking order thing? She's usually quite calm and broody when she does this, not angry or aggressive. Just don't want to be naive if she's intentionally hurting me. And, yes, it does hurt!

I've spent the last couple of days treating my chick who stopped walking for a vitamin deficiency. Talked to a chicken doctor who thought most likely it's Mareks. Read up on the disease and symptoms do seem to match, as the chick does seem to have paralysis in the legs. She was supposedly...

My 4 week naked neck just started having issues walking this past week. I've been putting the girls on the hardwood floor since they were a week, just to have some roaming time outside the brooder. This past few days, I've noticed that Oz (the naked neck) is having problems getting secure...

I had to share my new brooder. My 4 and 3 week chicks were outgrowing their rubbermaid container and they were getting the brooder litter in their water and food faster than I could clean. I had to find a new solution. Went into my garage and located a wardrobe box, which came with a roosting...

I'm getting my coop and yard ready for my chicks. They are 3 and 4 weeks old now and seem to be getting a little antsy in their rubbermaid brooder Decided to put the coop on the side of the house and give them the yard to range during the day. The yard was full of 7 huge oleander plants/trees...

My four babies from Mill Valley Chickens: Astralorp, Naked Neck, Wellsummer and Ameraucana. This picture is from last week. They've already grown so much, especially the Ameraucana. I'm in love Tomorrow we build the chicken coop. Is there a stage between the brooder and putting them...

Running out of my initial bag of chick starter and need to buy some more. Wondering how long I should be feeding the chicks the medicated chick starter. The person I bought them from indicated 6 weeks. The guy at the feed store said I could keep them on medicated feed for 4 months. What's...

Just got four baby chickens from Mill Valley Chickens (www.millvalleychickens.com) and couldn't be happier: Astralorp, Wellsummer, Naked Neck and Ameraucana. The Ameraucana is a couple weeks old and the others are one week old. I highly recommend Mill Valley Chickens if anyone is looking for...