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First off, I live in Snohomish WA just outside Monroe (urban but sort of not). I got a phone call today that my jersey giant, giant cochin (who is actually a friends chicken) and silkie were killed by the neighbors dog. My two buffs and Amerucana are missing and presumed dead. My friend who...

I have six chickens who come running up to the fence whenever I come out to see them, but when I get into their run the run away from me. Is there a way to get them to come up to me so I can touch them/pick them up without playing the 'catch me' game? I had a buff last year I could just pick up...

I came home from work yesterday and took a good look at my chickens, I had been on vacation so I hadn't looked too closely at them until yesterday. This one's combs and waddles and way bigger than any buff I've ever had and it's butt looks a bit different to me. None of my hens are laying yet...

Last year I lost my flock of three hens, my buff Chocobo was killed by a dog that my mother beat near to death with a shovel to get out of yard (it was hunting another one); my White Laced Wyandotte Matilda went missing (I have a theory that involves the neighbors) and my blue Wyandotte we gave...

So with the rain season pretty much right upon us I was thinking of moving my coop so my hens have some dry places to hang out when it rains and they are not stuck in the coop in all day. The only thing is, the best place to move them is right next to the house! I don't mind them being there and...

So over the weekend I had some spare time and I decided to clean up my grandmothers old sewing machine. As I removed the (copious) amounts of dust the machine had gathered I noticed a patent date on the front, Sept '87. At first I was thinking, "The machines not that young!" followed immediately...

Next year I want to get some geese for meat but I also want some for eggs (I know they don't lay many) so I was thinking of getting four to six geese; four for the table and two for eggs. But I also don't want to have more geese than I can care for. I live on somewhere between a 1/4-1/2 acre (I...

Hello. I'm tsuya's mom and I have turkey questions. How many years do a breeding pair mate for? And if turkeys are to be used for food when is the best time to butcher them? We have never had turkeys before so I thought it best to get the info first.

I've been lurking for a while and only started to post recently. There is a ton of good information around here and I hope to be able to add to it in a year or so. I am new to chicken keeping though I am loving my three hens Matilda (silver laced Wyandotte), Mallyumpkin (blue Wyandotte) and...

Hello there! I am new to chicken keeping and I have three eight week old chicks going out to their coop this weekend. However, my blue Wyandotte (Mallyumpkin) seems to have a broken toe. I noticed it not long after she came home but it didn't look like an injury so I didn't do anything. Now that...