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I have heard cackling, the egg song and normal sounds that laying hens make - this sound is a loud raspy continuous car alarm sound. It goes on for a few minutes then stops. They are all examining the newly laid egg and seeming to sort of be freaking out about it.

I have 4 pullets (21 weeks) and the first hen just started laying this week. They have become super loud and I have close neighbors. Will this subside as they get used to laying? Are they in pain? Anything I can do to help?

Thanks for the tips! I wish I knew how to execute these fixes! I've never shingled anything before. Here's a photo of the coop, the boxes are on the sides. They seem to take in water on the outer edges, not so much the top. The shiny stuff is the window flashing I stuck on. Also... should I...

Can anyone give me some advice on how to better waterproof my nesting boxes? They extend out from the coop (with no roof over them) and are topped with tongue and groove pine. I tried some silicone caulking around the edges, that didn't work. Then I found some stick-on window flashing and...

Just thought I'd post a couple photos of my Faverolles, Turbo. She came from the feed store at a day old and earned her name by buzzing around the brooder at warp speed. She's about 11 weeks old now and is definitely my favorite so far.

Looks like a production red to me. Mine were sold to me as RI Reds so you're in good company! They're good layers.

I'm loving it so far. I've had it for a month or so but didn't have time to set it up until this past weekend. My least favorite chicken chore is dealing with dirty water :sick so it became a priority to fix this problem. It installed easily and saves a lot of space if you have a run that's...

I know this is an old thread but I completely agree with Drewnkat above. I bought the non-medicated chick starter from Dumor after my local brand ran out on a day the farm store was closed. The local brand smells sweet and light... The Dumor smelled like something died in the bag and I couldn't...

The bottom of my run is dirt/sand/wood chips. I just refreshed the substrate with Koop Clean from Lucerne Farms. It's a mixture of chopped hay, straw and Sweet PDZ that absorbs odor and moisture. Plus it's biodegradable. I'm not big on scooping chicken poop so I'm looking for materials that I...

My run was originally a mixture of sand, dirt and wood chips. As my pullets have been out there for a month I decided to give the run a cleaning. So I raked it up and added 1/8 of a bag of Koop Clean from Lucerne Farms: mixture of chopped hay, straw and Sweet PDZ. It looks and smells great plus...

The Ecoglow is a really useful device that poses a lot less risk of fire than a heat lamp, but it does take some getting used to! The chicks need to be able to touch the heated plate in order to get the most warmth from it. The second level that the OP is referring to is what I'm using for 3...

Is the ambient temperature where the chicks are kept 60 degrees or greater (including overnight)? If not, in my experience, you will need a traditional heat lamp for at least the first week if you have day old chicks. If your brooder is in your house or someplace over 60 degrees, lower the...

I'm using pine shavings and the lamp is about 12" from the backs of the chicks. I admit to being overly paranoid about the heat lamp, I just want to transition them to the Ecoglow.

I brought home day old chicks from the feed store yesterday and it was unseasonably cold (40s) outside. I have the brooder set up in my garage. I had the Ecoglow running but they didn't really seem to "get it" right away, so I set up the heat lamp that I intended to use as a back up and they've...