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Okay we have a small wooden box that we put in the coop during the summer in hopes that the silkies would lay eggs in there not just wherever. Since the weather has gotten cold our one silkie barely leaves the coop. She sits in that box all the time. When we open the door to the run she comes...

When is it okay to add diatomaciuos earth to food or to dust chicks? Oops meant DE not DR stupid auto correct.

Okay we just got 2 Serama chicks. I would like to eventually introduce the to our other chickens.we have 3 Isas, 3 Silkies, a pair of Rouen ducks, a 10 week old EE and a 10 week old RR. Our coop is 4'x8' with half of it has a second floor. Our run is 8'x16' and we plan on putting up plastic for...

I have 3 Is a browns and 3 silkies. None of them ever go to roost. They are all about 5 months old. I have put them on the roost and they just keep jumping off. I have a few perches in the run and they will jump up there but it's only to come see me. If I walk away they jump down. Should I keep...

This past weekend we got 2 new chicks. I would say maybe 12 weeks old and a silkie that's maybe around 20 or a little more. We have 3 Is a browns and 2 other silkies and a male and female Rouen duck. I tried putting the new girls in at night like I heard to do but it's not working the Isa's are...

Got our very first egg today. Just now. One of our Isa's, we think Peglet.

I have 3 Isa browns about 13 week's old. 1 Silkie about 13 weeks 2 other Silkies about 17 weeks old. I heard it was a good idea to block the nesting box till the we're ready to use it. When should I open it up? Not sure if it matters but they do not roost yet and the nesting box is considerably...

I have 2 Rouen ducks with my chickens. If I have their water in the coop at night the ducks will make a mess of things. Anyone have any luck with different methods ( poultry nipples)?

Here is our girls new home. Just finished this weekend. Still got some tweeking to do but at least they can get out of the basement. Coop is 4x8 and run is 8x16.The run might get a roof that's why the top has a slant built to it.

Not sure why but all my isa Brown chicks seem to have chipped the tips of their beaks. This happened early on when we got them. It doesn't seem to affect them. I thought maybe they just chipped them and it would regrow but it hasn't. I haven't seen them do anything that chip their beaks. My...

Hi. Chicken newbie here. Need some suggestions. Anyone have any tips or tricks to get their girls in their coop at night. We have a nice run that has a stump in it with some vegetation around it. We recently moved the girls from the basement to the new coop and run. At night they are all...

Hi, we are new to chickens and new to backyard chickens. My wife, 2 kids and I bought 3 Isa reds (that's what the breeder called them), 2 white silkies, 1 blue silkie chicks and 2 Rouen duckings back in late march. We have been raising them in some huge pallet boxes since and have just recently...