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Is anyone else out there worried about corn prices skyrocketing due to the drought?? I saw this video today on msnbc.com: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/48682225#48682225 "They" are saying corn prices, including (of course) feed for chickens because corn is a main ingredient, will...

We Alaskans LOVE the summers up here, and that is why the majority of us tolerate our LOOOOOONG, cold, DARK winters. But here is my problem; we have SO MUCH sunlight this time of year - the day after tomorrow (June 21st) is the summer solstice and we have pretty much 24 hours of sunlight - my...

I came home from work and checked on the girls, and one was on the floor of the coop, head down, lethargic... not moving or peeping. I picked her up, made a gallon of fresh water with Save-a-chick and Probiotics mixed in... dipped her beak in it several times to get her to drink. She seemed to...

Hello! Clueless newbie here, needing some help from my BYC experts! How do you hang up a metal bell water-er, the "double wall fountain" type? There is a "handle" on the top, but if you hang it up by that, the top will just pull off. Was thinking maybe to punch holes at the edge of the...

Hello All!! I am brand new to chickens, just getting my six 6-week old pullets on Sunday. My question is: When will they calm down a bit? When I go into the coop they all bunch together in the corner peeping like mad and seeming so SCARED of me. I approach the door slowly, talk softly when...

Greetings everyone! My name is Jenn and I am a newbie to chickens. I just had my coop delivered on Saturday and then picked up my 6 6-week old pullets (I hope) on Sunday. Is it prolific that I got my first chickens on Mother's Day? :) I live in Wasilla, AK aka; "The Valley" and I work in...