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Hi, We have 6 female and 1 male coturnix quail living together. They have plenty of space (coop is 3 floors with food + water + a sand tub for bathing on both the top and bottom floors), oyster shell, some hiding space, etc. Speckles (our male), Rogue (our aggressive female), and 2 other hens...

I have a frizzle Serama hen who appears to be fine, except for the fact that her primaries are just shafts. We've had a small scaly legs problem, but those mites don't (usually?) affect feathers, and I don't think she has them anyway. I don't think it's a factor but it's probably worth...

This is Joshie, a bantam Cochin, and he is the sweetest rooster I have ever known. He doesn't crow much at all but he is getting on my neighbor's nerves and we will have to get rid of him unless it stops. I would really like to hang onto him whatever it takes. He crows for attention, so if I...

Hi, I have had an established flock for about a year now and everything has been swell except for the fact that I keep almost stepping on eggs on the ground. There is only one bird who lays in the middle of the pen and we can't figure out who or how to stop it. We have two designated laying...

I was wondering if there was a link where the all-time top posters of the forum could be seen. A most posters of the day link would also be neat to see. I am just curious as to the daily post count of this forum. :)

So my flock consists of about thirty young chickens (none are older than six months, many still getting their first adult feathers). Right now we are working on getting rid of most of our roosters. We have decided to get rid of all roosters except for our Silkie and our Silkie-d'Uccle mix. We...

I've recently acquired chicken eggs for hatching and this is my first time building a coop or raising chickens in general. Is using treated wood okay, or should I use only untreated wood? -Knyfe

Hi. I'm Knyfe, a new member (obviously) to BYC. I joined to learn more about chickens (my second favourite animals) and how to raise them. I've a complete novice when it comes to chickens and have never raised any before, but I may be getting a coop around next month and when the weather begins...