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This last March my brother surprised me with 4 baby chickens for my birthday. At first I set up a brooder in the bathroom since it was so cold outside . I now have them in the garage. We housed them in a box we made from crate wood 4’ x 4’ and 5’ high and a thick layer of bedding for the floor...

Thanks for your comments. Doesn't sound like it's something that will go over with most Chickens. I think I'll give it a try though. I have all I would need to put one together so what could it hurt. (My husband mows the yard). If they by chance get use out of it I'll be sure to post some...

I was looking up chicken activity ideas for my 4 hen flock. I have a rather large back yard enclosed with a 6' privacy fence and in the morning the coop is opened and they have the run of the yard. I seen online a guy took an old swing set attached a pole near the ground so his chickens could...

Is there anything I could flavor my hens water with to maybe get them to enjoy it more and in turn get more water in them. Not that there's a problem but it's been pretty hot and more liquids couldn't hurt. I was thinking of diluted low sodium broth. What do you think.

It’s been about a week since I found my hen with a pretty nasty wound on her back. I don’t know what started it but the other hens were clearly picking on her. 1st thing we did was flushed it with peroxide and I applied some bacitracin. After that I used a cleansing wash and no ointment because...

This is our first go at raising chickens so everything is new to me. Our eggs hatched on the 17th of Oct. and I’m fighting to stay ahead of the answers before the questions come up. I was watching a video on YouTube on sex determination. The woman was holding the chick, gently flipping it around...

Sorry didn't think of pictures, I panicked. Thank you for your timely response. I feel much better.

My 5 day old chicks have got me worried. First few days they would lay more uniform but now their laying in all different positions.Legs sticking out or head cocked in weird position. Looking retarded if you’ll excuse the expression. Is this a sign of something wrong.