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I live way out of town limits, have just under 5 acres, don't live in any HOA. Just found out I can't have chickens! Neighbor who has been a problem since moving in called me said , I had to get rid of my rooster or they will call county zone and complain, that I can't have chickens unless I...

Just found out Madison county IL does not unless you have 10 acres, you can get a permit but that cost $300. We have 5 acres in country and are still illegal

Geoff, I agree with you about my golden eye girl, the only reason she's lasted this long is that I have only 3 hens and she is a good layer. But her eggs will not end-up in any hatching. I was just so exited to be getting chickens at the time about all I cared about was getting healthy...

Hi Geoff, Ya this sexing lorps has not proved easy for me, When they was hatched a day or so I did the wing sexing, from that I thought I had one of each? With-in 2-3 days one had tiny tail feathers and the other had none for weeks and I read about pullets getting tails and feathering out...

Thanks for the reply Geoff, I have admired the pictures of the Australian lorps a lot, like your good lookin guy on your avatar. I've only had chickens for a year, I started with 4 australorp pullets, (was not a breed that was on my list to get, but they were the ones available when my coop...

I have these 2 australorps that my broody hatched last summer ( hatching eggs from heritage australorps), I thought, I had a boy and girl, because they grew so differently from each other. But I now I think I do have two boys, they are 17 weeks, so if I have two boys,one will have to go to...

I can't help you with ID, just want to , somebody else should come in to help.

Welcome to BYC, this a great place to find info.

I'm going to try this, about how long does it take to go from seed to feeding it to chickens? Do you buy your seed at grain mill? Thanks for your great post.

I would like to know more? with pics.

Thanks, I bookmarked it to.

You did great. With such a serious wound most people would have put her down (probably myself too) Its amazing what the will to live and good care can do. Good for you and HER

I have 2 australorp chicks, five and half weeks old, one the larger one is a pullet she had been the more dominate of the two but not mean, the other is a roo a bit smaller but has decided he want to be the head of them. ( I am fairly sure of the sex buy they way they look) He has started...

Are you wanting to wanting to raise chicks? If not you don't need a rooster to get eggs. I started out with 4 australorp pullets, when they started to lay I was getting 3-4 eggs a day through winter, one hen layed everyday for 3 months before taking a day off. Then I had to cull 1 for injury...

I had been going through the same problem you have, we have just got done with record heat 10 days 100+ mostly 105-109. I have my girl in a large rubbermaid container that I made into a nest box I drilled air vents all around top, this is all inside a very protected small run, within the...