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We're entering our first heat wave in Tennessee, and I'm worried about my flock. We have our chicken tractor in an area where there is absolutely no shade whatsoever. We have covered the tractor with a tarp to create shade for them, but I don't know if this helps or hurts because I worry about...

I'm in the process of mixing my own chicken feed, and the recipe I'm using calls for fish meal. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find it anywhere. I've searched at local farmers' coops, and I even looked on the Fertrell site to see if there were any dealers near me, which there aren't. Is there a...

Two days ago, I noticed that one of my roosters was limping. After close inspection of the foot in question, I noticed no sign of anything being wrong--no scabs or cuts or wounds. I felt the foot and the thigh to see if something was broken, but again, nothing. Could it simply be a sprained leg...

Last fall, one of my friends gave me several chickens that were about 20 weeks old. After a very warm, wet winter, all but two of my hens died, and so I had almost given up hope on this batch of chickens. Lo and behold, my two remaining hens went broody and are sharing the responsibility of a...

I recently inherited a small flock of chickens and I've had two die in the past four weeks, one from anemia due to worms and another from unknown causes. I really want to take good care of these beautiful birds, and I've been reading relentlessly about chickens, but I confess that every time I...

I have a 22-24 week old silkie who is acting very lethargic. She is standing up, but she moves only slightly and makes very soft noises--no loud squawks or clucks. She has a scrappy appearance (feathers very rough looking, but she looked like this before I got her--not sure if this is normal or...