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So, I have 2 chickens that are about 1 year old. They've been quite happy doing their chicken thing without too many issues this whole time. Last night we came home late at around 11:30pm and I saw one of my chickens, Sophia (Light Brahma), down in the run instead of up in the coop asleep...

Is Kelp Meal for the garden the same as Kelp Meal you feed your chickens? Is organic kelp meal like this ok to give my girls as a supplement? I know 'food grade' is important, so maybe this is a stupid question since 'graden grade' is not 'food grade' ... or is it and it just isn't...

My chickens cannot free range and must be kept in their pen. I try to give them green treats on occasion but they mainly eat the organic grower feed I buy for them (plus free choice oyster shell). They seem healthy and happy. But their yolks really aren't any different to the store bought...

I have two chickens just 1 year old, a Black Australorp (Charlotte) and a Light Brahma (Sophia). They are super sweet, have been laying as usual, eating well and seem to be happy. I have noticed over the last few weeks that the Brahma, Sophia, is losing weight. Her keel bone protudes sharply...

My chickens cannot free range and even though they have enough room in their coop and run, sometimes I think they'd like to explore the garden a little more. I was looking for a day-run for the girls, somewhere I could put them to give them a little more space, and I came up with this...

Here in Charlotte, NC we don't see much cold weather. This week temps have not risen above freezing and have got to 4*F (-8*F with windchill) over night. My Australorp, who was laying regularly every day, seems to have cut back on her laying this week to about one egg every second day. Is this...

I have a small coop and covered run for our two girls. I've been thinking about moving to a deep litter method for the run but the area is quite small, just 4'x8'. Does it matter that it is such a small space or could DL still work? I think keeping things dry is important in DL management...

I have a small 4'x4' coop with attached 4'x8' run. Since the coop is so small I use PDZ on the whole floor of the coop - makes poop-scoopin' a breeze! I have just 2 girls in my coop. I've used the same PDZ for about 6 months now. It still seems fine but I imagine at some point it's efficacy...

I am a noobie. We have 3 chickens (a buff Orpington, australorp, and light brahma) who are just shy of 17 weeks old. As they are 3 different breeds I've not been able to compare them to each other to note differences in development. I ordered them from mypetchicken.com - all were supposed to...

I have 3 LF pullets kept in a 4x8 run with 4x4 second story coop, sand on the floor, 2 external nesting boxes. I can't free range them. 48 sq ft for 3 chickens ought to be enough room but I know they'd love some green grass and a little variety that a day tractor could provide - just something...

My first post here and it is a sad one :-(. We recently started keeping chickens and it has been so much fun. My kids have loved watching them grow and I have learned so much from being on this site. We obtained our neighbors' ok and HOA approval before we ever started this project. Turns out...