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i have a 8-9 month old hen that is looking a little ruff, was thinking maybe it was molting. i went outside to look at her and then noticed her underside was almost bald and all i could see where quills. is that normal when molting? i thought it would all fall out, or is this new quills and...

i have a coop and run that are one unit and share the same roof. i usually let them out into secondary run when i can't be out to supervise (watch for dogs). so apparently the wind blew the main run door shut and kept one hen from going in to roost at dusk. i was inside asleep on the couch, when...

my coop and run are one whole unit sharing the same roof. right now i keep the coop pop door open all day/night. it is preditor safe. i keep no food or water in coop just the run. but when winter comes this year will i have to close up the coop at night to prevent cold drafts and open it in the...

I have 6 hens that just started laying. I am getting 5-6 eggs a day. when i heard cackling I took a peak and there where 2 hens in one box trying to lay eggs and one was destine to hit the coop floor (the egg). since the first day i got 6 eggs in one day, i have found 1 egg on floor. i thought...

I found my first egg. i found it in the middle of my run. do I put it in the nest box? will they find it. I don't know who laid it. can i still eat it if i let it out there for a day or 2? thanks for any input.

why in the world do my chickens insist on hanging out on my patio. for a while i would just chase them off but now they are no longer scared of me and just run around the patio table. its amusing for my neighbors but no fun for me.

I have six 3 month old pullets. I was peaking in the coop and 1 chicken sneezed on me and I could see a slight runny nose. eyes looked fine but it was dark. should I be worried. possible causes? what should i do? I will get a better look in the morning at all the birds thanks

I have six 3 month old pullets. I was peaking in the coop and 1 chicken sneezed on me and I could see a slight runny nose. eyes looked fine but it was dark. should I be worried. possible causes? what should i do? I will get a better look in the morning at all the birds thanks

I just got chicks out in new coop. all the pine bedding from brooder went into compost pile. and after just a few weeks it has all turned dark brown and is turning to ash from the heat. so will the bedding in coop look like that after a year of deep liter collecting and decomposing in coop? will...

how do you keep feeder dry in the rain? I have a 10x6 covered run and when it rains my plastic hanging feeder gets wet. i keep it in the middle.

my 9 week old chicks have been outside for about 2 weeks, it still pretty cool in the day high around 60 degrees and lows around 32 degrees. it looks like it will be that way for another week. so i still have heat lamp in coop. I usually get home from 1st job around 2:00 pm and let them out when...

chickens moved out today!!! my plexi glass cracked so just rigged it up so it looks pretty bad but i am sick of building. so it will have to wait. and i need to get a wire mesh skirt around it, but they are locked up for now. oh and sorry for the messy yard.

I need about 100' maybe more. I went to home depot today and it will be about $200. I was shocked!! I can't afford that. i have raccoons and coyotes all over, although I never see them in my yard i am sure they around at night. at night the chickens will be locked up in the secure coop. do you...

i just ran out of starter feed. my chicks will be 5 weeks old wednesday. so how much should I get for 6 chicks, and should i get some layer feed too, they should start that at 6 weeks right? so far i have went threw 30 lbs does that sound about right, or was most of it wasted?

i have been using the 6" round galvanized feeder. as most of you know they get bedding in it, knock it over and I have to fill it 3 times a day. so i made this feeder out of a Pringles can and a lid from a pack of blank cd's.

when i got up this morning i didn't hear any chirping so i went down stairs real quietly so not to scare em and was horrified to find my cat laying inside the brooder. as i yelled i woke up the chicks and they were all fine. and my cat new she was in trouble she, wanted out but couldn't. there...

ok i have been doing some reading on sprouting seeds and this seams like an nutritious and cheap way to feed chickens. i have never eaten sprouts before so i know nothing about them. 1a. what type of seeds do i use? I know alfalfa, wheat....and? 1b. are they all the same nutritionally or is one...

i bought a 250 watt light (red) at farm supply. i am into my 3rd week with it and i just noticed its no longer red. i wonder if mine was defected or just cheap. i haven't found any other place to get them. i think i remember seeing some at pets mart but they were pretty small, anybody use these...

sorry not sure where to post this but i was reading up on cold frames for my garden and i read you can convert them to hot frames by putting fresh horse manure and hay and 6" of compost. it will heat up the soil above it and provide fertilizer when roots reach manure. will chick poo and pine...

please tell me this is something else and i am just being paranoid. but my only and favorite (GLW) chick is acting like it is crowing, not making a sound but looks like its crowing, if i can i will get a pic or video. she can't be a rooster not allowed and i don't wanna cull/rehome my only one...