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I am wondering if I have a rooster. Its a Barred Rock that looks just like the other hens, only she's larger. She has black and white stripes, not gray and white, and a large, floppy comb. Today when giving mealworm treats, s/he mated with one of my Black Australorps - exactly like I've seen...

Just as its listed. I have my babies on medicated chick starter by Purina, but as I hand tame them, I have been giving them mealworms out of my hand. (I raise my own) Then the thought occurred to me .. what if their little tummies can't digest the mealworms without grit!? I haven't thought to...

http://www.chickensforbackyards.com/ I am curious about you all's opinions/experiences. I am purchasing baby chicks as my local feed stores won't have chicks in until Easter and I simply can not wait that long!

I am going to start a mealworm colony again - I have raised them for reptiles for years, now will do so for chickens. Just curious about pricing - I haven't purchased them in years and wonder who has the best prices. I am probably going to purchase 5,000 to 10,000 or so. Will have four to five...

OK - here are the basics. I will be getting baby chicks next month - my first ever chickens. My coop will be 4 foot by 8 foot once we finish it - posting a photo of its design too, with the coop being 4 feet by 4 feet. The chickens will free range during the day in my side yard -...

Seriously ... without you all, I wouldn't have a snowball's chance in the tropics of having chickens. Seriously, everything I have learned or gained, started here. And you all do it for NOTHING in return. I love you all! I even met a new friend THROUGH your Florida thread, that is helping me...

Back when I was raising reptiles and poison dart frogs, I raised all my food animals, including fruit flies, termites, mealworms and crickets. I wanted to keep my costs down so I asked my local Publix if they would allow me to take the old produce they were going to throw away, and they allowed...

I have recently discovered the wonders of DE for my dogs and cats, specifically for fleas and internally, for worming - I was wondering how many of you all used it and if you found it effective. I read many folks suggesting worming our chickens once a month - and here in Florida, I'd say that...

Are there any other birds, besides chickens, that produce eggs in quantity? I see a lot of farms have ducks, but I've never quite understood the benefit of ducks - are they raised for meat? In addition, my grandparents had peafowl but I never knew what benefits they gave either - peacocks are...

We're in Melbourne Florida - a very chicken friendly city by the Indian River Lagoon estuary.

Hello! While I started investigating getting chickens about 3 years ago, its not actually happening until now - we are working on a coop and chicks will come in January as we are heading out of town for the holidays. I am completely green, reading as much about keeping chickens as I can, so...

I have yet to get my first baby chicks as we are still working on the coop - should be able to get them in January - my question is thus ... How common is it for your backyard hens to get sick in a flock size of 6 or smaller, in a small outdoor yard - with a predator-proof coop - they will have...

Hello, I am new to backyard chickens and do not yet have any - still working on my coop. I plan to purchase up to 6 chicks (hens) from my local feed store and wanted to purchase two breeds, some barred rocks and some Rhode Island reds. My question to all of you, chicken enthusiasts, is this -...

I was told that fresh laid eggs can not be hard boiled. This sounds ridiculous to me - is there any merit to it, and if so, why can't they be boiled?

Hello - my son and I are ready finally to commit to getting a small group of back yard hens. We are zoned for it here in Melbourne and we just lost our oldest dog - who happened to have a huge prey drive - thus our remaining pets should pose no real threat to the chickens. My problem with...

Hey all, My kids and I are getting geared up to have a few hens on our property - right in the middle of urban Melbourne - we're beyond excited and a bit nervous and, well I'm concerned that I do everything right - especially coop design and placement. Here is our plan - we can have 4 hens -...

Hey all - I'm over here in Melbourne Florida - on the east coast - and thankfully, I live in one of the highest areas of the county - about 11 feet above sea level - which is great, really - sounds like I'm in the ocean, but we're not. Anyway - we've not yet got our coop set up, nor have we...

Hey all, I wanted to ask if anyone has ever purchased hens from this farm - its a small farm here in my area and they have chicks fairly regularly - but I just wanted to get some reports on their critters if anyone has any. Here is a link to their website. http://www.funkychickenfarm.com/...

Not yet got chickens - we're in the planning stage right now. We live in Melbourne Florida and are zoned where we can keep up to four hens - so here's my concern - since I've never farmed anything outside of water (all my experience is with fish) - what kind of coup or run works best? My...