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Two of my girls started laying 1.5 week ago. One is an EE and one is a red star. Their eggs are very easy to tell apart due to the difference in color. I also have another red star, 1 Dominique, and 1 SLW. I know these will all lay brown eggs, but I wonder if I would be able to tell their...

How do you calculate the protein %? I want to mix my own corn free soy free chicken feed, but can't figure out how to calculate this. Please help me figure this out. Thank you.

My coop is being built and I want to make sure I have enough ventilation added. I live in Florida so it's very hot in the summer and very mild in the winter. The coop will have openings like the one in the picture along all four sides. Is that enough?

I'm in Central Florida and I'm thinking of going with an open air design. I'm looking for ideas. Thank you.

These are my 4 week old Silver Laced Wyondotte chicks and I'm wondering if they are pullets, cockerel, or it's too early to tell. Please also tell me what makes them look like either sex as I'm totally new to having chickens and want to learn. Thank you. #1 Hulkie #2 Blackie

I have 8 two week old chicks and they seem to get rowdy and loud once in a while and kind of fly at or over each other. I can't figure out if this is how they play or if they are being aggressive towards each other. There is no pecking going on as far as I can see. None of them is getting...

I've been doing lots of research on here and have read about needing 4 sqft/chicken in the coop as well as 10 sqft/chicken for the run. I have eight 2 week old chicks and I know that I would need 32 sqft of space inside the coop. I'm thinking of having a 5.5'x6' coop built for me which would...

I got two little ones from the My Pet Chicken rare breed assortment and have been trying to figure out what they could be. The first one I'm leaning towards a Black Marans or a Dominique. Any other guesses? My other Mystery chick looks like a Silver Laced Polish to me. Could it be...

This little one is from the My Pet Chicken rare breed assortment and I'm trying to figure what she can be...any guesses? I'm leaning towards Maran, but I'm not sure. https://www.backyardchickens.com/g/i/5790237/baby-chicks-6-3-13/sort/display_order/ Here's the list of the breeds that she can...