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I knew it was too good to be true. Its been almost 2 years since I started Keeping chickens and I never had any predator attacks. All of that changed 2 nights ago. Went out to the barn Saturday morning As usual and found one of the hens with no head or neck anymore and All of the other birds...

Saturday was day 21 for my hatch. I had 2 that actually hatched out very late Friday night and then some of the others slowly hatched between Saturday and Sunday evening. I still have a number though that haven't piped yet. Would you leave those in for another day or so to see what happens? My...

I think I need to seriously look at raising pheasants this next year. Does anyone have any experience with these birds that they can share please? I had to run over to the pharmacy after my doctors appointment to get a prescription filled. The pharmacy is inside the grocery store here, so I was...

I am posting the prices of feed at my co-op and was just curious what others are paying for it. #50 Scratch $10.50 #50 Lay Pellets or Crumbles $9.95 #50 Game Bird Grain $12.50 #50 Funky Chicken (for game birds) $13.50

Could someone please post a pic or two of their automatic turners for the bators please. I am going to be building a cabinet style wooden bator and I am curious of how to set-up an auto turner. I have never seen one, so am curious if I can build something myself, or if I need to buy and modify...

Ok folks, I think I have seen some of this info on here before, but just can't find it right now, so thought I would ask again. As some of you that I have been chatting with know, I have had a rough year that has made for some very life altering changes for my wife and I, which we are very...

Do I need to worry about snakes getting the chickens or just the eggs. I think I have heard someone say they will get the chicks, but not the hens & roos. Anyone have experience here? Besides the common snakes around any barnyard, I do have moccasins nearby. Previous owner was actually bitten...

Ok everyone, I need some help here again. The attached pictures are of a building on the property that we are buying that I would like to convert into my new coop. This is the first time I will be raising chickens (raised rabbits growing up) so, I need some guidence please. The building is...

Alright, so I am new to all of this. We have recently bought an old, small farm (11 acres, enough to really get me in trouble) and I have been researching on what type of chickens to start with. I swear, the more I read from all of the great posts on here, the more confused I get. I know, you...