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I have an overabundance of almond butter. It is all natural. Can I mix it with the girls scratch and make a sort of suet ball out of it to feed my girls for more protein? Thanks for all your help!! Vi

I have 4 hens that are 6-7 months old and one came down with a rough sound in her chest. It is not wheezy, but rumbly and this morning when I went to check on them she sneezed. She looks good, and is eating good, but she did get very wet the other day when the barn door got shut by accident...

I recently started a job that requires me to be there at 7 am. Now that it is dark later is it ok for me to open the coop up before I go to work, around 6:30? I am worried about it being dark and to early. Thanks for your help!!! Viola

Can I feed my girls borage? I have some that is growing wild. Thanks for you help!!

Is it ok to feed my girls my left over green onion and celery heads? Thanks!! V

Hello everyone, one of my girls ( I have 4) started laying, so I went out and bought the purina oyster shell to give to them. It said to set it beside the normal feed. I did this and they won't eat it. I found one good egg today and 2 softshell eggs laying beside it. How can I supplement the...

What do I feed them? I am so excited. They are eating a little free range and mostly starter feed. Please let me know!! Thank you so much for the advice. You all have been a life saver for me and my girls!! Viola

Hello everyone! I have read the threads about feeding the girls egg shells and I am tickled to learn that I can. I wash mine out, put them in a coffee tin and will give them to the girls once a week. But what I did miss, and I know I missed it, is at what age can I feed the girls the...

I have 4 girls, about 5 weeks old, I started them out on non medicated chick starter and I asked my hubby to pick some up at the feed store on his way home from work tuesday, and it doesn't look like they are eating it. Just kicking it out of their feeder. It is a mess in there. Will they eat...

Good morning everyone, I am going to put my girls out into their home today with a 60 watt light bulb for heat. They are full feathered except for their heads, which are getting feathers, but not fully feathered out. Their home is an old horse stall out in the barn with the pine bedding...

What do I use for a dust bath for my 3 week old chicks?

Hi, i have 4 3wk old gold sex link babies, and I went to check on them just now and one was laying on her side and kicking pine shavings over her back, which tells me that she needs a dust bath, is she to young? And how do I do that in a brooder!!??? Thanks

If I take the tub that they are in and cut the end off and turn it upside down with a hanging lamp with a regular bulb can I put the girls out into the coop? It is very big and they seem to be very small, but I have them in my craft room in the house and the tub is getting to small. I have...

Finished our coop today, made the coop out of a vacant stall in the barn. Here are some pictures. We are not sure about the boxes. They may not be deep enough.

Here are my girls, and their coop is below...I would like to put them in it. But they are only 3 weeks old. Can I take the tub they are in, turn it up side down, cut out an end and turn it into a miniature coop until they get bigger for the whole coop? And can I use a regular bulb instead of...

Good morning, I am building my run and wanted to be sure that a 10 x 10 space is big enough for 4 hens. Please let me know. Thanks Viola

Hello everyone, I am a new chicken owner. My chicks are 2 weeks old. I have lots of questions about my babies. I have 4 gold sex linked chicks and haven't a clue what that means. We handled them all the time and talk to them constantly to get them used to us. I don't really know what I am...