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CORRECTION: the lows at night are in the 40s. Perhaps I should blanket the coop and/or add light at night?

I have 24 Coturnix quail pips still in a brooder inside the house. They are 3.5 weeks old. I'm ready to move them outside, but are they? We live in central California, where the daytime highs range from a sunny 76 to 85 and the nighttime lows can range in the 50s right now. If I place a red...

ok, so this might sound naive, but what is the correct cooling procedure? I moved them to deep shade, keep water supply available, added a bathbowl (they seem to enjoy it) but is there anything else I should be dong? I wonder if I've inadvertantly cased this to happen... Later in the day...

I have 6 hens. One Blue Langshan went broody last week and won't get off the nest. She is still laying eggs. Like the rest, she is about 14 months old. But, surprisingly, the rest of the chickens stopped laying for the most part. I have a mixture of breeds, 2 EEs, 2 different wyandottes and a...

Hey there. I ordered 2 sets of 25 so far from them and have had only 1 casualty (who died this morning from some unknown inability to thrive only 4 hours after arrival from the post office.) All the rest have been perky and great--everything I could hope for!

Hi guys! I've ordered 75 Easter Eggers from McMurrays and was wondering how many of you had ordered EE's from them as well, only to find them laying predominately brown-toned eggs. I've heard rumored disappointment in discovering mostly brown EE layers from MM.... thanks

We have a JRT that is a wonderful farm dog; not only does he gopher but he enjoys hanging out with the chickens and feels obliged to protect them if they start running from something. Sorry about your dog

I was given a beautiful blue laced red wyandotte hen and I'd love to have a flock. I live between San Jose and Santa Cruz and would take a day trip if I had to in order to meet a breeder of these birds and take home either a rooster or come chicks. Thanks!

Well, yes, of course he'll mate with whatever he's in contact with! And yes, I'm hoping to find a helpful breeder through this thread. What I'm asking is what possibilities exist for him to sire standard Ameraucanas. I don't understand the genetics of color. I assume if I put him with a...

...is the only standard Ameraucana that this roo will possibly sire going to be white, too (provided the hen is standard white Ameraucana)? Is there another standard type Ameraucana that I can breed out of him, provided I get X laying hen, and what would X be? Thanks! -clueless in california

Yes! Are they yours? They're lovely! I have 5 buff orp pullets and I'm wondering how I could breed this (or a similar light pattern--great for camouflage here) into their offspring--I want to keep everything about the orp (size and laying capacity, temprament and broodiess) but tweak the color...

Sorry! I had a beautiful picture earlier and now I'm trying to find it again (ack!) There is an example midway down the page here: http://www.pagespoultry.co.uk/orpington.html What I like about it is the buff base color but with the banding. I wonder how this breed originated to include the...

Can someone please tell me how this variety was created? This color is the perfect camouflage for our yard! I wonder if I could casually create a flock of this color (starting with what I've got: buff orps) I'm not interested in showing, just trying to wrap my head around the genetics. Thanks!

I'm struggling to wrap my head around this problem! If McMurray hatchery says that there is a 90% accuracy rate for an all-pullet delivery, and I ordered 25 chicks, then what is the chance that one of those 25 chicks may be a rooster?? I recall getting an A in statistics, but no matter how...

Thank you! Locally, someone recommended a feed store that sells organic laying pellets made by Nutrena, and I picked some up on Friday. In addition, I read somewhere else about feeding the hens yogurt (they loved this!) and I also discovered that they practically inhale the fruit and vegetable...

they waste less with pellets, in my experience.

In light of current research on the pitfalls of genetically-modifed ingredients and the fact that chicken feed contains mostly corn, I was wondering if any of you knew an optimal solution to feeding our hens, in flocks both large and small. I've been feeding our hens laying pellets and cracked...

I'm one of those "uppity organic folks" who would buy a POL hen! The reason is simple: I want eggs now, or pretty soon. We just lost 6 chicks to a weasel, completely upped security on the coop and now are ready to just get on with it. In our case, I'd rather not wait another month for the next...

Hi! Just introducing myself. We've raised chickens before in the backyard & after relocating we have gotten back into the game. Right now I'm on the fence about whether to get point-of-lays or chicks. I'm off to read the forums for advice. Thanks, Steph