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One of my 20 week old silkies injured her leg jumping from coop to the run. At least that's what I think happened. She started with just a limp, and is now dragging her leg. I can't feel anything wrong or out of place anywhere, and there aren't any lesions or sores or anything. She seems strong...

We're in the process of finishing up a chain-link dog run for the run attached to the shed for the coop. We put up the chain link, then 1/2" hardware cloth up 4 feet all around. My question is, will chicken wire work for the skirting around the run, or do I also need to use hardware cloth there...

Hi, my little 9 week buff orpy's feathers seem to be curling up instead of smooth like her 2 sisters. also bare spots underneath. I haven't seen any picking, but she also seems thin. Her breast bone is very prominant.

I'm reading all the threads, but can't figure out what heating pad to use for the Mama Heating Pad (MHP) method. I don't want to use the heat lamp. Thanks 5 3-day old Silkies to keep warm

I'm new to chickens. I've had pet ducks, guinea pigs, cats, and dogs, but never chickens. When I joined this site 5 years ago, I had six ducks. My husband and I moved to 7.4 acres in the spring of 2014. We have a blended family of 7 grown kids and 23 grand kids. I'd like our grandchildren and I...

Been member for awhile, gleaning information about chicken keeping. On Memorial Day weekend I became the mom of 6 Khaki Campbell ducklings, instead of chickens! I love this website, it is, by far, the most informative site I've found in my research. Our family consists of my husband and I, a...