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I figured this would be the best place to stick my question. I live in northern MN....its been COLD here. I have 3 heat lamps plus a space heater in my coop. I switched from 16% layer to 21% all flock. Plus BOSS, fresh greens (3-4 times a week), squirell corn on the cob, plus a tray of calcium/...

Okay, so a good portion of my flock is sick. They have had diarreah and "foul" poop. I have been treating with antibiotics and most of it has cleared. I have oone or two that still have loose stools. I am going to move my girls this weekend and santize the coop. Anyways I have never dewored my...

Some of the hens that we just got have some wicked long nails (we're talking an INCH long). Do these need to clipped? And what on earth would cause them to get this long. I thought scratching would keep this under co trol naturally. If I need to clip them do I need to worry about her having...

3 are one breed and I got them as a straight run. I just cant remember what they were called. They have fully fledged most of thier feathers are about the color buff orpington, with some much darker feathers almost red thrown in for accent. Our other girl is" Mystery" she looks like a crow...

So far this year I have had a huge problem with my flock. My roo was killed on a Sunday (in March) on Monday my dog (husky) flipped my coops and killed my 7 girls. One of my cats got one of my EE chicks that were brooding in the house. So my other 10 chicks went to my moms house to finish...

I just joined the forum..have been lurking for over a year. Found some really fantastic ideas for a new coop. We are shooting for 90% recycled matariel. We have quite a bit of lumber still looking for other things. Probably won't actually get it built until later this summer. Looking at 30ft x...

So today we let our chickens out and they eere all good. We went to round them up and my rooster was found all contorted on the ground( still alive) doing the cropy flop. I picked him up and was able to get him to calm down in my lap. He was very rigid and stiff when I first got to him....like...