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I am going to be moving in the next couple of months, across the country and need to find my 3 girls a new home. They are 2yrs old, Cream Legbars and just lovely girls. We are moving from Southern California (OC) to TN/KY area. I can't get health certs for them because of the avian flu that...

I am going to be moving in the next couple of months, across the country and need to find my 3 girls a new home. They are 2yrs old, Cream Legbars and just lovely girls. We are moving from Southern California (OC) to TN/KY area. I can't get health certs for them because of the avian flu that...

I just had an 8yr old hen pass away while on the way to the vet :idunno, so that leaves me with another 8yr old and a 3yr old who is currently raising three, 3 week old chicks. (Cream Legbar, so I know they're female). My issue now is that Gabby, my lone older girl is by herself in my main coop...

I ordered 3 Cream Legbar chicks from a local farm to be picked up on 5/21 or 5/22. I have a brooder somewhat ready, but just realized that one of my hens went broody yesterday. What great timing..... I hope! She hatched and raised 4 chicks a couple of years ago & she's a great mama. Should I...

Okay, I have a bunch of questions and wanted some opinions please. I have 4 girls, 2 are originals from my starting my flock and are Plymouth Barred Rocks, both are almost 6yrs old, and I also have a 2yr old Golden Laced Wyandotte and a 2yr old Brown Leghorn. Lacey, my GLW has bumblefoot.... I...

Last night, I finished dusting my girls with a permethrin dust bath, the 3rd week in a row.... after a previous 3 wks with 2 wks between those rounds. I started the 2nd round because my girls still seemed itchy and one was becoming lethargic. I finally used ivermectin a couple weeks ago just to...

My broody hatched and is raising 4 chicks, almost 4 wks old now; and she laid her first egg yesterday since originally going broody. Do I provide her with calcium, even though she shares EVERYTHING with the babies? I'm concerned she'll spill it, thus sharing it with the babies... is this...

I let my broody hatch and raise some chicks, my first time ever dealing with chicks, my older girls were all 10wks and older when I got them. Anyway, Lacey has done a great job raising her babies, (4) they're almost 4wks old, and Lacey started laying eggs again. Do I put oyster shell out for...

I have my first broody and after failing to "break" her broodiness, I gave up and bought some fertilized eggs. She's sitting on 6. My question is this, she's in a 4x4 coop, she's claimed one nesting box, but has been booted out a couple times by others "higher up on the totem pole", although she...

One of my PBR girls is in middle of her first adult molt (21 mon), a pretty rough one-she's almost naked, while my other 2 girls are done with easy molts. I've been monitoring and during all of this, Gabby has been fine, eating and drinking normally. But I noticed last night when I let them out...

I'm working on catching one of my girls who I think may be egg bound. Once I get a good "feel" to confirm this, can I use liqui calcium, natural stuff from say, Walgreens?

I got my girls last week, 4 pbr @ 10-12 wks old......I was @ the nearest feed store and she said a couple things that confused me a bit. She said the girls can't have leftover/people food, gives liver disease????? Then said my girls shouldnt ever need grit???? I gave them a halfcup of oatmeal...

I've been reading here on about everything as I'm a couple weeks out before picking up my first hens and I'm now getting hit with different "opinions" on what can be fed.... I've read that you don't feed garlic or onions to chickens, but a friend of mine added no potatoes to this list? Is this...

Hi! I just found this site and had to join. We are currently in the process of finishing our coop and a large run attached to my garden for them to roam. I can only have 4 chickens in my city, and I found a breeder, so we're still a couple more weeks out before picking up the newest family...