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Today while cleaning up my run and covering it with bird netting, I happened to look down and see an egg! I have been waiting for what seems like forever and one of my 15 chickens has finally laid one! I have no clue as to which chicken did it. They are all the same age and size, and I have...

I am building a coop for my chickens. Basicall I am building a hen house that is elevated 2 ft off the ground by useing stilts or legs. There will be a ramp that goes down into their run (which is about 297 square feet). They will really only be in the coop at night time because my run is in...

My chicks are about 5-6 weeks old ( most of their adult feathers have grown in). I am still feeding the medicated chick starter from IFA. How long should I keep them on the medicated stuff? Will the medicated feed make eggs dangerous to eat? I am already letting them run around in the run (27...

I will be building a larger coop for my chickens. I have 15 chickens and I am planning on the coop to be 8'Lx3'Wx4'T. The nesting boxes will be about 3ft in the air atached to the long wall. Down below I want to put in some linoleum for ease of cleaning when I need to. However the idea of...

Obviously the siza and color of eggs differ from breed to breed. I currently have 2 white leg horns, one barred plymoth rock, one Rhode island red, one austrolorp, one buff orpington, one black sexlink, one silver winged, and 3 Easter eggers. My question is will their eggs taste different from...

My chicks are all between 2 and 3 weeks old. They have been sneezing lately. I have checked them and they don't have any drainage. However, some of them make plugged up noises when breathing every once in a while, and some of them swallow randomly. Is this just a reaction to the pine dust, or is...

My almost 2 week old (i think) chicks seem to have got a case of CRD. I think I know which chick it started with but by the time I was able to do something, most of them already had it. If not all of them. I am using a medication that is supposed to be good for treating them, its called...

My chick ( 1 week old or younger) had pasty butt. I cleaned it up last night but her vent was bulging out and it still is today. It's mostly above the vent where it bulges. Any ideas as to what happened? Is it prolapse? What do I do!?

My chicks had normal looking poop when I first got them 5 days ago. In some of them it is starting to look unusual, I.e. it is runnier/more liquidy, and there is some orangisg coloration. I change their water a couple times a day, and they are eating IFA medicated chick starter mash. One of them...

My oldest and favorite chick seems to have the sniffles. Its nose does not appear to be runny at all, but every once in a while it makes these stuffed up sneazy noises. His poop is orangeish brown. I don't want to have to cull this chick but I think I might have to. None of my other chicks...

Post pics of your Araucanas, Ameraucanas, and Easter Egger chickens! Any age from egg to chick to full grown! Quality doesn't matter, so just post. I have 5 chicks that are most likely just easter eggers. I want to see everybody elses!

What is a good list of treats my chicks will love? I have heard of: meal worms (alive or dead?), plain yogurt(GREEK yogurt with more protein or normal , yogurt?), fruits and veggies (which ones?), & earth worms. What else? How old should they be when I introduce treats? Would regular bird seed...

How do I get my chickens to love me? They range from a few days to probably just over a week. I haven't given them any treats yet because they don't have grit as far as I know. Does holding them make them like you or atleast get them used to people?

Obviously, chicks are super duper adorable. They're really soft and fuzzy, the chirping is cute. I enjoy holding my chicks and so does my girlfriend. Is it okay to hold them every once in a while for a few minutes? My oldest chick is a Barred Rock (only has adult feathers on its wings, the...

I have 11 chicks, most are probably only a week old, a couple aren't quite a week old yet, and one is over a week (has most of its wing feathers). Currently they are eating IFA medicated chicken feed (its ground super fine). When can they start eating treats? When should I switch from the...

What does it mean when a hen goes bloody? Also, are there any other terms I should know? I'm brand new to chickens but I feel like my hobby is going to go bigger. I feel the need to educate myself further haha

I am building a coop and run for my chickens in my back yard. I am going to be wrapping some metal fencing with chicken wire. The fence is 5 feet tall. The run is going to be roughly 21' x 10'. I have 10 chickens and I feel like it should be plenty big enough. Do I need to cover the run with...

I want to get a chicken that is a superb egg layer, but also is mellow i.e wont attack my hand when retrieving eggs/ won't bully my other chickens. What is my chicken?

I am brand now to chicks. Mine seem to want to huddle together and sleep. They lay down all the way and sleep on top of eachother. Does it mean they are cold? Earlier they were panting and sprawling themselves out and keeping away from the others. I seem to be having a hard time finding a...

Today I went in the farm supply store to look for a new 12ga. and came out with 5 baby chicks. It was a spur of the moment thing, but I am super excited and want to do it right. I have already done tons of research on care for baby chicks. I have them in a cardboard box currently with pine...