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I need ideas for any home first aid I can do to help her. Please tell me anything I can do at home to help her. Our dog has been great with our chickens for over a year. In the last few months he's started to give chase, as though they are toys. He's never once bit, nipped or hurt one even as...

I know these are dumb questions but- We've been supplementing with light over the winter and the girls have kept laying, though the eggs are often frozen before we get to them. I'm thinking of just stopping with the light and letting them rest up, even if it means slowing or stopping egg laying...

Hi everyone, We would like to do a few meat birds when it warms up (we're in MN). I'm new to it (we've been vegetarian for almost a decade but have started eating meat again with a focus on organic meat). I'm wondering if you guys have any good websites that reference the process to kill the...

Hi, This is my first year with hens. I'm in MN and we have a small coop with lots of ventilation, and the last time it got to -15 I covered the coop with a blanket for 2 days to cover some of the ventilation and a few of my girls got some frost bite on their combs. Now it's supposed to be WAY...

I need to add light to my coop, a chicken lady blog said to get CFL rope lights, but the store only has LED rope lights-- will they work? Would using a bulb be more of a fire risk than rope lights? What kind of bulb should I get if rope lights don't work? Thankyou!

Hi there, I'm new to backyard chickens so forgive me for asking what is likely an easy question. The gal I got her from said she was an Americana pullet. She has the cheek tufts- does this mean she is an easter egger? Thanks!

Hi all, We got our first 4 chickens about 2 months ago and about 4-5 weeks ago our Plymouth Barred Rock got sick and died. We worked hard to save her, but ultimately she didn't make it and thankfully the other 3 seem totally fine so the vet thinks it was likely something anatomically wrong...

I was hoping to stay more natural, but everything we tried failed. I ended up having to use Sevin dust on the hens last night. Since it's a harsh pesticide & carcinogen for humans, I've been nervous about holding any of the girls today because of the potential for residual dust on their...

Hi, I'd love to throw some grass seed down on this yucky, muddy, shady area of our yard...I'm worried the hens will eat the seed. Will it hurt them?

Symptoms: My barred rock has been "off" since Saturday evening when I noticed. She is very light/thin, her comb is gray and she is sleepy/tired/low energy. She does walk around a bit and has been seen eating & drinking a bit each day, but looks generally miserable and clearly isn't eating...

Hi there, My chickens have been in their coop for about a week. It's a fairly small coop, with a huge run and they free range all day as well. The actual coop is only 3x4 ish, with an "addition" of a nesting box with a flip up hatch to collect eggs. The nesting box is basically one large...

Hi everyone, We got 4 pullets a few weeks ago, and I went out and bought the most cost effective 50lb bag of developer feed that the store recommended. We've barely put a dent into the bag at this point, and probably have a least 40lbs left. I just realized tonight after re-reading her...

Hi, I got 4 chickens about 3 weeks ago, they should lay eggs starting the first week or two of October, I think she said they were 14-15 weeks old when I got them. All looked healthy and she is a reputable chicken farmer. They've all been happy and active, but today I noticed my easter egger...

Hi, First time chicken owner. We got 15 week old pullets from a local farm. They are sweet, but I think I made a major mistake in getting "older" chickens, since we have to chase & catch them to handle them, and when we sit with one in our laps to pet & love it, it will sit still for a few...

Hi all, Ok, I see that one has to have 4 sq feet per chicken for a coop... but I look online and see these small coops for 5-6 chickens. Many have attached runs. Do the attached runs "count" in that 4 sq feet per chicken? Note from the picture, the small red run that is already attached to...

Hi everyone, I'm in Wright County MN and I just got my first flock of 4 chickens this week. They are about 15 weeks old, and I've spent the week reading everything and anything I could about how to care for chickens. I'm glad to "meet" everyone, but I'm especially hoping to connect to people...