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Our coop on a snowy day with the chicken-infirmary wire crate attached on the end. Everyone was healthy so the infirmary wasn't in use! ;)

A friend stopped by today, they raise ducks. I asked them because I suspected my duck was actually a drake since I have never gotten an egg and have had him since Spring. She said if they have curly tail feathers they are male. Mine has cute little tightly curled up feathers on his tail. She...

Hi there! I recently adopted a duck from a neighbor who's family had it living alone and not thriving, desperately needing company and better living conditions. I penned the duck up in my garden so the 7 chickens and duck could mingle through the fence, and the duck was always running along...

Gorgeous!!! Very nicely done!

It may not be the ideal situation to integrate one hen into the flock, but under these circumstances I would certainly try. Sounds like you know how to go through the integration process, and you have a big heart! Good luck to you and this poor hen!

This is so exciting to hear your successful story! I'm just now researching autosexing and am not sure I'm clear on how it works. So, do you have more than one coop, i.e., separate flocks, to keep the breeding options confined to specific breeds? Please tell me more, would love to learn how...

My hens are 2 Black Australorps, 2 Ameraucanas, and a Partridge Rock... Any experience or knowledge about any of these breeds broodiness? Does age play a role in this? They were all hatched in March 2013. They were laying abundantly until winter hit, now I'm not getting any green eggs from...

I'm also in Northern AZ, live in Oak Creek Canyon, and my ladies have slowed down quite a bit over the winter. We have not only a cold issue, but sunlight is limited during the winter months due to the canyon walls. If you decide to gather a group of us together for an order of Buff pullets...

Thank you so much for your reply, Jubilation, I value your opinion! I kept thinking more about it and was concerned. I'll take your advice with the neighbor, and hope one of the ladies do decide to brood over a clutch of eggs this spring! Would LOVE to watch them nurture some baby chicks into...

Could use your advice! I have a flock of 7, including 2 roosters. My neighbor across the street also has a backyard flock, and has asked to "borrow" one of my roosters for breeding purposes with his hens, hoping to increase the size of his flock. I told him I'd be happy to oblige, (especially...

Your garden is beautiful!!! I LOVE my organic garden produce, however, I have not had the success you are enjoying! I'm in Northern AZ and we were blasted by so much rain I have a mold and rotting issue with the squash, green beans, beets, and many other (formerly) beautiful plants/veggies...

Thank you!!! Thanks for the welcome! Having waaaayyy too much fun! ;) Thank you! So glad I found you guys! Hope by now you've sold your home and moved! Hope the chicks handled the move well... Can't believe how helpful this site has been! Thanks for the intro and welcome! Thank...

I love this article! What a great idea... I have lots of herbs growing in my yard and in pots, will have to try it. Thank you for sharing!!!

Congratulations Countrygirl!!! Adorable silkies, what an exciting experience. Thanks for sharing the pics!

How did you decide which one to keep? I only have one crowing, the other one tries a little "half-crow" from time to time but has never belted out a full on cock-a-doodle-do! I'm worried if I get rid of the noisy one, the other will start to get noisy, or if I re-home the quiet one, the other...

Thanks for chuckling with me on this! I'm having so much fun with the flock, but it's becoming more clear every day that the RIR is a Roo also. :( With the rate of his crowing, my neighbors are SAINTS! They keep telling me it's okay, they're getting used to it, to give it some time to see...

Thanks for letting me know there are others that do this! I'm still searching for a method to quiet him down a bit other than camp freezer! I can't believe out of the 5 "pullets" I got from the feed store, TWO are roos!

LOL! No, didn't just suddenly pop up so I'm appreciative of your confirmation! My neighbor thought the RIR could be a female, so made me second guess him! Thank you!

Thanks so much for your advice about the "rooster booster"! I had some Internet connection problems while this was going on and realized I never did thank you and tell you how helpful your advice was! I fed her faithfully the mash daily for about a week, she started perking up and doing much...