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Please help! So two days ago, we brought home our fifty two broilers for our 4-H project. They looked pretty healthy two days ago, but then again I didn't look over them as well as I should have. Yesterday, one of our chicks fell into the waterer and we took him out and dried him off. Today I...

Hi there! I plan to raise fifty broilers with my brother for a 4-H project. We plan to build a 12 x 6 coop for them. We'll be showing them at the county stock show after they are 6-8 weeks old. Is this enough room? Should we build the coop larger? Thank you in advance.

Does anyone know of any free, online chicken breeding games? (Please post links) Thank you!

I'm trying to do some calculations. For those who own 20-25 layers, how much feed do you go through a month (pounds)? Per bird? Average flock? Thanks!

A few weeks ago I found my hen, Ockty, on a clutch of eggs. I moved her to the coop and waited. Her eggs hatched and now I have a couple of fuzzballs running around. A few days after they hatched, I noticed another hen (Button) that went missing. Our dog and I tracked her down and found her in...

The Chicks Not finished 2/19/2014 Ockty was found a few days before in a hollowed out log with a clutch of eggs. Today they finally hatched! She has three beautiful babies so far. She is very protective over them and will peck anyone who comes close. 2/20/2014 Today was the chicks'...

I've been looking for an incubator that will hold about 30-40 eggs, is fairly good for a budgeted income, and has a high hatch rate. Please put out your opinion!!! (Please include the pricing too). Thanks!

I will be looking for show quality chicks from quality parents in January or early spring. I am looking for someone in the Texas Hill Country who has one or more of the following breeds: - Non-bearded Buff Laced Polish - Speckled Sussex - Silver Laced Cochin And possibly: -...

I am planning to buy twenty-five broiler chicks for a 4-H project, and will sell them after they are shown in January. I would like to get as much profit out of them as possible, and I've heard that the bigger a chicken the more its worth. I was wondering if there are any tips or secrets to...

I am thinking about building (maybe buying) a new coop to begin a small egg business at the local farmers' market. Our current chicken coop only houses up to 8-10 hens. What would be the average cost to build a coop for 20-30 chickens? Anyone know where I could find plans for chicken coops...

I was looking through our county fair booklet, hoping to enter a few chickens. I noticed that all poultry exibitors are required to test their birds for Pullorum Fowl Typhoid. I would like to know where I could get this done? Thank you!

I have noticed one of my hens eating her eggs after we brought her home. We are currently feeding her a commercial layer feed and she is free to have as much oyster shell as she wants. We also give her some table scraps daily. Does anyone know what is causing this behavior? How do I stop her?

A few days ago my father came home and told me that his friend couldn't keep a few chickens so he would give them to us for free. My dream finally came true once we build a chicken coop from an old deer blind, some palates, and some plywood. The next day we brought home two hens and a rooster...

I'm planning on raising my chickens organically, but what about coccidiosis (and Marek's)? Is there an organic way to control/prevent these diseases?